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Today's Theme: The Goals Just Keep Coming...

Fastest goal: By Turkey's Hakan Sukur after 11 seconds in the third-place play-off match against South Korea on June 29th, 2002.

Only player to have scored a hat-trick in successive tournaments: Gabriel Batistuta of Argentina against Greece on June 21st, 1994 and against Jamaica on June 21st, 1998.

Most goals by a player in a finals match:  5 goals, by Russia's Oleg Salenko against Cameroon on June 28th, 1994.

Most goals by a player in the Final: 3 goals, by Geoff Hurst of England on July 30th, 1966.

Most goals by headers by a player in one tournament: 5 goals, by Miroslav Klose of Germany in the 2002 finals.

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Today's Theme: More Goals, Goals, Goals

First own goal: By Ernst Loertscher of Switzerland against West Germany on June 9th, 1938

First goal by a substitute: By Mexico's Juan Basaguren against El Salvador on June 7th, 1970.

First hat-trick by a substitute: By Laszlo Kiss of Hungary against El Salvador on June 15th, 1982.

Fastest goal: By Turkey's Hakan Sukur after 11 seconds in the third-place play-off against South Korea on June 29th, 2002.

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Today's theme: Goals, Goals, Goals.

First goal in World Cup Finals: By Lucien Laurent of France against Mexico in the 19th minute in the first World Cup match on July 13th, 1930.

First penalty goal...: By Mexico's Manuel Rocquetas Rosas against Argentina on July 19th, 1930.

First penalty goal in a Final: By Johan Neeskens of Holland against West Germany on July 7th, 1974.

First hat-trick: By Guillermo Stabile of Argentina in their 6:3 win over Mexico on July 19th, 1930.

World Cup Countdown

From now to the opening on June 9th, we will be bringing you all the World Cup trivia you will ever need. There will be no excuse, therefore, for silence during the duller moments of South Korea vs. Togo. Just interject – and impress – with the following…

Today's theme: Qualification for the World Cup

First qualifying match: Sweden vs. Estonia (6:2) on June 11th, 1933.

First country to be eliminated by the toss of a coin: Spain called wrongly against Turkey after a 2:2 draw on March 17th, 1954.

Highest attendance:183,341 watched Brazil vs. Paraguay in August 1969 in Rio de Janeiro.

Lowest attendance: 20 spectators in Turkmenistan's 1:0 victory over Chinese Taipei in Amman on May 7th, 2001.

Youngest player: Togo's Souleymane Mamam who was 13 years & 310 days old when he played as a substitute against Zambia on May 6th, 2001.

Oldest player: Taylor MacDonald of US Virgin Islands who was 46 years & 180 days old when he played against St. Kitts & Nevis on February 18th, 2004.

Highest score: Australia's 31-0 defeat of American Samoa on April 11th, 2001.

Most goals scored by a player: 13 goals, by Archie Thompson of Australia in that  win over American Samoa.