Better attack 2006 : Germany with 14 goals

Better attack 2010 : Germany with 16 goals

Better attack 2014 : Germany with 18 goals

Better strikers 1934 : E Conen (Germany), A Schiavio (Italy) and O Nejedly (Czechoslovakia) with 4 goals

Better striker 1970 : G Müller (Frg) with 10 goals

Better striker 2006 : M Klose (Germany) with 5 goals

Better strikers 2010 : David Villa (Spain), D Forlan (Uruguay), T Mueller (Germany) et W Sneijder (Netherlands) with 5 goals

Pelé (Brazil), U Seeler (Frg), M Klose (Germany) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) took part in 4 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of it : 6 (1958), 1 (1962), 1 (1966), 4 (1970) for Pelé, 2 (1958), 2 (1962), 2 (1966), 3 (1970) for U Seeler, 5 (2002), 5 (2006), 4 (2010), 2 (2014) for M Klose and 1 (2006), 1 (2010), 1 (2014), 4 (2018) for Cristiano Ronaldo

The record number of semifinals belongs to Germany : 12 (Germany (1934-2002-2006-2010-2014) et Frg (1954-1958-1966-1970-1982-1986-1990)), considering Frg and Germany as the same country

Frg and Gdr met only at the time of the world cup of 1974 (Frg) during the 1st turn; Gdr carried 1 to 0 saturday June 22, 1974 in Hamburg (goal of J Sparwasser to the 77'); Germany had beaten Germany

Matthäus.L has played for 2 different teams : Frg-2 en 1982, 7 matches in 1986, 7 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994, 4 matches in 1998

Berthold.T has played for 2 different teams : Frg-6 matches in 1986, 7 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994

Brehme.A has played for 2 different teams : Frg-5 matches in 1986, 6 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994

Völler.R has played for 2 different teams : Frg-6 matches in 1986, Germany-6 matches in 1990, 3 matches in 1994

Buchwald.G has played for 2 different teams : Frg-7 matches in 1990, Germany-3 matches in 1994

Hässler.T has played for 2 different teams : Frg-5 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994, 4 matches in 1998

Illgner.B has played for 2 different teams : Frg-7 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994

Klinsmann.J has played for 2 different teams : Frg-7 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994, 5 matches in 1998

Kohler.J has played for 2 different teams : Frg-4 matches in 1990, Germany-5 matches in 1994, 4 matches in 1998

Moller.A has played for 2 different teams : Frg-2 matches in 1990, Germany-4 matches in 1994, 3 matches in 1998

Reuter.S has played for 2 different teams : Frg-6 matches in 1990, Germany-1 match in 1998

Riedle.K has played for 2 different teams : Frg-4 matches in 1990, Germany-2 matches in 1994

Thon.O has played for 2 different teams : Frg-2 matches in 1990, Germany-3 matches in 1998

Brazil, Frg and Germany : Brazil (1950-1958-1962-1970-1994-1998-2002) and Frg (1954-1966-1974-1982-1986-1990) then Germany (2002-2014) played respectively 7 and 8 finals and were opposed in a world cup for the first time Sunday June 30, 2002 to Yokohama to Japan (victory of Brazil 2-0)

M Klose (Germany) with 16 goals (5 in 2002, 5 in 2006, 4 in 2010 and 2 in 2014) is the best striker in Football World Cup

For the first time in 2010, neither Argentina, Brazil, Frg or Italy were in the final

The 100th match of Germany : took place against Australia (4-0) Sunday, June 13, 2010 in Durban, considering Frg, Gdr and Germany as the same country and the match Frg-Gdr (0-1) the 22 June 1974 accounts for 1

The goalkeeper A Carbajal (Mexico) in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, L Matthäus (Frg and Germany) in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 and R Marquez (Mexico) in 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 et 2018 are the 3 only players to have taken part in 5 world cups

Y Klinsmann (Frg and Germany) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (3 in 1990 (Frg), 5 in 1994 (Germany), 3 in 1998 (Germany)

L Matthäus (Frg and Germany) took part in 5 world cups of continuation and marked in 3 of continuation (1 in 1986 (Frg), 4 in 1990 (Frg), 1 in 1994 (Germany))

R Völler (Frg and Germany) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (3 in 1986 (Frg), 3 in 1990 (Frg), 2 in 1994 (Germany))

L Matthäus (Frg and Germany) : 2 (1982), 7 (1986), 7 (1990), 5 (1994) and 4 (1998) is the player to have taken part in greatest number of meetings out of world cup : 25 front M Klose (Germany) 24 : 7 (2002), 7 (2006), 5 (2010) and 5 (2014), P Maldini (Italy) 23 : 7 (1990), 7 (1994), 5 (1998) and 4 (2002), U Seeler (Frg) 21 : 5 (1958), 4 (1962), 6 (1966) and 6 (1970), W Zmuda (Poland) 21 : 7 (1974), 6 (1978), 7 (1982) and 1 (1986) and D A Maradona (Argentina) 21 : 5 (1982), 7 (1986), 7 (1990) and 2 (1994)

For the first time in 2014, a European country won the World Cup in the American continent