Better attack 1974 : Poland with 16 goals

Better striker 1974 : G Lato (Poland) with 7 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

The quarterfinal Austria-Switzerland (7-5) of Saturday June 26, 1954 in Lausanne (Switzerland) constitutes the to date highest score: 12 goals. Three matches finished with 11 goals : 1st turn Brazil-Poland (6-5) of Sunday June 05,1938 in Strasbourg in France (including 4 goals of E Willimowski - Poland),1st turn Hungary-Frg (8-3) of Sunday June 20,1954 in Basle in Switzerland (including 4 goals S Kocsis - Hungary) and the 1st turn Hungary-El Salvador (10-1) of Tuesday June 15,1982 in Elche in Spain

G Lato (Poland) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (7 in 1974, 2 in 1978, 1 in 1982)

A Szarmach (Poland) took part in 3 world cups of continuation and marked in each one of them (5 in 1974, 1 in 1978, 1 in 1982)

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)

W Zmuda (Poland) took part in 4 world cups (1974-1978-1982-1986)