ɪn ɐ mˈætʃ ɐɡˈɛnst mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ, hiː bɪkˌeɪm fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ skˈoːɹɪŋ ɐ ɡˈoʊl ˈæftɚɹ ˈoʊnli sˈɪkstiːn sˈɛkəndz ʌv plˈeɪ, ðə fˈæstɪst ɡˈoʊl ɪn wˈɜːld kˈʌp hˈɪstɚɹi ʌntˈɪl fˈɔːɹɾi jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌɛn hɪz ɹˈɛkɚd wʌz bˈiːʔn̩ baɪ hˈækən ʃˈuːkuːɚɹ ʌv tˈɜːki, baɪ skˈoːɹɪŋ ˈæftɚɹ ɪlˈɛvən sˈɛkəndz ɪnðə θˈɜːd plˈeɪs mˈætʃ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp.
In a match against Mexico, he became famous for scoring a goal after only 16 seconds of play, the fastest goal in World Cup history until forty years later, when his record was beaten by Hakan Şükür of Turkey, by scoring after 11 seconds in the 3rd place match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.