Question
Who is the record holder for most goals scored in a World Cup?
Answer
Abbas holds the world record for most goals scored by an individual. The defender scored 274 international goals surpassing the 22-year-old record of legendary Dutch penalty corner specialist Paul Litjens. He retired in Decemeber 2004, just after the Champions Trophy in Lahore along with another Pakistani great Waseem Ahmad http://www.phf.com.pk/interviews/wasim_ahmad.php, when he was only 27 years of age but on July 04, 2006, he has decided to return to the international hockey. Since the summer of 2005 he and Waseem both are playing for Dutch club Rotterdam. he struck his 33rd goal to break Mark Hager's 9-year old record. His 33rd goal emerged from penalty-mark when he converted 66th minute penalty- stroke against India in Pakistan's precious 2-1 win on fourth day of 26th Champions Trophy last Wednesday. The deadly Australian striker registered 32 goals from 1985 to 1995. He took 11 editions for his 32 goals while Sohail did the needful in his 6th CT and added another on 12 December tie to make his final CT total 34 .
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