Fastest Goal Scorers at the World Cup
The fastest goal in a World Cup match was scored by Turkey's Hakan Sükür after only 11 seconds, scored in the third-place play-off match against South Korea in 2002. There are many more goals scored within the first minute of matches at the World Cup.
The fastest goal in a final was 90 seconds, scored by Johan Neeskens in a match between The Netherlands and West Germany in 1974.
List of the fastest goals
| Rank | Time | Player | Country | World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11" | Hakan Şükür | Turkey | 2002 Korea/Japan |
| 2 | 15" | Václav Mašek | Chechoslovakia | 1962 Chile |
| 3 | 23" | Pak Seung-zin | North Korea | 1966 England |
| 4 | 24" | Ernst Lehner | Germany | 1934 Italy |
| 5 | 27" | Bryan Robson | England | 1982 Spain |
| 6 | 29" | Clint Dempsey | USA | 2014 Brazil |
| 7 | 35" | Emile Veinante | France | 1938 France |
| 8 | 35" | Arne Nyberg | Sweden | 1938 France |
| 9 | 37" | Bernard Lacombe | France | 1978 Argentina |
| 10 | 50" | Florian Albert | Hungary | 1962 Chile |
| 11 | 50" | Adalbert Desu | Romaina | 1930 Uruguay |
Notes
These timings of goals are from various sources online, and are sometimes found listed slightly differently, though usually within a second or two. Not all lists online have the fast goals from 1930-1938, as without video evidence it is hard to collaborate some of these figures.
Other fastest goals
- The fastest goal by a substitute was made by Ebbe Sand of Denmark against Nigeria in the second round in 1998. Sand scored only 16 secs after coming on in Denmark's 4-1 win.
Related Pages
- World Cup Records
- Youngest Goal Scorers at the World Cup
- Goal Scoring Trivia
- Top goal scorers from Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022
- South Africa 2010 goal scorers list.
- Complete Germany 2006 goal scorers list.
- List of World Cup Top Goal Scorers (total goals)
- FIFA World Cup awards, including the Golden Ball Winners (best player)
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