Fastest opening goal of a FIFA World Cup

Question

What was the fastest opening goal of a FIFA World Cup?

This is not the fastest opening goal in a single match across tournaments, but fastest goal(the first goal of that particular World edition) of the tournament as a whole.

Answer 1

Here is an answer listing times of first goals in FIFA World Cups. It is community wiki, feel free to edit it - correct mistakes, add more sources, etc.

2022: Valencia 16'
2018: Gazinsky 12'
2014: Marcelo (own goal) 11'
2010: Tshabalala 55'
2006: Lahm 6'
2002: Diop 30'
1998: César Sampaio 5' (or 4' according to some sources)
1994: Klinsmann 61'
1990: Omam-Biyik 67'
1986: Altobelli 43'
1982: Vandenbergh 62'
1978: Rossi 29'¹
1974: Breitner 18'¹
1970: Dermendzhiev 13' ¹
1966: Pelé 15', Held 15' ¹
1962: Facundo 4'³
1958: Simonsson 17'
1954: Milutinovic 15'³
1950: Ademir 30'
1938: Gauchel 29'
1934: Belis 4'³
1930: Laurent 19'³

¹The first match of the tournament was a goalless draw, this goal is not from the opening match.
²The first two matches of the tournament were goalless draws.
³ Several matches started at the same time (so there was really no opening match of the tournament).

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Sources:

general: Wikipedia article List of FIFA World Cup opening matches, 1, 2, 3
2022 Wikipedia - 2022 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Group stage, Group A
2018 Wikipedia - 2018 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Group stage, Group A
2014 Wikipedia - 2014 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group A, 1, 2
2010 Wikipedia - 2010 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Results, Group A, 1, 2
2006 Wikipedia - 2006 FIFA World Cup, Group A, Results, 1, 2, 3, 4
2002 Wikipedia - 2002 FIFA World Cup, Statistics, Results, Group A, 1, 2
1998 Wikipedia - 1998 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group A, 1, 2/2a (this source says it was scored at 3:48), 3/3a
1994 Wikipedia - 1994 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group C, 1
1990 Wikipedia - 1990 FIFA World Cup, Results, Statistics, Group B, 1, 2
1986 Wikipedia - 1986 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group A, 1
1982 Wikipedia - 1982 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group 3, 1
1978 Wikipedia - 1978 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group 1, 1
1974 Wikipedia - 1974 FIFA World Cup, Group 1, 1
1970 Wikipedia - 1970 FIFA World Cup, Results, Group 4, 1
1966 Wikipedia - 1966 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, 1, 2
1962 Wikipedia - 1962 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, 1
1958 Wikipedia - 1958 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, 1
1954 Wikipedia - 1954 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, 1
1950 Wikipedia - 1950 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, 1
1938 Wikipedia - 1938 FIFA World Cup, Final tournament, 1
1934 Wikipedia - 1934 FIFA World Cup, Final tournament, 1
1930 Wikipedia - 1930 FIFA World Cup, Group stage, Group 1, 1, 2

Answer 2

Having looked through Wikipedia, I can find two goals which were scored in the 4th minute of one of a number of simultaneous opening matches:

• In 1934, all eight first round matches kicked off simultaneously. Ernesto Belis scored in the 4th minute of the Sweden vs Argentina match.
• In 1962, the first match in each of the four groups kicked off simultaneously. Héctor Facundo scored in the 4th minute of the Argentina vs Bulgaria match in Group 4.

Given the age of particularly the first of those goals, I suspect we'll never know which was scored earlier in the match.