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Unai Simón Sets Guinness Record for Longest World Cup Clean Sheet
Spain's goalkeeper Unai Simón has gone 519 minutes without conceding at the World Cup, breaking a 36-year-old record held by Italy's Walter Zenga.
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Ronaldo Becomes First Player to Score at Six World Cups
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring six minutes into Portugal's 5-0 rout of Uzbekistan, then added a second to stand alone in World Cup history.
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Messi Becomes All-Time World Cup Goal King With 18 Goals
Lionel Messi scored twice against Austria to pass Miroslav Klose and stand alone as the men's World Cup all-time leading goalscorer with 18 goals.
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5,000 People in 5 Countries Set Guinness Juggling Record Before World Cup
In 43 cities across the US, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and the UK, freestylers and fans bounced a ball in unison for ten seconds — and raised money for climate-damaged soccer fields.
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Mexico City Paints Record-Breaking 200m² Mural for World Cup
Artists used brushes and acrylics to paint a football-themed mural in Mexico City spanning more than 200 square metres — earning a Guinness World Record ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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254 Players Set Guinness Record for Largest Human Foosball Game
A rain-soaked field at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto turned into a giant tabletop game on May 23 as 254 players locked into bars and set the new world record.
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9,500 People Turn Mexico City's Zócalo Into the World's Largest Soccer Class
Thousands of Mexicans packed their capital's iconic central square for a 40-minute mass training session, shattering the previous Guinness record by nearly nine times ahead of the 2026 World Cup.