Following the world cup is certainly an exhilarating experience, and thinking back to each previous event can be a very satisfying for true fans of the game. This is why we feel the need to incorporate some of the more interesting world cup statistics inherent in the history of the competition.

This section features archives of the following data:

World Cup medallists - statistics for the teams that have produced the most medals (first through third placement) over the course of the history of the world cup.

Best world cup coaches - a summary of which coaches have achieved the most wins (more placements the better) in world cup statistics history.

Most goals per tournament - rankings by team of the average number of goals scored in the history of the world cup. Uruguay holds the top spot with an average of 3.89 goals per game over 18 matches.

Leading goal scorers - Rankings by player of who has historically scored the most goals in their world cup career.

World Cup winners - Who has won each world cup competition? Who was second, who was third? We bring you all of these world cup statistics from France '98 right back to Uruguay '30.

World Cup games played - Statistics for every country that has participated in the World Cup since it's inception, with details including number of matches played, games lost, won, drawn etc.

Click here for more statistics - World Cup Football records