World Cup — categories & deep history.
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Klose, Ronaldo Nazário, Müller, Fontaine, Pelé, Messi, Mbappé — who has scored the most World Cup goals ever, with full breakdowns.
Every nation's all-time World Cup record: titles, finals lost, semi-final appearances, win percentage and most decorated decades.
All 22 World Cup finals at a glance — host, venue, winner, score, key moments. From Montevideo 1930 to Lusail 2022.
Best-player award per edition since 1982 — Rossi, Maradona, Schillaci, Romário, Ronaldo, Kahn, Zidane, Forlán, Messi, Modrić.
Best-goalkeeper award per edition since 1994 — Preud'homme, Barthez, Kahn, Buffon, Casillas, Neuer, Courtois, Emiliano Martínez.
Goals, appearances, age, attendance, biggest wins, fastest goals, oldest scorers, only-three-time winners. The whole archive.
La Hinchada Argentina, A Torcida, English Three Lions, American Outlaws, Red Devils, Allez Casa, Vatreni — fan groups by country.
The 20 greatest World Cup players ever: Pelé, Maradona, Messi, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, R9, Zidane, Mbappé, Klose, Müller, Fontaine, Modrić...
Profiles of the 8 World Cup-winning nations: Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, France, Uruguay, Spain, England.
Players, stats, teams & live data
Deep reference for every angle — also localized into 32 languages.
Profiles: personal info, club, junior & senior career, national team, honours
Goals, assists, yellow & red cards
2026 national teams & contenders
All editions 1930-2026
Record fees + WC market context
Messi vs Ronaldo, Pelé vs Maradona, more
2026 group tables (klasemen)
Notable officials & VAR (wasit)
2026 fixtures by round (jadwal)
Top nations + how the system works
Coaches who won the World Cup
Every WC final stadium 1930-2026
Yashin, Kahn, Buffon, Casillas, Neuer, Martínez
Maracanazo, Hand of God, 7-1, Saudi shock
Every WC shootout 1982-2022, records, heroes
Every mascot & official ball 1966-2026
2026 group stage — jump to any group
Live group tables, fixtures and results for all 12 groups. All groups at a glance →
About this category
This category is the deep-archive companion to our live World Cup 2026 hub. The 2026 hub covers the current tournament across the United States, Canada and Mexico; the pages here cover everything that came before: 22 finals, 8 winning nations, 95 years of records, and the players who define the sport.
Every fact on every page in this category is verifiable historical data from official results between 1930 and Qatar 2022. We do not fabricate scores or speculate about live results — for the current tournament, see the live World Cup 2026 hub and our group standings.
More from the World Cup category
- → World Cup category index
- → World Cup 2026 — live hub
- → All-time top scorers
- → Country rankings — all-time medals
- → Finals history (1930-2022)
- → Golden Ball winners
- → Golden Glove winners
- → World Cup records
- → Famous supporter groups
- → Player legends — top 20
- → Country histories (Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Italy, France, Uruguay, Spain, England)