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With just a few days to go until the first ball is kicked, the World Cup is almost upon us as football fans all over the world prepare for a midseason feast of men's international action.
As well as global glory and sporting immortality on the line, there are also a number of World Cup records that can be broken.
Many big names are going into the World Cup on the verge of making history with their national teams, with some long standing landmarks likely to be passed during the finals if things go to plan for certain players and teams.
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It shouldn't distract from the fact that he could become the first male player in history to score at five different World Cup.
The Portugal captain scored at least one goal in each of the last three World Cup finals, tying the record held by Brazil legend Pele and Germany's Miroslav Klose. There will be only one goal in Qatar that will causeRonaldo to leave on his own.
Even though he already holds the record as the oldest player to score a hat trick at a World Cup, there's always a chance he could extend this particular one. Group H will include Portugal, South Korea, and South Africa.
Lionel Messi has played in more World Cup games than any other active player. It remains to be seen how the tournament will pan out, but all Messi needs to do is hold on to his throne and avoid injury in order to win the tournament.
Having not been selected by Spain, Ramos is unlikely to add to his 17 games tally before his career ends.
Germany duo Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer are just behind with 16 games each, and theoretically could overtake Messi in 2022. It's the same for Fernando Muslera.
Diego Maradona set the Argentina national-team record for World Cup appearances with 21 games, meaning that Messi is more than likely to surpass his idols during the course of the World Cup.
Messi would surpass Lothar Matthaus' record of 25 World Cup appearances if Argentina reached the final.
Messi has six goals in the World Cup, but he has never found the net in a knockout match. His four assists in the knockout phase of the 1966 World Cup are a World Cup record he shares with another player.
There are only five players in history who have appeared at five different men's World Cup. Matthaus and Antonio Carbajal are the only players to have played in five finals. Should Guardado make it onto the pitch at a fifth finals, he would become the oldest player to play in a World Cup.
Several other players have been included in five World Cup teams, but didn't make the final one. Even though he was included in five Italy World Cup squad, he wasn't a substitute at France '98.
The Mexico goalkeeper has been included in his fifth World Cup squad. In 2006 and 2010 "Memo" wasn't on the pitch.
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There are two prominent forwards who are close to becoming the nation's all-time record goal scorer.
In 121 games for Brazil, Neymar has scored 75 goals, three goals shy of the all-time record for the Selecao, which was held by Pelada.
Harry Kane needs three goals to break Wayne Rooney's record and become England's all-time highest goal scorer. Rooney ended his career with 53 goals in 120 appearances, while the Spurs star had 51 goals in 75 games.
Gary Lineker is England's tournament goal- scorer with 10 goals, but Kane is second with six goals. Kane could break two national team records in one fell swoop.
Argentina come into the World Cup as the undisputed form team in world football and are being grouped among the favorites to lift the trophy.
The side is on a 35-game winning streak that stretches all the way back to July of last year. Since that day, the Albiceleste have not lost a match. They won the Copa America in 2021.
Argentina needs to play three more games to surpass the record of 37 men's international games without loss set by Italy in October of 2011. In their second match in the group, Argentina could set a record by beating Mexico.
Wales will play in the World Cup finals for the first time in over six decades, ending the longest tournament absence of any country in the 92-year history.
Canada will be making their second-ever appearance and their first since 1986 and will be the second longest absence among the nations that have qualified for the finals.
The United States will make World Cup history when they face Wales on Monday.
At the age of 49, Berhalter will become the first man to represent the US at a World Cup as both a player and a coach.
This report was made using information from the Stats and Information Group.
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