Igor Thiago (Brentford), João Pedro (Chelsea) and Bruno Guimarães (Newcastle United)
Pele (17, Brazil 1958 Sweden), Michael Owen (18, England 1998 France), Kylian Mbappé (19, France 2018 Russia) and Pau Cubarsí (19, Spain 2026 North America)
Tottenham Hotspur (19), Liverpool (14), Manchester United (14), Arsenal (8), Real Madrid (8 Spain) and West Ham United (7)
Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Hamburger SV (West Germany), Southampton, Newcastle United and Blacktown City (Australia)
Kevin Keegan: Career, Honours, Stats & Legacy
11 of the 23 FIFA World Cup Final Matches: 1958 Brazil 5-2 Sweden, 1962 Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia, 1970 Brazil 4-1 Italy, 1978 Argentina 3-1 Netherlands, 1986 Argentina 3-2 West Germany, 1990 West Germany 1-0 Argentina, 1994 Brazil p3-2 Italy, 1998 France 3-0 Brazil, 2002 Brazil 2-0 Germany, 2014 Germany 1-0 Argentina and 2026 Spain 1-0 Argentina
Geoff Hurst (1969 England 5-0 France) and Bukayo Saka (2026 England 6-4 France)
England International Record against France
Germany has won the FIFA World Cup Bronze Medal (Third Place) Four Times: 1934, 1970, 2006 & 2010
Two FIFA World Cup Final Matches were contested between Nations which spoke the same Language: 1930 Uruguay v Argentina (Spanish) and 2026 Spain v Argentina (Spanish)
Five Tournaments featured four European Semi-Finalists: 1934 (Italy), 1966 (England), 1982 (Spain), 2006 (Germany) and 2018 (Russia)
Lionel Messi (21), Gabriel Batistuta (10), Diego Maradona (8), Guillermo Stábile (8), Mario Kempes (6), Gonzalo Higuaín (5) and Julián Alvarez (5)
All-Time Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2026
David Villa (9), Emilio Butragueño (5), Raúl González (5), Fernando Hierro (5) and Fernando Morientes (5)
All-Time Top Goal Scorers FIFA World Cup Finals Tournaments 1930 to 2026
110 International Caps were won by the 2026 World Cup Semi-Final Managers: Lionel Scaloni (7 Argentina), Didier Deschamps (103 France), Thomas Tuchel (0 Germany) and Luis de la Fuente (0 Spain, won Olympic Games Cap)
Four Argentinians Managed Premier League Clubs: Mauricio Pellegrino (Southampton), Mauricio Pochettino (Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea), Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United) and Osvaldo Ardiles (Tottenham Hotspur)
All Time Premier League Managers
John Arne Riise (321), Claus Lundekvam (290), Henning Berg (275), Morten Gamst Pedersen (260), Brede Hangeland (238), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (235), Joshua King (204), Øyvind Leonhardsen (186) and Gunnar Halle (184)
All Time Premier League Foreign Players
Gianni Infantino (2016 – Current), Sepp Blatter (1998 – 2015), João Havelange (1974 – 1998) and Stanley Rous (1961 – 1974)
Kylian Mbappé (18), Just Fontaine (13), Thierry Henry (6), Michel Platini (5), Zinedine Zidane (5) and Olivier Giroud (5)
Highest Goalscorers World Cup Finals
Five 2022 FIFA World Cup Quarter Finalists were European: Croatia, England, France, Netherlands and Portugal
FIFA World Cup Finals 2022 Qatar
Ousmane Dembélé (4 France), Bradley Barcola (2 France), Désiré Doué (France), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), João Neves (Portugal), Nuno Mendes (Portugal) and Ibrahim Mbaye (Senegal)
Ray Wilkins (1986 v Morocco), David Beckham (1998 v Argentina), Wayne Rooney (2006 v Portugal) and Jarell Quansah (2026 v Mexico)
Harry Kane (captain), Jordan Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Marcus Rashford and John Stones
Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Antonee Robinson (Fulham) and Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United)
FIFA World Cup 2026: Group D Squads
Raúl Jiménez (233), Javier Hernández (158), Edson Álvarez (59), Carlos Vela (37), Carlos Salcido (23), Guillermo Franco (23), Jared Borgetti (19), Giovani dos Santos (17) and Pablo Barrera (14)
All Time Premier League Foreign Players
Gary Lineker scored 6 Goals with Everton for England at the 1986 FIFA World Cup Finals
Two Host Nations lost FIFA World Cup Final Matches: 1950 Hosts Brazil lost to Uruguay and 1958 Hosts Sweden lost to Brazil
