WORLDCUP Nexus
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WORLDCUP Nexus

An independent historical archive of the FIFA World Cup.

WORLDCUP Nexus is an independent historical archive and is not affiliated with FIFA.

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Historical data: Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC-BY-SA 4.0)An independent archive · not affiliated with FIFA
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The Book of Records

Explore leaderboards built from the imported WORLDCUP Nexus database.

Scope: All imported tournaments

Leaderboards combine all 30 imported tournaments — 22 men's editions (1930–2022) and 8 women's editions (1991–2019) — and are computed from the imported source data only. This is an independent archive, not an official record list.

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Penalty Records

Penalty shootout records. The source records shootout kicks only — in-match penalties are counted as goals.

Longest shootouts

Most penalty kicks taken in a single shootout.
01Romania 2–2 Sweden1994, quarter-finals12
02West Germany 3–3 France1982, semi-finals12
03Brazil 0–0 Norway1999, third-place match12
04Brazil 1–1 Chile2014, round of 1610
05England 1–1 France2011, quarter-final10

Most shootout penalties converted

Converted shootout kicks — in-match penalties are counted as goals.
01Luka ModrićCroatia3
02Lionel MessiArgentina3
03Pierre LittbarskiWest Germany2
04Giancarlo GonzálezCosta Rica2
05Fernando HierroSpain2

Most shootout penalties missed or saved

Unconverted shootout kicks — the source does not distinguish missed from saved.
01Marco StrellerSwitzerland1
02Marko LivajaCroatia1
03Hernán CrespoArgentina1
04Chris WaddleEngland1
05Kevin KilbaneRepublic of Ireland1