Hungary recorded the biggest win in World Cup history with a 10-1 scoreline over El Salvador. | Photo Credit: AP
Hungary recorded the biggest win in World Cup history with a 10-1 scoreline over El Salvador. | Photo Credit: AP
FIFA World Cups are notable for the variety of teams that qualify for them. It can feature the best of the best teams, and pit them against comparatively lower-ranked sides. However, even when two sides at completely different ends of the rankings table are facing off, they have rarely ended in drubbings.
In fact, there have been only 23 matches in FIFA World Cup history where a team won by a margin of six goals or more. This translates to just above one in each of the 22 tournaments so far.
When these anomalous games happen, they can act as a viewing spectacle for fans of the winning team and neutrals alike. Here are the nine biggest wins in FIFA World Cup history.
1: Hungary 10-1 El Salvador - 1982
2=: Hungary 9-0 Korea Republic - 1954
2=: Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire - 1974
4=: Sweden 8-0 Cuba - 1938
4=: Uruguay 8-0 Bolivia - 1950
4=: Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia - 2002
7=: Turkey 7-0 Korea Republic - 1954
7=: Portugal 7-0 North Korea - 2010
7=: Spain 7-0 Costa Rica - 2022
(Note: matches with a level margin of victory have been ranked by goals scored)
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