Dec 18, 2022
Most goals in FIFA World Cup finals – Mbappe leads the list
Mbappe became the second footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
Football Features
Latest features articles covering football.
Dec 18, 2022
Lionel Messi World Cup goals – Little magician on the grand stage
Lionel Messi made his first appearance at the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and scored one goal for Argentina in that edition.
Dec 16, 2022
Who is the world’s No. 1 football player – Messi, Mbappe, or Ronaldo?
Lionel Messi has been directly involved in over 1,000 goals for club and country.
Dec 14, 2022
Most assists in FIFA World Cup 2022 – Four footballers lead the tally
Lionel Messi, formerly a Golden Ball winner at the World Cup, has two assists in Qatar 2022.
Dec 14, 2022
Most assists in FIFA World Cup – Pele leads the charts
Pele is the only footballer to have made three assists in the World Cup finals.
Dec 14, 2022
Maradona, Messi or Pele – Who is the God of football?
Maradona was the Golden Ball winner in 1986, when Argentina won their second FIFA World Cup.
Dec 14, 2022
How many World Cups have Argentina won?
Argentina have reached the final of the World Cup six times.
Dec 10, 2022
ISL Golden Glove winners: Indian goalkeepers dominate the pack
India’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is the only goalkeeper to win the ISL Golden Glove award twice.
Dec 9, 2022
Neymar’s net worth – Brazilian superstar’s swelling bank roll
Neymar holds the record for the highest transfer fee paid for a footballer.
Dec 9, 2022
Highest goal-scorers for Brazil: Neymar levels Pele’s record
Four strikers have surpassed the 50-goal mark in international football for Brazil.
Dec 8, 2022
A statistical tour of Eden Hazard’s illustrious career
Hazard is the second-highest goal-scorer in Belgian football history.
Dec 2, 2022
12 goals in 90 minutes – Highest goal-scoring match in FIFA World Cup
10 or more goals were scored in a World Cup match on five occasions in the tournament’s 92-year history.
Nov 30, 2022
Youngest footballers to score in FIFA World Cup – Gavi enters top five
Gavi’s stunning volley against Costa Rica at Qatar 2022 made him the youngest Spanish player to score in the World Cup.
Nov 28, 2022
Explained: How Germany can qualify for Round of 16 at FIFA World Cup 2022
Germany have failed to win at least one of the first two group matches for the first time in the FIFA World Cup history.
Nov 27, 2022
Hakan Sukur scored in 11 seconds! Fastest goals in FIFA World Cup
In its 92-year history, a total of five goals have been scored in under 30 seconds in the FIFA World Cup.
Nov 27, 2022
Explained: How Argentina can qualify for Round of 16 in FIFA World Cup 2022
A win for Argentina vs Poland will ensure their qualification for the Round of 16.
Nov 26, 2022
Guillermo Ochoa: The Mexican wall at World Cups
Guillermo Ochoa is the most-capped goalkeeper in the history of the Mexico national football team.
Nov 24, 2022
Biggest wins in FIFA World Cup: Hungary the only side to score 10 goals in single match
Hungary is the only team in the history of the FIFA World Cup to net nine or more goals twice.
Nov 24, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo’s FIFA World Cup goals: Know the record-setting striker’s record
Cristiano Ronaldo has netted eight goals in the FIFA World Cup, two less than Eusebio, who holds the Portuguese record.
Nov 19, 2022
From Zidane’s panenka to Maradona’s goal of the century – Best goals in FIFA World Cup history
James Rodriguez’s stunning volley against Uruguay in the 2014 World Cup won him the Puskas award.
Nov 5, 2022
From Guillermo Stabile to Harry Kane: Know all Golden Boot winners at the FIFA World Cup
French striker Just Fontaine netted 13 goals in six matches in 1958, the record for most goals in a single FIFA World Cup edition.
Nov 4, 2022
Most goals in the FIFA World Cup: Miroslav Klose tops the charts
Ronaldo Nazario, Gerd Muller, Just Fontaine and Pele are among the top goal-scorers at the FIFA World Cup.
Oct 30, 2022
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup winners list: Spain, North Korea lead the pack
India hosted the latest edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022.
Oct 18, 2022
What is the Kopa Trophy? Explained
France national football team forward Kylian Mbappe won the first Kopa Trophy in 2018 after helping Les Blues clinch the FIFA World Cup that year.