Fascinating football facts including: Lionel Messi’s 18 World Cup goals now exceed the women’s all-time record held by Brazil’s Marta, who scored 17.. The fastest goal in World Cup history was scored by Turkey’s Hakan Şükür just 10.89 seconds into a match against South Korea in 2002..
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Did you know? Lionel Messi’s 18 World Cup goals now exceed the women’s all-time record held by Brazil’s Marta, who scored 17.
When Messi broke the men’s record set by Miroslav Klose, he also surpassed a number that had long been cited as the global benchmark for World Cup scoring — Marta’s 17 goals for Brazil across five women’s World Cups.
This makes Messi, at 38 years old, the most prolific scorer in the history of the tournament across all formats, a feat that seemed unimaginable even a decade ago.
His longevity and consistency at the highest level of international football remain without parallel in the sport.
Category: Stat | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
Did you know? The fastest goal in World Cup history was scored by Turkey’s Hakan Şükür just 10.89 seconds into a match against South Korea in 2002.
In the third-place play-off of the 2002 FIFA World Cup in South Korea and Japan, Hakan Şükür received the ball from kick-off and drove forward before unleashing a powerful effort that stunned the South Korean defence in under 11 seconds.
The record has stood for over two decades and remains one of the most remarkable individual moments in World Cup history.
For context, most footballers have barely had time to settle into position before the ball was already in the back of the net.
Category: History | Source: NigerianMatchday.com
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