Highest Scoring Matches in World Cup History

About This Dataset

Highest Scoring Matches in World Cup History

Highest Scoring Matches in World Cup History is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1938 to 2014 . The data tracks Total Goals in World Cup Match .

Germany vs Brazil 2014 recorded 8 in 2014.

Covered categories include: Brazil vs Poland 1938, Sweden vs Cuba 1938, Austria vs Switzerland 1954, Hungary vs West Germany 1954, France vs Paraguay 1958 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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Austria vs Switzerland 1954 leads with 12 in 2014.
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Average value in 2014: 8  ·  median: 8.
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1954 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
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Gap in 2014: Austria vs Switzerland 1954 is 1.5× larger than Germany vs Brazil 2014.

Highest Scoring Matches in World Cup History

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Data Insights

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  6 years
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Top Value
12
Austria vs Switzerland 1954
Total Goals in World Cup Match · 1954
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Metrics
1
Total Goals in World Cup Match
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Period
1938 – 2014
6 years of data

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Total Goals in World Cup Match · ranked by 2014

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# Category 1938 1954 1958 1974 1982 2014 Change Source
🥇 Austria vs Switzerland 1954 — 12 — — — — —
🥈 Hungary vs El Salvador 1982 — — — — 12 — —
🥉 Brazil vs Poland 1938 11 — — — — — —
4 Sweden vs Cuba 1938 11 — — — — — —
5 Hungary vs West Germany 1954 — 11 — — — — —
6 France vs Paraguay 1958 — — 9 — — — —
7 Yugoslavia vs Zaire 1974 — — — 9 — — —
8 Germany vs Brazil 2014 — — — — — 8 —

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