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This page is updated (in theory) every summer. It was last updated in June 2025.
Please note that unless otherwise stated, all records (etc.) refer to men's football.
| Scorer of a record 13 in the 1958 finals tournament |
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Just Fontaine |
| English referee who showed three yellow cards to the same player (Josip Simunic of Croatia) in the same game (2006 World Cup) |
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Graham Poll |
| President of FIFA 1921–54, the principal instigator of the World Cup; the first trophy (won outright by Brazil in 1970) was named in his honour |
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Jules Rimet |
| Scorer of the 1,000th goal in World Cup finals (Netherlands v. Scotland, 1978 – Scotland won 3–2) |
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Rob Rensenbrinck |
| English referee of the 1974 World Cup Final (last before the following in 2010) |
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Jack Taylor |
| English referee of the 2010 World Cup Final (first since the above in 1974) |
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Howard Webb |
| Failed to qualify for the Second Round after West Germany beat Austria 1–0 in the 1982 World Cup. Only a victory for W. Germany by a single goal margin would have this result. No one was in any doubt that the two teams had colluded. Led to final group games being played simultaneously |
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Algeria | |
| Losing finalists in the first World Cup |
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Argentina | |
| 1970: the two countries involved in a decisive qualifier that caused a war | Winners |
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El Salvador |
| Losers |
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Honduras | |
| Qualified for the quarter finals without winning a game (1990 World Cup) |
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Republic of Ireland | |
| First country to win the World Cup outside its own territory |
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Italy (France, 1938) | |
| Taken off the pitch after they disputed a goal scored against them (by France) in the 1982 World Cup |
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Kuwait | |
| First country to host the World Cup finals twice (1968, 1986) |
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Mexico | |
| Played in three World Cup finals (1974, 1978, 2010) but lost them all |
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Netherlands | |
| The only country that has played Brazil but never lost to them (two wins, two draws – including a 2–1 victory in the 1998 World Cup Finals tournament |
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Netherlands | |
| September 2016: Sam Allardyce's only game in charge was a 1–0 victory in a World Cup qualifier, settled by an injury–time goal, against |
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Slovakia | |
| First Asian country (first from the Asian confederation) to reach the World Cup semi–finals (2002 – one of the host nations) |
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South Korea | |
| First African country to win a World Cup finals game (3–1 vs. Mexico, Argentina 1978) |
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Tunisia | |
| First winners of the World Cup (1930); also the only holders not to defend the title (due to a players' strike) |
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Uruguay | |
| 1954: Brazil players stormed the Hungarian dressing room in the Battle of |
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Berne |
| First non–capital city to host the World Cup Final |
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Munich (1974) |
| 1962: Chile v. Italy – the Battle of |
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Santiago |
| Highest score in a home international (18 February 1882) |
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England 13 Ireland 0 |
| Highest score in any international |
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England 17 Australia 0 |
| England's national football development centre, opened in 2012 by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |
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St. George's Park |
| Controversial plastic horn, popular in South African football crowds (other similar instruments are used in other parts of the world) |
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Vuvuzela |
| Most goals in international football (136 for Portugal, 2003 to date – up to June 2025) |
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Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Previous record holder (109 for Iran, 1993–2006) |
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Ali Daei |
| ... and before him (84 in 89 games for Hungary, 1945–56; also played 4 games for Spain in 1961–2, without scoring) |
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Ferenc Puskás |
Leading scorers for selected countries:
Other leading contenders (and former record holders):
| Country | Goals | Caps | Years | Name | |
| England | 53 | 120 | 2003–18 |
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Wayne Rooney |
| England | 49 | 106 | 1958–70 |
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Bobby Charlton |
| England | 48 | 80 | 1984–92 |
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Gary Lineker |
| England Women | 46 | 117 | 1995–2014 |
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Kelly Smith |
| Wales | 28 | 78 | 1980–96 |
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Ian Rush |
| Most–capped footballer of all time (219, 2003–25) |
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Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Previous record holder (right–sided attacking midfielder – 184 caps for Egypt, 1995–2012) |
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Ahmed Hassan |
| ... and before him (goalkeeper – 173 caps for Saudi Arabia, 1993–2006) |
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Mohamed Al–Deayea |
| Argentina | 191 | 1994–2011 |
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Lionel Messi |
| Australia (played over 550 League games in England, mainly for Middlesbrough and Fulham) | 109 | 1993–2013 |
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Mark Schwarzer |
| Brazil | 142 | 1990–2006 |
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Cafu |
| Bulgaria (played 228 games for Celtic and 186 for Aston Villa) | 105 | 1998–2011 |
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Stiliyan Petrov |
| Czech Republic (played 333 League games for Chelsea and 110 for Arsenal; overtook Karel Poborsky's 118 caps) | 124 | 2002–16 |
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Petr Cech |
| Denmark (played 226 League games for Tottenham, 2013–20, and one season for Manchester United 2024–5) | 142 | 2010– |
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Christian Eriksen |
| England (women) | 172 | 2001–19 |
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Fara Williams |
| England (men) | 125 | 1970–90 |
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Peter Shilton |
| France (played 361 League games for Tottenham, 2012–24) | 145 | 2008–22 |
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Lilian Thuram |
| Germany | 137 | 2001–14 |
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Miroslav Klose |
| West Germany | 103 | 1965–77 |
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Franz Beckenbauer |
| West Germany / Germany | 150 | 1980–2000 |
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Lothar Matthäus |
| Republic of Ireland | 146 | 1998–2016 |
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Robbie Keane |
| Italy | 148 | 1997–2015 |
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Gianluigi Buffon |
| Netherlands | 134 | 2003–18 |
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Wesley Sneijder |
| Northern Ireland: played for Rangers (2008–12) and Southampton (2012–19) | 140 | 2005–22 |
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Steven Davis |
| Norway (played 234 League games for Liverpool 2001–8, and 87 for Fulham 2011–14) | 110 | 2000–13 |
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John Arne Riise |
| Portugal | 219 | 2003– |
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Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Scotland | 102 | 1971–86 |
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Kenny Dalglish |
| Senegal: played 196 games for Liverpool, 2016–22 | 113 | 2012– |
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Sadio Mané |
| Serbia & Montenegro: played 134 games for Southampton, 2014–18 | 104 | 1994–2008 |
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Dušan Tadić |
| Soviet Union | 112 | 1972–88 |
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Oleh Blokhin |
| Spain: played 469 League games for Real Madrid, 2005–21 | 162 | 2000–15 |
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Iker Casillas |
| Sweden | 143 | 1981–97 |
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Thomas Ravelli |
| Switzerland: played 225 League games for Arsenal, 2016–23 | 135 | 2011–24 |
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Granit Xhaka |
| Ukraine: played 228 League games for Dynamo Kyiv, 2008–17, and 66 for West Ham, 2018–22 | 125 | 2009– |
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Andriy Yarmolenko |
| USA | 164 | 1992–2004 |
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Cobi Jones |
| Wales | 111 | 2006–22 |
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Gareth Bale |
Other UK centurions:
| England | 120 | 2003–18 |
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Wayne Rooney |
| Northern Ireland | 119 | 1964–86 |
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Pat Jennings |
| England | 115 | 1996–2009 |
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David Beckham |
| England | 114 | 2000–14 |
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Steven Gerrard |
| Northern Ireland | 112 | 1998–2018 |
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Aaron Hughes |
| Wales | 109 | 2007–22 |
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Chris Gunter |
| Wales | 109 | 2007–23 |
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Wayne Hennessey |
| England | 108 | 1962–73 |
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Bobby Moore
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| England | 107 | 2001–14 |
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Ashley Cole |
| England | 106 | 1958–70 |
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Bobby Charlton
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| England | 106 | 1999–2014 |
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Frank Lampard |
| England | 105 | 1946–59 |
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Billy Wright
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| England | 105 | 2015– |
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Harry Kane |
| Northern Ireland | 102 | 2006– |
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Jonny Evans |
Other Republic of Ireland centurions:
| 129 | 1996–2015 |
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Shay Given |
| 118 | 2001–18 |
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John O'Shea |
| 110 | 1997–2011 |
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Kevin Kilbane |
| 103 | 2012–23 |
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James McClean |
| 102 | 1988–2002 |
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Steve Staunton |
| 100 | 1998–2012 |
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Damien Duff |
| Australia |
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Socceroos |
| New Zealand |
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All Whites |
| Indomitable Lions |
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Cameroon |
| Elephants |
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Cote d'Ivoire |
| Black Stars |
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Ghana |
| Azzurri |
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Italy |
| Reggae Boyz |
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Jamaica |
| Super Eagles |
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Nigeria |
| Bufana Bufana ("The Boys The Boys") |
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South Africa |
| Soca Warriors |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
| Eagles of Carthage |
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Tunisia |
| 1 | 1946–62
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Walter Winterbottom |
| 2 | 1962–74 |
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Alf Ramsey |
| Caretaker | 1974 |
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Joe Mercer |
| 3 | 1974–77 |
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Don Revie |
| 4 | 1977–82 |
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Ron Greenwood |
England were eliminated from the 1982 World Cup Finals tournament without winning a game (drawing all three).
| 5 | 1982–90 |
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Bobby Robson |
| 6 | 1990–93 |
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Graham Taylor |
| 7 | 1993–96 |
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Terry Venables |
| 8 | 1996–99 |
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Glenn Hoddle |
| Caretaker | 1999 |
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Howard Wilkinson |
| 9 | 1999–2000 |
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Kevin Keegan |
| Caretakers | 2000 |
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Howard Wilkinson, Peter Taylor |
| 10 | 2000–06 |
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Sven–Goran Eriksson |
| 11 | 2006–07 |
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Steve McClaren |
| 12 | 2007–12 |
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Fabio Capello |
| 13 | 2012–16 |
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Roy Hodgson |
| 14 | July–Sep 2016 |
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Sam Allardyce
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| 15 | 2016–24 |
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Gareth Southgate |
| Caretaker | 2024 |
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Lee Carsley |
| 16 | 2025 to date |
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Thomas Tuchel |
The Women's Football Association was founded in 1969, in the midst of an upsurge of interest following the men's team's victory in the 1966 World Cup. The England Women's team played its first official match against Scotland in 1972; Eric Worthington was appointed as the team's first manager. The first 'permanent' manager was Tom Tranter (1973–9). In total there were six managers and three caretakers before the first one listed in the table below (who is the first one I believe you're ever likely to get asked about).
| 1988–2013 |
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Hope Powell |
| 2013–17 – sacked following evidence of "inappropriate and unacceptable" behaviour with female players in 2014, when he was manager at Bristol Academy |
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Mark Sampson |
| 2018–21 |
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Phil Neville |
| 2021 to date (previously manager of the Netherlands women's team) |
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Sarina Wiegman |
Caretaker managers: Brent Hills 2013, Mo Marley 2017–18, Hege Riise (a World Cup, Olympic and European Championships winner with Norway) 2021.
| 1954–9, 1966–74 and 1983–2013 |
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Umbro |
| 1959–66 |
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Bukta |
| 1974–83 |
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Admiral |
| 2013– |
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Nike |
Umbro was taken over by Nike in 2008.
| First overseas country to beat England in England (6–3, 1953) |
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Hungary |
| When England beat Germany 5–1 in 2001, all the goals (Owen 3, Gerrard, Heskey) were scored by players from (club) ("5–1 and even Heskey scored!") |
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Liverpool |
| Scorer of Germany's goal after 6 minutes (Owen equalised after 12) |
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Carsten Jancker |
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