Hakan Sukur Hits Fastest Goal in History of Finals
Sat Jun 29, 7:37 AM ET
TAEGU, South Korea (Reuters) - Turkey's Hakan Sukur scored the fastest goal in World Cup history on Saturday when he hit the net after just 11 seconds against South Korea ( news - web sites) in the third-place playoff.
The previous fastest goal, timed at 15 seconds, was by former Czechoslovakia's Vaclav Masek in an opening round game against Mexico in the 1962 finals.