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For soccer fans - a few Soccer World Cup facts: |
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Soccer World Cup wins Brazil - 4 times winners in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994. |
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Youngest scorer in a Soccer World Cup Final Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazil) - also known as Pele. Just 17 years and 239 days old when he scored for Brazil against Wales in Sweden, June 1958. |
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Youngest player in a Soccer World Cup Tournament Norman Whiteside (UK) for Northern Ireland v. Yugoslavia at the age of 17 years and 41 days, June 1982. |
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Fastest goal in a World Cup match 15 seconds - by Vaclav Masek (Czechoslovakia) against Mexico in Chile, June 1962. |
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Most Soccer World Cup appearances 5 World Cup Final Tournaments - Antonio Carbajal, goalkeeper for Mexico in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966. |
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Most valuable soccer shirt Worn by Geoff Hurst (UK) during the 1966 Soccer World Cup final between England and Germany. The shirt sold for £91,750 (USD 134,393) at Christie's, London in September 2000. |
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