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Dembélé’s second earliest hat-trick in World Cup  Ousmane Dembélé became in the game vs Norway the second-fastest player (32 minutes) in history to score a World Cup hat-trick, behind Erich Probst who scored 3 goals for Austria vs Czechoslovakia on 19 June 1954 within 24 minutes after kick-off. *Dembélé’s hat-trick is the 6th first-half hat-trick…

Alajbegović scores World Cup youngest long-range goal  Bosnia’s teenager Kerim Alajbegović became yesterday in the game vs Qatar (3-1) the youngest player (18 years 276 days) to score a goal from outside the box in the World Cup history. He beat the record previously held by Kylian Mbappé since 2018 (a long range goal in the…

A day of records for Cristiano Ronaldo After an unsuccessful opening match against DR Congo (1-1), Cristiano Ronaldo performed brilliantly yesterday against Uzbekistan (5-0) and delighted with a scattering of records, just as Messi did before him. *Cristiano Ronaldo has scored vs Uzbekistan his first goals in World Cup since a penalty he converted in…

Another bunch of records from Messi! The greatest footballer in history has made us accustomed to the fact that after almost every match he significantly rewrites the record books. This happened again after Argentina’s 2-0 win over Iraq.Here’s a bunch of records he set, extended or tied as a result of that match. Most goals…

Mbappé repeats Klose’s feat Kylian Mbappé has played vs Iraq his 100th game for France, at the age of 27 years 184 days. He became the 4th youngest European in history to reach 100 caps.The continental record holder is Sergio Ramos who reached the milestone with Spain at 26 years 357 days (the table below).…

Messi and penalties The avalanche of records set by Lionel Messi in his first two matches at the 2026 World Cup is mind-boggling.But among them, there’s a curious one, the record for most missed penalties in the competition. Messi now has three such failures to his name in World Cups, more than anyone else.Actually, the…

Yamal in company of Pele and Mbaye A goal scored by Lamine Yamal for Spain vs Saudi Arabia at the age of 18 years and 343 days, made him the third youngest player to score both in a World Cup and in continental cup for nation (Euro).He is behind Pelé (who achieved it at 18…

Manzambi. World Cup youngest ever brace scorer as a sub Switzerland striker Johan Manzambi became the youngest (20 years and 247 days) substitute in the history of the World Cup to score 2 goals in a single match (vs Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1) *He is the 3rd youngest Swiss goal-scorer in World Cups, after:Alfred Bickel…

Jonathan David: first host nation hat-trick at World Cup in 60 years! Canada’s Jonathan David became in the game vs Qatar (6-0) the 6th player in the history of the World Cup to score a hat-trick while representing a host nation, and the first to do so in 60 years, since Geoff Hurst for England…

Kane set a World Cup penalty record With converted penalty for England vs Croatia (4-2), Harry Kane became the first player to score 5 penalty goals in World Cup history.This penalty was Harry Kane’s 6th at World Cups (not counting shootouts). He equals Lionel Messi as the two players who have taken the most spot…

Queiroz joins “club” of three-confederation coaches at World Cup Carlos Queiroz became the 5th coach in history to manage teams from 3 different confederations in the World Cup (formerly UEFA with Portugal, AFC with Iran, now CAF with Ghana in the current edition).Also, the Portuguese coach is managing a team in his fifth World Cup.…