Most titles
Brazil - 5
No nation has matched Brazil’s combination of longevity, style memory, and winning ceiling at the World Cup.
Records
World Cup records help explain what greatness looks like
Most goals by a player
Miroslav Klose - 16
The modern scoring record is a reminder that tournament greatness is often about sustained presence across cycles.
Youngest champion
Pele - 17
Some records are also myths of football history, and few are more enduring than Pele’s emergence in 1958.
Largest final attendance
1950 final - 170,000+
The Maracana remains one of the defining symbols of scale, pressure, and drama in the tournament’s history.