The FIFA World Cup brings together the best of the best, but sometimes big-time blowouts can occur. European side Hungary owns the record for the biggest defeat inflicted on an opponent, while Spain’s 7-0 group-stage rout of Costa Rica in 2022 is the most recent example.

Biggest Defeats in World Cup History

Two nations are on the right side of history having won games by a goal differential of plus-nine, with one country achieving the feat twice. The most goals scored in a World Cup game by one team is Hungary’s 10 against El Salvador in 1982. When combining two teams, Austria and Switzerland scored 12 in a 1954 fixture with the former winning 7-5.

Brazil holds the record for most goals scored in a World Cup Final with its 5-2 win over Sweden in 1958. Hungary has scored the most goals by a nation in one World Cup with 27 tallies in 1954. Forward Oleg Salenko scored five goals in Russia’s 6-1 win over Cameroon in its final group stage contest at the 1994 World Cup.

Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.