Biggest Winning Margins in World Cup History

About This Dataset

Biggest Winning Margins in World Cup History is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1938 to 2002 . The data tracks Goal Difference in World Cup Match .

Germany vs Saudi Arabia 2002 recorded 7 in 2002.

Covered categories include: Sweden vs Cuba 1938, Brazil vs Sweden 1950, Hungary vs South Korea 1954, Austria vs Switzerland 1954, Yugoslavia vs Zaire 1974 and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Hungary vs El Salvador 1982 leads with 10 in 2002.

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Average value in 2002: 7 · median: 7.

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1954 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Gap in 2002: Hungary vs El Salvador 1982 is 1.7× larger than Brazil vs Bolivia 1974.

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Data Insights

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Data Points

8 categories · 6 years

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Top Value

Hungary vs El Salvador 1982

Goal Difference in World Cup Match · 1982

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Goal Difference in World Cup Match

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1938 – 2002

6 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Goal Difference in World Cup Match · ranked by 2002

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#	Category	1938	1950	1954	1974	1982	2002	Change
🥇	Hungary vs El Salvador 1982	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
🥈	Hungary vs South Korea 1954	—	—	9	—	—	—	—
🥉	Yugoslavia vs Zaire 1974	—	—	—	9	—	—	—
4	Sweden vs Cuba 1938	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
5	Germany vs Saudi Arabia 2002	—	—	—	—	—	7	—
6	Brazil vs Sweden 1950	—	6	—	—	—	—	—
7	Austria vs Switzerland 1954	—	—	6	—	—	—	—
8	Brazil vs Bolivia 1974	—	—	—	6	—	—	—