There was little left, but it wasn’t this time (again with a 7-1) that Germany, owner of the greatest attack in the history of the World Cup, broke a record that has lasted decades.
On three occasions a team managed to win by nine goals. Hungary achieved the feat on two occasions.
In the 1954 World Cup, in Switzerland, the Hungarians won 9-0 against South Korea. The same difference was repeated in Spain-1982, when they scored 10-1 in El Salvador, with three goals from Laszlo Kiss.
The then Yugoslavia was another team that already won 9-0. In Germany, in 1974, they humiliated Zaire.
Despite these defeats, none of the matches are among the World Cup games with the most goals.
The record belongs to Austria and Switzerland. Also in 1954, the Austrians won 7-5, surpassing the record that until then belonged to Brazil and Poland. Twenty years earlier, the Brazilians defeated the Europeans in extra time 6-5. Leônidas da Silva scored three. Perácio, with 2, and Romeu completed the score. The top scorer in that game, however, was a Pole: Wilimowski, with 4 goals.
In third place comes Hungary. Again in 1954, the year in which they finished as runner-up, the Hungarian team beat West Germany 8-3 in the first phase. The curious thing is that Germany’s revenge occurred at that same World Cup when they came out on top in the final: 3-2.
Check out the teams with the most goals in World Cups
- Germany – 239 goals
- Brazil – 238
- Argentina – 152
- France – 136
- Italy – 128
- Spain – 108
- England – 104
- Netherlands – 96
- Uruguay – 89
- Hungary – 87
