<Dl> <Dt> Most consecutive championships </Dt> <Dd> 2, Italy (1934--1938) and Brazil (1958--1962) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top two </Dt> <Dd> 3, Germany (1982--1990) and Brazil (1994--2002) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top three </Dt> <Dd> 4, Germany (2002--2014) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top four </Dt> <Dd> 4, Germany (2002--2014) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top eight </Dt> <Dd> 16, Germany (1954--2014) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top sixteen </Dt> <Dd> 21, Brazil (1930--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finals tournaments </Dt> <Dd> 21, Brazil (1930--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive second - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 2, Netherlands (1974--1978) and West Germany (1982--1986) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive third - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 2, Germany (2006--2010) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive fourth - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> no country has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive 3rd - 4th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 2, Sweden (1938--1950), Brazil (1974--1978), France (1982--1986), Germany (2006--2010) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive 5th - 8th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 4, Switzerland (1934--1954) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive 9th - 16th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 7, Mexico (1994--2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive 17th - 32nd - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 4, South Korea (1986--1998) </Dd> <Dt> Biggest improvement in position in consecutive tournaments </Dt> <Dd> did not participate / qualify, then champion, Italy (1930--1934), Uruguay (1938--1950), West Germany (1950--1954), France (1994--1998) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive championships by a confederation </Dt> <Dd> 4, UEFA (2006--2018) </Dd> </Dl> <Dt> Most consecutive championships </Dt> <Dd> 2, Italy (1934--1938) and Brazil (1958--1962) </Dd> <Dt> Most consecutive finishes in the top two </Dt>

Most goals by england in a world cup game