Over the years, there has been talk about when Klose's 16-goal World Cup total goal record was broken and by whom, but basically no one talks about Justifontein's single-time World Cup goal record of 13 goals, when it was broken, and who broke it.
Quite simply, Fontaine's record is certainly great, but it has to be said that he has also eaten the dividends of black and white football. At that time, the development of football was relatively extensive, and the gap between teams was also very large, so it was common for the World Cup to have big scores. Now football is getting tighter, the space is getting smaller and smaller, and the difficulty of scoring goals is much greater than before.
Therefore, Fontaine, a god-like record, lay quietly for 63 years.
There is a saying that records are meant to be broken. That being said, in the face of this record, combined with today's environment, it is inevitable that this sentence will be weak. Today I dare not analyze when this record will be broken, and who will break it, but from another point of view, talk about the extreme conditions needed to break this record.
First, the Expansion of the World Cup
In the Fontaine era, the teams that reached the final four of the World Cup played a total of 6 games, but now, it has become 7. But that doesn't seem to be enough. Because to break this record, it seems that more games are needed; or, the strength and weakness of the situation need to be further expanded.
From a business point of view, the Expansion of the World Cup is almost a foregone conclusion, and FIFA is said to have begun to implement it. Assuming that a team that reaches the final four can play 8 games, it will undoubtedly help a lot in hitting this record.
However, it is said that after the Expansion of the World Cup into 48 teams, it will be divided into 16 groups, each group of 3 teams, and only the top of the group can qualify. In this case, the total number of games of the team that reached the final four has not changed, or 7 games. But that doesn't matter, because 16 groups are enough to separate all the strong teams, and the remaining two teams in each group will certainly weaken further.
In short, the expansion of the World Cup, either more games, or the opponent is weaker, this extreme condition, is a hotbed for individuals to score goals.
Second, the group stage encounters weak teams with restrained playing style
Some people say that scoring goals is as simple as meeting weak teams in the group stage. This statement is actually not comprehensive, for example, Saudi Arabia is weak enough, right? But Spain only won a 1:0 in the 2006 World Cup; North Korea is not strong, right? But in the 10-year World Cup, Brazil only played a 2:1, right?
To score goals, not only to meet weak teams, but also to meet weak teams that are comfortable to play, in short, it is the style of the ball.
Or take the above example, in the 2006 World Cup, Spain met the fish belly Saudi Arabia, only a small victory, because both teams are technical teams, Spain does not have so much space to play this kind of team. And the same group of Ukraine, which was abused by Spain 4:0, won a 4:0 over Saudi Arabia, because Ukraine is fast and has a strong impact, and when it encounters Saudi Arabia, it is bombed indiscriminately, and the other side can't stand it.
The most classic example is Germany's 8:0 Saudi Arabia, Klose completed a hat-trick, which is also his only hat-trick in the World Cup.
There is also a classic example, in the 94 World Cup, Russia beat Cameroon 6-1, and Sarynko scored 5 goals in a row. If someone can break Fontaine's record, then copying Sarenko's feat is a very necessary condition.
Third, the ability to score goals in a row
Following on from the previous example, Sarenko went home after such an addiction. This is clearly not enough. In order to break Fontaine's record, the team's entry into the semifinals is the most basic condition, because only in this way can the team be guaranteed to play all the matches.
For the individual, it is not enough to make a big splash in a certain game, he must keep his form and strive to score goals in many consecutive games. Fontaine actually did not score more goals than Sarenko in a single game, but he couldn't stand the fact that people had goals on the field, and the accumulation of less and more finally became the king.
Ronaldo in 2002 was also a positive example, although he failed to score, but most of the games scored, which is much stronger than the Golden Boot that threatened many group stages but stopped stealth in the knockout stages. So, he scored 8 goals, and the other Golden Boots after 78 years have never exceeded 6 goals.
It can be said that each of these three conditions is very luxurious, so it is said that it is an extreme condition. As neutral fans, of course, we want to witness the moment when the great record is broken, and the future, let's wait and see.