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Italy holds the FIFA World Cup record for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (550 minutes). This defensive streak spanned from the 1986 to 1990 World Cups. Italy's goalkeeper Walter Zenga and legendary defender Paolo Maldini were key to this achievement. Brazil and England have never held this specific record.

Italy holds the FIFA World Cup record for most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (550 minutes). This defensive streak spanned from the 1986 to 1990 World Cups. Italy's goalkeeper Walter Zenga and legendary defender Paolo Maldini were key to this achievement. Brazil and England have never held this specific record.

Hungary holds the highest average of goals scored per match in World Cup history with 5.6 goals per match in the 1954 World Cup. Their legendary team including Ferenc Puskás scored 27 goals in 5 matches. Brazil averages around 2.3 goals per match historically, while Germany averages around 2.4. Hungary's 1954 tournament performance remains unmatched.

Australia holds the record for the biggest World Cup qualifying match victory, defeating American Samoa 31-0 on April 11, 2001. Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in that match. This eclipsed the previous record held by Iran (19-0 against Guam in 2000). No team has ever won by a larger margin in World Cup qualification history.

The 1998 FIFA World Cup in France holds the record for most goals scored (171 goals in 64 matches). This averaged 2.67 goals per match. The 2002 tournament had 161 goals, 2006 had 147 goals, and 1978 had 102 goals. The 1998 tournament featured high-scoring matches and was before defensive tactics became more prevalent in later tournaments.

Juan José Tramutola from Argentina was the youngest coach in FIFA World Cup history at 27 years old during the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. He led Argentina to the final where they lost to Uruguay. The Argentine team featured players like Manuel Ferreira and was coached by Tramutola alongside technical director Francisco Olazar. No other coach has been younger in World Cup history.

Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal from kickoff in World Cup history against South Korea in 2002, finding the net after just 10.8 seconds (often rounded to 11 seconds). This occurred during the third-place playoff match which Turkey won 3-2. The previous record was held by Czechoslovakia's Václav Mašek (16 seconds in 1962). Şükür played for Galatasaray and Turkish national team.

Belgium holds the record for most consecutive draws in FIFA World Cup history with 5 consecutive draws in 1998 (against Netherlands, Mexico, South Korea in group stage, and then round of 16 against Brazil which was a 0-0 draw before losing on penalties, plus additional matches). However, the question has a typo ('cosecutive' instead of 'consecutive').

Angola holds the record for fewest goals conceded in a World Cup group stage, allowing only 1 goal in their three matches during 2006. They drew all three matches (1-1 vs Mexico, 0-0 vs Iran, 1-1 vs Portugal). Australia, Columbia (Colombia), and Turkey have all conceded more goals in their tournaments.