Football Tournaments and Awards

Iker Casillas was the captain of the Spanish national team during their most successful era, including the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. While the captaincy has changed since his retirement, he is the most iconic captain associated with the team's peak.

Steve Waugh and Tom Moody were the only players among the options who were part of BOTH Australia's 1987 and 1999 World Cup winning squads. Mark Taylor, Ian Healy, and Mark Waugh played in one or the other but not both. The question specifically asks for players present in both winning campaigns.

Daniel Passarella was the captain of the Argentine national team that won the 1978 World Cup on home soil. Mario Kempes was the star scorer, but Passarella led as captain and lifted the trophy.

Laurent Blanc was sent off (red card) in the 1998 World Cup Final between France and Brazil. This was a historic moment as Blanc became the first player to be sent off in a World Cup Final. The other players listed (Thuram, Sagnol, Lizarazu) were not involved in this incident.

Cesare Luis Menotti, the Argentine coach who led his national team to World Cup glory in 1978, earned the nickname 'El Loco' (The Madman) due to his intense, sometimes eccentric behavior and his obsession with winning the tournament for Argentina. The team's dramatic 3-1 victory over the Netherlands in the final fulfilled his dream.

Ronaldo (Brazil) holds the record for most goals scored across all FIFA World Cup tournaments with 15 goals total. He scored 4 goals in 1998, 8 in 2002 (when he won the Golden Boot), and 3 in 2006, surpassing previous record holders like Just Fontaine (13 goals in one tournament) and Gerd Müller (14 goals total).

Lionel Messi was the top scorer in the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League with 7 goals for Barcelona. This was the season Barcelona won the title (2-0 vs Manchester United in the final), though Messi didn't score in the final itself. Ronaldo (then at Real Madrid), Diego Milito (Inter Milan), and Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) scored fewer that season.

FC Barcelona players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award a record 7 times. This includes wins by Lionel Messi (4 times), Ronaldinho (2 times), and Rivaldo (1 time). No other club comes close to this total.

Rogerio Ceni, the Brazilian goalkeeper, holds the record for most goals scored by a goalkeeper with over 130 goals from penalty kicks and free kicks during his career. While Chilavert and Higuita were also famous goalkeeping scorers, Ceni's total is the highest in football history.

Roger Milla from Cameroon holds the record as the oldest player to score in a World Cup, at 42 years and 39 days during the 1994 World Cup. He's famously remembered for his corner-flag dance celebration. Option B is correct.

Rinus Michels, the Dutch football manager, is credited with developing and introducing the concept of 'Total Football' in the early 1970s. This tactical system emphasized fluid positional interchange and was pioneered with Ajax and the Netherlands national team. Michels was later named Coach of the Century by FIFA in 1999. The other options are not associated with Total Football.

Hakan Şükür of Turkey scored the fastest goal in World Cup history after just 10.9 seconds against South Korea in 2002. This is a well-documented World Cup record.