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In 2022 the qualifying footballsoccer teams from each continent will meet in qatar to decide the next football fifa world cup champions. France won its second world cup title by beating croatia 42 on sunday in a match briefly interrupted by an onfield protest during the second half that russian punk band pussy riot later took. Packed with stunning photography and expert analysis of each of the 32 teams, its star players, and its prospects in the finals, this official book is essential for soccer fans everywhere. These fifa world cup facts, records, and statistics are amazing. The star striker bagged five goals in a tournament record rout of thailand in their groupstage opener in reims. Packed with stunning photography, unique official documents and statistics from the fifa world football museum. Hungary has the record for highest number of goals scored in a single match. Most fifa world cup matches won by a team overall in addition to the goals record, most fifa world cup finals goals by a team, brazil also hold this equally impressive record, winning 73 matches of a total of 109 played.
Usas path to the world crown at the 2019 fifa women s world cup france began with a raft of records falling and alex morgan at the centre of it. The trophy cup awarded from 1930 to 1970 was the jules rimet trophy, named for the frenchman who proposed the tournament. The cup was won by the host nation, who were also olympic champions at that time. Team usa is the only threetime winner of the womens world cup, taking the title in 1991 the inaugural tournament, 1999, and, of course, 2015. Belgiums christian benteke scored the quickest goal in fifa world cup history on monday evening, finding the net against gibraltar after only 8. The best fifa world cup records and stats the world game. A special thanks to those of you who play our iphone game and read our book. Buy the official history of the fifa world cup 2nd ed.