This image showcases a flare being thrown next to a player during a match between Brazil and Chile in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. This player feigned injury alleging that the flare had hit him. Evidence quickly showed that the allegation was false and he received a lifetime ban from football. File

Gabriel Batistuta, Argentina, has an unique record in World Cup history as he is the only player to have scored a hattrick in two consecutive World Cups – 1994 & 1998 both on June 21 of that year.