The World Cup returns in 2022 and for the first time ever, football's showpiece event is hosted in the Arab World as Qatar welcomes some of the sport's biggest superstars.Those stars will be looking to make their own World Cup history, whether that's winning the tournament with their nation or by producing their own moments of magic. In his own words, Pele described the competition; "the World Cup is a very important way to measure the good players, and the great ones. It is a test of a great player."Lifting the trophy on three occasions, many players this time around will be looking to emulate the Brazilian great who also notched 12 times at the World Cup.But which player currently holds the record for the fastest World Cup goal ever scored, and do teams who James Hurst Jersey score first in tournament matches go on to win? Hakan Suker - Turkey (11 seconds)The fastest World Cup goal ever scored came during the 2002 tournament which was hosted collectively by Japan and South Korea.After a fantastic tournament that saw them reach the semi-finals of the competition - their best ever result in tournament history - Turkey ended up facing host nation South Korea in the third-place play off.Up stepped striker Hakan Suker who then scored after just 11 seconds, a goal that still holds the record for the fastest goal ever scored at the World Cup. What makes his achievement so impre sive is that that strike was Tim Williams Jersey his only ever World Cup goal.Equally, South Korea also took the kick-off in the match which means that in 11 seconds Turkey had regained po se sion of the ball and had taken the lead through Suker. ScorerTimeNationFinal ResultTournamentHakan Suker11 secsTurkeyW 3-2 vs. South Korea2002Vaclav Masek16 secsCzechoslovakiaL 3-1 vs. Mexico1962Ernst Lehner24 secsGermanyW 3-2vs. Austria1934Bryan Robson27 secsEnglandW 3-1 vs. France1982Clint Dempsey30 secsUSAW Mark Ingram II Jersey 2-1 vs. Ghana2014Emile Veinante35 secsFranceW 3-1 vs. Belgium1938Arne Nyberg35 secsSwedenL 5-1 vs. Hungary1938Bernard Lacombe37 secsFranceL 2-1 vs. Italy1978Florian Albert50 secsHungaryW 6-1 vs. Bulgaria1962Adalbert Desu50 secsRomaniaW 3-1 vs. Peru1930 In comparison to Hakan Suker's record breaking goal at the World Cup, there have been at least ten instances of faster goals scored acro s Europe's top five leagues and European club competitions (UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League plus former tournaments) combined throughout history.Of those,Rafael Leo is the proud owner of the fastest goal ever netted during a match either acro s Europe's top five leagues or European club competition.The AC Milan forward struck just 6.2 seconds into his side's match vs. Sa suolo in 2020, a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon.Top ten fastest goals scored acro s Europe's top five leaguesPlayerCompetitionTeamOppositionTime TakenRafael LeoSerie AAC MilanSa suolo6.2 secsJoseba LlorenteLa LigaReal ValladolidEspanyol7.22 secsShane LongPremier LeagueSouthamptonWatford7.69 secsKylian MbappeLigue 1PSGLille8 secsMichel RioLigue 1CaenCannes8 secsPaolo PoggiSerie APiacenzaFiorentina8.1 secsKevin VollandBundesligaHoffenheimBayern Munich9 secsKarim Lamar Jackson Jersey BellarabiBundesligaBayer LeverkusenBoru sia Dortmund9 secsLedley KingPremier LeagueSpursBradford City9.9 secsRoy MakaayChampions LeagueBayer MunichReal Madrid10.12 secs The fastest goal at the 2018 World Cup - the last tournament played - came in Denmark's match vs. Croatia whenMathias Jrgensen netted within the first minute of the match. The official clock stood at just 58 seconds when the central defender bundled home the match's opening goal following a long throw in.As such, Jrgensen's is currently ranked as the 12th fastest goal ever scored in World Cup history. When looking acro s the last two World Cup tournaments (2014 and 2018), nations who score the opener in a game usually go on to win the same match.Out of the 120 World Cup matches over the last two editions that have seen a goal scored, 93 times the team who scored first went on to win the match - a 77.5% win-rate.Record over last two World Cups when scoring firstTournamentWinsDrawsLo ses2014464720184788That said, at the most recent World Cup in 2018, opposing nations fought back stronger from conceding the Jaylon Ferguson Jersey opening goal in a match as seen by the fact that there was twice as many draws and one extra lo s.