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    FIFA World Cup: These records might never get broken

    FIFA World Cup: These records might never get broken
    Written by Sayak Basu
    Jul 15, 2018, 12:07 am 2 min read
    FIFA World Cup: These records might never get broken

    The FIFA World Cup 2018 is nearing its business end and now is a right time to take a look at some unbelievable feats. Records created at the grandest stage make stories worthy of remembrance. With present-day football being tactically proficient, many of the records set, at the earlier editions of the FIFA World Cup, are arguably unbreakable. Here are 5 such feats.

    Youngest goal-scorer in the history of World Cup

    Any football lover could have guessed that this record belongs to the legendary Brazilian Pele. At just 17 years and 239 days, Pele scored past Wales in the 1958 World Cup hosted by Sweden. In the same edition of the World Cup, he netted in a hat-trick against France, as well as, became the youngest player to score in a final.

    Smallest World Cup crowd

    This record is almost impossible to break, considering the popularity of the FIFA World Cup is growing with every edition. In the first World Cup in 1930, a mere 300 people appeared for a match between Romania and Peru. Interestingly, the match was played at the Pocitos stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay which had only 1,000 seats.

    Most goals conceded by a goal-keeper in a match

    Luis Guevara Mora, of El Salvador, holds the unwanted record of conceding the most number of goals in a World Cup match. Mora was 20 years old in the 1982 Spain World Cup when Hungary defeated his country 10-0 in their first group stage match. Hungary had also scored 9 goals past South Korea in the 1954 edition of the tournament.

    Most goals scored per game

    The Hungarian side were the favorites to win the 1954 edition of the tournament but were defeated by Germany in the final. However, their incredible record of 27 goals in the tournament, with an average of 5.54 goals per match, is highly unlikely to be broken. Hungary won their matches with scores of 9-0, 8-3, 4-2, and 4-2 before tumbling 3-2 to West Germany.

    Most goals scored in a tournament

    We all know that the record for the most number of goals, across all editions, is held by Germany's Klose (16). But do you know, Just Fontaine netted in 13 goals in a single tournament. He scored a hat-trick, two braces and four goals, in the 3rd-place match against West Germany, in the 1958 edition. This might be the toughest record to break.

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