World Cup First Goals and Records: Historic Firsts from 1930-2022

Historic Firsts in World Cup History

First Goal

Lucien Laurent (France) - July 13, 1930 - France 4-1 Mexico - 19th minute

First Hat-trick

Bert Patenaude (USA) - July 17, 1930 - USA 3-0 Paraguay

First Penalty

Manuel Rosas (Mexico) - July 19, 1930 - Mexico vs Argentina

First Own Goal

Ernst Lötscher (Switzerland) - May 27, 1938 - Switzerland vs Germany

First Substitute

Anatoly Puzach (Soviet Union) - May 31, 1970 - USSR vs Mexico

First Red Card

Carlos Caszely (Chile) - June 14, 1974 - Chile vs West Germany

First Penalty Shootout

West Germany vs France - July 8, 1982 - Semi-final

First Golden Goal

Laurent Blanc (France) - June 28, 1998 - France vs Paraguay

First VAR Decision

France vs Australia - June 16, 2018 - Penalty awarded

First Female Referee

Stéphanie Frappart - December 1, 2022 - Costa Rica vs Germany

Every first moment made World Cup history.