When we look up FIFA’s history, it is quite a vast topic; this was first held in on1930, and FIFA decided to start their own international tournament, which was held in the 1932 summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The history of the FIFA world says that the year in which the most goals are scored is 1954. The list of highest-scoring matches are:
| Goals scored | Score | World Cup |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Austria 7-5 Switzerland | Switzerland 1954 |
| 11 | Hungary 10-1 El Salvador | Spain 1982 |
| 11 | Hungary 8-3 Germany | Switzerland 1954 |
| 11 | Brazil 6-5 Poland | France 1938 |
| 10 | France 7-3 Paraguay | Sweden 1958 |
Match Between Austria and Switzerland
It was the match of a lifetime and the highest goal-scoring match in the World Cup. Switzerland gave a tough fight to Austria, but at last, the victory went to Austria; at Lausanne, they played in the quarterfinals. Josef Hugi from Austria and Theodor Wagner from Switzerland scored twice in the first half, first 20 minutes of the game, the score was 3-0, but Austria’s goal was five in the next 15 minutes to go into the break with a 5-4 lead.
However, due to the high temperature that day, the second half was quieter, with the three goals completed by Wagner and Hugi marks. Austria went on to win the match by 7-5. The score line would have been even higher had Robert Korner of Austria did not miss a penalty kick.
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Match Between Hungary and EI Salvador
This match’s name has its importance in the history of the FIFA world cup. Hungary became the first country to make ten goals during this match, giving EI Salvador a crushing defeat.
Six Hungarian players found the back of the net in this group-stage fixture, led by a second-half hat-trick from Laszlo Kiss. Tibor Nyilasi and Laszlo Fazekas scored a brace to help Hungary reach double figures. Luis Ramirez found a consolation goal for El Salvador. However, Belgium and Argentina eliminated Hungary and El Salvador in the group stage.
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Match Between Hungary and Germany
It was a match of daring ones. It was a close match held in Switzerland in the year 1954. Hungary won this by 8-3, making 11 goals in total. Hungary appeared in World Cup in Switzerland as the reigning Olympic champions, having clinched the top prize at Helsinki in 1952. Their dream run continued at the World Cup with this big win against Germany in the group stage match.
Match Between Brazil and Poland
In this, Brazil defeated Poland by the score of 6-5. This match was held on the ground in France in 1938; the round of 16 matches saw Polish striker Ernst Willimowski become the first player who scores four goals in a single world cup match. Through this article, we can conclude that most numbers of the highest goals were made in 1954 when the match between Austria and Switzerland.
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