FIFA World Cup qualifiers: 5 most historic European playoff fixtures 

#4 Yugoslavia 12-1 Hungary (1998)

Peda Mijatovic scored seven times in the tie to give Yugoslavia a record win

No controversies here - the 1998 Playoff tie between Yugoslavia and Hungary finds a place in this list purely because of the thrashing the Hungarians received.

It wasn't much of a surprise as the Yugoslavians had a strong squad and were considered to be one of the dark horses for the World Cup if they could get there. The team comprising of Savo Milosevic and Dejan Savicevic ensured that playoff victory would be a cakewalk for the Balkan nation.

Within ten minutes of the first leg in Hungary, the Yugoslavians were already 3-0 up and then they started to kick it up a notch. Reigning Ballon d'Or runner-up Peda Mijatovic would score another three goals in 25 minutes followed by another from Savo Milosevic as the Hungarians were humbled 1-7.

Hatrick hero Mijatovic would score another four goals to squash the Hungarians 5-0 in the second leg at the stadium of the former Champions league winners Red Star Belgrade. All said and done, the Yugoslavians secured a UEFA playoff record 12-1 aggregate victory.

At the World Cup, Yugoslavia would hold Germany to a draw before getting eliminated by the Netherlands in the second round. It would be one of the last major tournaments that the unified Yugoslavia would compete in before partition saw them getting broken up into smaller nations like Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro.