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

4 goals in the same match : E Willimowski (Poland): 1st round Brazil-Poland (6-5) Sunday, June 5, 1938, Ademir (Brazil): 2nd turn Brazil-Sweden (7-1) Sunday, July 9, 1950, S Kocsis (Hungary): 1st turn Hungary-Frg (8-3) Sunday, June 20, 1954, J Fontaine (France): Little final France-Frg (6-3) Saturday, June 29, 1958, Eusebio (Portugal): Quarterfinal North Korea -Portugal (3-5) Saturday, July 23, 1966 and E Butragueno (Spain): Round of 16 Denmark-Spain (1-5) Wednesday, June 18, 1986

Titleholders eliminated in the 1st turn of the following competition : Italy (1950), Brazil (1966), France (2002), Italy (2006), Spain (2014) and Germany (2018)

Puskas.F has played for 2 different teams : Hungary-3 matches in 1954, Spain-3 matches in 1962

Santamaria.J has played for 2 different teams : Uruguay-5 matches in 1954, Spain-2 matches in 1962

Julio Salinas (Spain) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (1 in 1986, 1 in 1990, 1 in 1994)

F Hierro (Spain) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (1 in 1994, 2 in 1998, 2 in 2002)

G Raul (Spain) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (1 in 1998, 3 in 2002, 1 in 2006)

David Villa (Spain) took part in 3 world cups and marked in each one of them (3 in 2006, 5 in 2010, 1 in 2014)

Xavi (Spain) took part in 4 world cups (2002-2006-2010-2014)

A Zubizarreta (Spain) took part in 4 world cups (1986-1990-1994-1998)

S Ramos (Spain) took part in 4 world cups (2006-2010-2014-2018)

Iniesta (Spain) took part in 4 world cups (2006-2010-2014-2018)

For the first time, a fourth substitute came into play in the 1/8 round of the Spain-Russia final (1-1 Aet-Pso 3-4) on 01/07/2018: A Erokhin (Russia) at 97'