# The biggest wins in World Cup history

Hungary's 10-1 against El Salvador at Spain 82 is still the record: the most one-sided wins in the history of the men's World Cup. Which one do you remember?

- 27 votes · 11 items
- Sep 17, 2025 · Yesenia Ruiz
- https://even.best/en/l/2979/the-biggest-wins-in-world-cup-history

## Top 11

1. **Hungary 9-0 South Korea (1954)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Group stage. The Golden Team of Puskás and Kocsis.
2. **Uruguay 7-0 Scotland (1954)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Group stage. The holders swept the Scots aside.
3. **Hungary 10-1 El Salvador (1982)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Group stage. The only men's World Cup game in which a team scored ten.
4. **Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire (1974)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Group stage. The first World Cup for a sub-Saharan African team.
5. **Sweden 8-0 Cuba (1938)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Quarter-final. The biggest win in a knockout game.
6. **Poland 7-0 Haiti (1974)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Group stage. Lato's Poland, third at that World Cup.
7. **Portugal 7-0 North Korea (2010)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Group stage. In the Cape Town rain.
8. **Uruguay 8-0 Bolivia (1950)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Group stage. On the way to the Maracanazo.
9. **Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia (2002)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Group stage. Klose scored a hat-trick of headers.
10. **Turkey 7-0 South Korea (1954)** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Group stage. Another hard day for Korea in Switzerland.
11. **Spain 7-0 Costa Rica (2022)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Group stage. Spain's opening game in Qatar.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.