More than two decades have passed, and no one has managed to break Hakan Şükür’s record. The Turkish striker scored just seconds after kickoff at Korea-Japan 2002, recording the fastest goal in World ...

We take a look back at the fastest ever goals in the nearly century-long history of the men’s soccer World Cup.

English football manager Brian Clough once said, "It only takes a second to score a goal." In the history of the men's World Cup, only 13 players have scored in the first minute of a match. Türkiye's ...

Sweden’s Mattias Svanberg scored the second-fastest goal by a substitute in FIFA World Cup history during his nation's 5-1 win over Tunisia on Sunday.The Wolfsburg midfielder netted with his very ...

Paraguay's Matias Galarza scored the 2026 FIFA World Cup's fastest goal, finding the net just 64 seconds into the Group D match against Turkiye. His strike surpassed a record set earlier the same day ...

Julian Quinones and Mexico wasted no time opening the score against South Africa in the opening game of the 2026 World Cup. However, Quinones' goal was nowhere near the fastest goal in tournament ...

Kevin Pina scored the fastest and longest goal of the 2026 World Cup against Uruguay, reaching 125.2 km/h and 30.8 meters according to Trionda.