Four-time champions Germany looked capable of setting a new record for the biggest win in FIFA World Cup history on Sunday as they romped to a 7-1 victory over debutants Curaçao. However, 44 years after Hungary’s record 10-1 demolition of El Salvador, no team has managed to surpass the tournament’s biggest-ever win. ABIODUN ADEWALE revisits some of the World Cup’s most emphatic victories
Hungary 10-1 El Salvador – 1982
In June 15, 1982, exactly 44 years ago, Hungary became the only team to score 10 goals in a single men’s World Cup match, defeating El Salvador 10-1 in their opening game at the tournament in Spain. The nine-goal winning margin remains a joint World Cup record.
In that historic victory, substitute László Kiss stole the show. Coming off the bench in the second half, he scored a hat-trick. Not only is it the only World Cup hat-trick scored by a
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