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Highest Scoring FIFA World Cup Games Ever

This is a list of the highest-scoring games in FIFA World Cup history.

The FIFA World Cup is known for tense matches, nail-biting finishes, and the occasional burst of unexpected goal-scoring brilliance.

But high-scoring games at the World Cup are rare. The emphasis on tactics and defensive organization often means games are tighter contests.

A few games have gone against this trend though. And thatโ€™s exactly what weโ€™ll be looking at today.

So letโ€™s get started!

Highest Scoring World Cup Game of All Time

The highest-scoring World Cup game of all time was Austria 7-5 Switzerland in the 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal.

The fans were treated to a 12-goal thriller with Austria coming out on top.

Letโ€™s look at how it all happened.

Austria was one of the favorites in the 1954 World Cup. They had a strong team which even earned them the nickname the โ€œWunderteamโ€.

On the other hand, the Swiss were not particularly good. But they had the home advantage as they were hosting the tournament.

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Both teams comfortably topped their groups in the first round. This set up the quarterfinal match, which many expected Austria to win.

But what no one predicted was a 12-goal thriller. It was a rollercoaster of a game.

Some experts blame the heat on the day for causing such an open game. It might have affected the playersโ€™ stamina and their defensive focus.


10 Highest Scoring Games at the World Cup

Hereโ€™s the list of 10 highest-scoring games of all time at the FIFA World Cup.

ScorelineGoalsYear
Austria 7-5 Switzerland121954
Brazil 6-5 Poland111938
Hungary 8-3 West Germany111954
Hungary 10-1 El Salvador111982
France 7-3 Paraguay101958
Argentina 6-3 Mexico91930
Hungary 9-0 Korea Republic91954
West Germany 7-2 Turkey91954
France 6-3 West Germany91958
Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire91974
Highest scoring games in FIFA World Cup history
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