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Old 07.02.2006, 06:11 PM   #536
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It was indeed five for Salenko, yes. Well done indeed.

A few strikers have been substituted after scoring two goals, which is obviously a factor.

Goalscoring World Cup records:

Goals and goalscorers

* Most goals scored: 15, Ronaldo (Brazil Brazil, 1994-2006).
* Most goals scored in one tournament: 13, Just Fontaine ( France), 1958 FIFA World Cup.
* Most goals scored in one match: 5, Oleg Salenko, Russia vs Cameroon, 1994 FIFA World Cup.
* Longest period between a player's first and last goals: 12 years, Pelé ( Brazil, 1958-1970), Uwe Seeler (Germany West Germany, 1958-1970), Diego Maradona ( Argentina, 1982-1994), Michael Laudrup ( Denmark, 1986-1998), Henrik Larsson ( Sweden, 1994-2006), Sami Al-Jaber ( Saudi Arabia, 1994-2006)
* Youngest goalscorer: 17 years and 239 days, Pelé ( Brazil), Brazil vs Wales, 1958 FIFA World Cup.
* Oldest goalscorer: 42 years and 39 days, Roger Milla ( Cameroon), Cameroon vs Russia, World Cup 1994.
* Tournament with most goals: 1998, 171 goals
* Tournament with most goals per match: 1954, 5.38 goals per match
* Tournament with fewest goals per match: 1990, 2.21 goals per match

* First ever goal: Lucien Laurent, France vs Mexico, 13 Jul 1930, 1930 FIFA World Cup.
* Fastest goal from kickoff: 11 seconds, Hakan Şükür, Turkey vs South Korea, 29 Jun 2002, 2002 FIFA World Cup.
* Fastest goal by a substitute: 16 seconds, Ebbe Sand, Denmark vs Nigeria, 28 Jun 1998, 1998 FIFA World Cup.



From this excellent list of World Cup stats at Wikipedia

edit: this one's worth repeating! Most goals scored in one tournament: 13, Just Fontaine ( France), 1958 FIFA World Cup. Blimey.
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