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FOOTBALL SOCCER WORLD CUP RECORDS

Most finishes in the top 16

Maybe obvious to some, but this title is conquered by Brazil who have reached this position 21 times overall (with 5 wins in total)

Youngest player

While only 17 years old and 41 days, Norman Whiteside was playing for the Northern Ireland team vs Yugoslavia on the 17th of June 1982. The youngest player named into a FIFA World Cup squad was Edu from Brazil at 16 years, 339 days old.

Most appearances as captain

It takes real skill and faith to pull this off, Rafael Márquez was part of 5 separate tournaments and played 17 individual games while leading the Mexican team between 2002 up to 2018.

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