United States striker Clint Dempsey claimed a special place in World Cup history, scoring the fastest goal of the 2014 tournament as his side shocked Ghana 2-1. Clint Dempsey scored exactly 29 seconds after kick-off.
While it was easily the fastest goal of the Brazil tournament, it is also the fifth-fastest goal ever recorded in the World Cup finals.
Turkey Hakan Sukur holds the record of the fastest goal in the World Cup history in just 11 seconds against co-hosts South Korea in the match played for the third place at Daegu on Saturday June 29,2002.