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- Brazil’s 5-2 win over Sweden in the 1958 final is the highest-scoring FIFA World Cup final till date, accounting for seven goals. The Selecao’s five goals in the match is also the most goals scored by a team in a single FIFA World Cup final.
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Jun 20, 2023 · Lionel Messi led his team to victory in the World Cup final, scoring two goals as Argentina defeated France on penalties after the 3-3 classic went the full 120 minutes.
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe and South America have ever competed in the final. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final, staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
- Argentina 3-3 France (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties) - 2022. It's rare in sport that two absolute goliaths of the game go at it with everything on the line and the game itself lives up to the billing and more.
- Uruguay 2-1 Brazil - 1950. Just the 173,850 (officially) crammed into the Maracana to watch the 1950 World Cup final between Uruguay and hosts Brazil with every single onlooker expecting a comfortable Selecao triumph.
- West Germany 3-2 Hungary - 1954. Bern's Wankdorf Stadium was meant to be the theatre in which the team of the 50s were officially unveiled as the world's best.
- England 4-2 West Germany - 1966. England's crowning glory came after a thrilling final with West Germany at Wembley in 1966. We've been hurt ever since.
- Photo: afaseleccion / instagram. 218 votes. 2022 FIFA World Cup Final. In a battle of all time greats, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe traded blows in a thrilling World Cup final.
- Photo: FIFA.com / YouTube. 147 votes. 1986 FIFA World Cup Final. The story of Mexico '86 was dominated by one man: Diego Armando Maradona. Although one man can never win a World Cup on his own, this was about as close as anyone will come.
- Photo: FIFA.com. 146 votes. 1970 FIFA World Cup Final. In 1970, a very special team, dressed in eye-catching yellow, lit up the tournament and returned home as champions.
- Photo: FIFA / YouTube. 130 votes. 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. The bickering Italians were a pill to watch for most of the 2006 running of the international tournament, constantly arguing with the refs, flopping nonstop, and playing relatively unremarkable football, outside of Fabio Cannavaro, who proved his class as one of the finest defenders on the highest stage and etched his name firmly into the history books with a string of wonderful displays.
Dec 18, 2022 · Win/loss by biggest margin in a FIFA World Cup final? Brazil’s 5-2 final victory against Sweden in 1958 is the biggest win/loss ever recorded in a FIFA World Cup final. Two other finals, Brazil 4-1 Italy in 1970 and France 3-0 Brazil in 1998, were also decided by a three-goal margin. How many FIFA World Cup finals have gone into extra time?
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Dec 19, 2022 · Argentina captain Lionel Messi lifts the FIFA World Cup trophy following victory over France in the FIFA World Cup Final match at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar.
Most appearances in a World Cup final. Cafu – 3 ( Brazil; 1994, 1998, 2002) Youngest player. Norman Whiteside – 17 years, 41 days (for Northern Ireland vs. Yugoslavia, 17 June 1982) Youngest player in a final. Pelé – 17 years, 249 days (for Brazil vs. Sweden, 29 June 1958) Oldest player
