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Pele is the most successful FIFA World Cup player, winning the title 3 different times while playing for Brazil. -
Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Hungary are the most successful teams to have never won the tournament. They all made two finals but never won the FIFA World Cup. -
No FIFA World Cup host Country had ever been eliminated during the first round, until South Africa in 2010. -
![Bert Patenaude of USA was the first to score hat trick during the 1930 World Cup.]()
Upload to Facebook Bert Patenaude of USA was the first to score hat trick during the 1930 World Cup. -
![Turkey's Hakan Sukur took 11 seconds into the game against South Korea during the 2002 World Cup to score the Fastest Goal in World Cup history.]()
Upload to Facebook Turkey's Hakan Sukur took 11 seconds into the game against South Korea during the 2002 World Cup to score the Fastest Goal in World Cup history. -
![Frenchman Just Fontaine holds the record for most World Cup goals scored when he netted 13 goals in 1958 World Cup.]()
Upload to Facebook Frenchman Just Fontaine holds the record for most World Cup goals scored when he netted 13 goals in 1958 World Cup. -
Scotland despite qualifying 8 different times is the only country that was eliminated from the tournament during the first round on all 8 different occasions. -
German National Franz Beckenbauer has been the only player in the history of World Cup that won the title as a player and coach for Germany. He led Germany to their title in 1974 as a player and than again won the title in 1990 as the Germany coach. -
Roger Milla from Cameroon was the oldest at 42 years when he played in 1994 FIFA World Cup and he's also the oldest to score a goal. -
![German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was the first goalkeeper to win the Most Valuable Player award during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.]()
Upload to Facebook German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was the first goalkeeper to win the Most Valuable Player award during the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
