Highest-scoring games in FIFA World Cup history

1st) Austria 7-5 Switzerland in 1954 2nd) Brazil 6-5 Poland (AET) in 1938 2nd) Hungary 8-3 West Germany in 1954 2nd) Hungary 10-1 El Salvador in 1982 5th) France 7-3 Paraguay in 1958 5th) France 4-6 England in 2026 7th) Argentina 6-3 Mexico in 1930 7th) Hungary 9-0 Korea Republic in 1954 7th) West Germany 7-2 Turkey in 1954 7th) France 6-3 West Germany in 1958 7th) Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire in 1974

Austria 7-5 Switzerland

Switzerland 1954 | Group stage Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne 12 goals Austria goals: Theodor Wagner (25, 27 & 53), Alfred Korner (26 & 34), Ernst Ocwirk (32), Erich Probst (76) Switzerland goals: Robert Ballaman (16 & 39), Sepp Hugi (17, 19 & 60)

Austria v Switzerland 1954 — Football WC 1954: Quarter final Austria - Switzerland; Entering of the teams (Photo by RDB/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Brazil 6-5 Poland (AET)

France 1938 | First round Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg 11 goals Brazil goals: Leonidas (18, 93 & 104), Romeu (25), Peracio (44 & 71) Poland goals: Fryderyk Scherfke (23), Ernest Wilimowski (53, 59, 89 & 118)

Brazil line-up verus Poland at FWC 1938 — Brazilian national soccer team players are lined up before the start of their World Cup preliminary round soccer match against Poland 05 June 1938 in Strasbourg. Brazil defeated Poland 6-5 in extra time (4-4 at the end of regulation time) as forward Leonidas (3rd L), with coach Ademir Pimenta to his right, scored three goals. Polish forward Ernest Willimowski scored four goals for his team. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Hungary 8-3 West Germany

Switzerland 1954 | Group stage St. Jakob, Basel 11 goals Hungary goals: Sandor Kocsis (3, 21, 69 & 78), Ferenc Puskas (17), Nandor Hidegkuti (52 & 54), Jozsef Toth (75) West Germany goals: Alfred Pfaff (25), Helmut Rahn (77), Richard Herrmann (84)

Hungary score against West Germany in Basel in Group 2 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland — World Cup Finals, 1954, Basle, Switzerland, 20th June, 1954, Hungary 8 v Germany 3, Hungary's Budai shoots past German goalkeeper Turek to score during their Group two match (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Hungary 10-1 El Salvador

Spain 1982 | Group stage Nuevo Estadio, Elche 11 goals Hungary goals: Tibor Nyilasi (4 & 83), Gabor Poloskei (11), Laszlo Fazekas (23), Jozsef Toth (50), Laszlo Kiss (69, 72 & 76), Lazar Szentes (70) El Salvador goal: Luis Ramirez (64)

Hungary 10 - El Salvador 1 — Illustration Scoreboard during the first group stage at the 1982 FIFA World Cup match between Hungary and El Salvador, at Nuevo Estadio, Elche, Spain on 15 June 1982 ( Photo by Alain de Martignac / Onze / Icon Sport )

France 7-3 Paraguay

Sweden 1958 | Group stage Idrottsparken, Norrkoping 10 goals France goals: Just Fontaine (24, 30 & 67), Roger Piantoni (52), Maryan Wisniewski (61), Raymond Kopa (70), Jean Vincent (83) Paraguay goals: Florencio Amarilla (20 & 44), Jorge Romero (50)

Just Fontaine is lofted in the air by his France team-mates after victory over West Germany in the third-place play-off — l'attaquant français Just Fontaine est porté en triomphe par ses coéquipiers Yvon Douis, André Lerond et Jean Vincent (de G à D) après avoir marqué 4 buts contre l'Allemagne, le 28 juin 1958 à Göteborg, lors du match comptant pour la 3e place de la Coupe du monde de football. La France a battu l'Allemagne 6 buts à 3. Au cours de la compétition, Just Fontaine a marqué 13 buts, établissant un nouveau record pour une seule Coupe du monde. ..French forward Just Fontaine is carried off the field by his teammates (from L) Yvon Douis, Andre Lerond and Jean Vincent after scoring four goals against West Germany 28 June 1958 in Göteborg during the Soccer World Cup match for 3rd place. France beat West Germany 6-3 with the help of Fontaine, who finished the tournament with 13 goals, the most-ever scored in one World Cup. (Photo credit should read STAFF/AFP via Getty Images)

France 4-6 England

World Cup 2026 | Third-place play-off Miami Stadium, Miami 10 goals France goals: Mbappe (48 & 66), Barcola (54), Ousmane Dembele (90+6) England goals: Rice (3), Konsa (18), Saka (37, 45+1 & pen 87), Bellingham (90+8)

Bukayo Saka of England celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final between France and England at Miami Stadium — MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - JULY 18: Bukayo Saka #7 of England celebrates scoring his team's fourth goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Bronze Final between France and England at Miami Stadium on July 18, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Argentina 6-3 Mexico

Uruguay 1930 | Group stage Estadio Centenario, Montevideo 9 goals Argentina goals: Guillermo Stabile (8, 17 & 80), Adolfo Zumelzu (12 & 55), Francisco Varallo (53) Mexico goals: Manuel Rosas (42 & 65), Roberto Gayon (75)

Guillermo Stabile scores for Argentina against Mexico at the 1930 FIFA World Cup — Guillermo Stabile (right) heads the ball through a crowd of Mexican defenders to score for Argentina during the FIFA World Cup match at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, 19th July 1930. Argentina won 6-3. (Photo by Bob Thomas/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Hungary 9-0 Korea Republic

Switzerland 1954 | Group stage Hardturm, Zurich 9 goals Hungary goals: Ferenc Puskas (12 & 89), Mihaly Lantos (18), Sandor Kocsis (24, 36 & 50), Zoltan Czibor (59), Peter Palotas (75 & 83)

Sandor Kocsis scores a header for Hungary against Korea Republic in Zurich during Group 2 of the 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland — World Cup Finals, 1954, Zurich, Switzerland, 17th June, 1954, Hungary 9 v South Korea 0, Hungary attack the South Korean goal during their Group Two match (Photo by Haynes Archive/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

West Germany 7-2 Turkey

Switzerland 1954 | Group stage Hardturm, Zurich 9 goals West Germany goals: Ottmar Walter (7), Hans Schafer (12 & 79), Max Morlock (30, 60 & 77), Fritz Walter (62) Turkey goals: Mustafa Ertan (21), Lefter Kucukandonyadis (82)

West Germany's triumphant Switzerland 1954 squad pose — WM Aufgebot 1954. Deutschland - ovl. Bundestrainer Sepp Herberger, Masseur Erich Deuser, Günter Baumann, Herbert Erhardt, Alfred Pfaff, Richard Herrmann, Werner Kohlmeier, Heinz Kubsch, Helmut Rahn,Werner Liebrich, Horst Eckel, Fritz Walter, Hans Schäfer, Hans Bauer, Herbert Schäfer. uvl. Gerd Harpers, Fritz Laband, Ulrich Biesinger, Richard Gottinger, Jupp Posipal, Jupp Röhrig, Bernie Klodt, Toni Turek, Max Morlock, Karl Mai, Paul Mebus, Karl-Heinz Metzner, Heinrich Kwiatkowski.

France 6-3 West Germany

Sweden 1958 | Third-place play-off Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg 9 goals France goals: Just Fontaine (16, 36, 78 & 89), Raymond Kopa (27), Yvon Douis (50) West Germany goals: Hans Ciesclarczyk (18), Helmut Rahn (52), Hans Schafer (84)

Raymond Kopa scores for France against West Germany in the third-place play-off of the 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden — 1958 World Cup Third Place Play-Off, Gothenburg, Sweden, 28th June, 1958, France 6 v West Germany 3, Raymond Kopa scores a goal past West German goalkeeper Kwiatakowski to put France 2-0 ahead during the match (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire

Germany 1974 | Group stage Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen 9 goals Yugoslavia goals: Dusan Bajevic (8, 30 & 81), Dragan Dzajic (14), Ivica Surjak (18), Josip Katalinski (22), Vladislav Bogicevic (35), Branko Oblak (61), Ilija Petkovic (65)