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FIFA World Cup trophy
CURIOSITY · THE NUMBERS

History of the
FIFA World Cup

The records, firsts and numbers that shaped football's greatest tournament — a definitive stat sheet on the road to 2026.

ALL FIGURES AS OF THE 2022 WORLD CUP
01

Highest total tournament attendance

TOTAL SPECTATORS
01USA19943,587,538
02Brazil20143,429,873
03Qatar20223,404,252
04Germany20063,359,439
05South Africa20103,178,856
02

Most World Cup appearances

BY PLAYER — MATCHES PLAYED
Lionel Messi
Argentina
26
Lothar Matthäus
Germany
25
Miroslav Klose
Germany
24
BY COUNTRY — TOURNAMENTS
Brazil
22
Germany
20
Argentina
18
Italy
18
03

Leading goalscorers, all time

GOALS
1Miroslav KloseGermany16
2RonaldoBrazil15
3Gerd MüllerWest Germany14
4Lionel MessiArgentina13
5Just FontaineFrance13
04

World Cup winners

22 TITLES · 1930–2022
NATIONTITLESYEARS WON
Brazil51958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Germany41954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Italy41934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Argentina31978, 1986, 2022
France21998, 2018
Uruguay21930, 1950
England11966
Spain12010
05

The FIFA World Cup trophy

SINCE 1974
6.142 kg total
The trophy weighs about 6.142 kg, of which roughly 5.092 kg is solid 18-carat gold.
First lifted in 1974
It replaced the Jules Rimet Trophy, retired after Brazil's third title in 1970.
Kept in Zurich
Between tournaments the original lives at the FIFA World Cup Museum in Zurich.
A disk per champion
A plate on the base is engraved with every winner — with room up to 2038.
Designed by Gazzaniga
Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga's design shows two figures holding up the Earth.
Winners keep a replica
The lifting nation receives a gold-plated replica; the original stays with FIFA.
06

Records & milestones

ALL-TIME
13
Most goals, one tournament
Just Fontaine · France, 1958
10.8s
Fastest goal
Hakan Şükür · Turkey, 2002
17
Youngest goalscorer (yrs)
Pelé · Brazil, 1958
42
Oldest goalscorer (yrs)
Roger Milla · Cameroon, 1994
3
Most titles as a player
Pelé · Brazil — 1958/62/70
6
World Cups won by the host
Most recently France, 1998
07

The 2026 edition & the firsts

The first World Cup hosted by three nations — and the first with 48 teams. Mexico becomes the only country to stage the men's tournament three times.

16 HOST CITIES, 3 COUNTRIES
United StatesSeattle · San Francisco · Los Angeles · Kansas City · Dallas · Houston · Atlanta · Miami · Boston · New York / NJ · Philadelphia
MexicoMexico City · Guadalajara · Monterrey
CanadaVancouver · Toronto
NOTABLE FIRSTS & MILESTONES
01
First tournament
Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural World Cup in 1930.
02
First to retain the title
Italy went back-to-back in 1934 and 1938.
03
First to win three
Brazil became the first three-time champion across 1958, 1962 and 1970.
04
First hat-trick in a final
Geoff Hurst scored three for England in the 1966 final against West Germany.
05
First final decided on penalties
The 1994 final between Brazil and Italy was the first settled by a shoot-out.
FOOTBALLMINT · CURIOSITYFigures current to the 2022 World Cup