Stats: Highest scoring FIFA World Cup matches

Thomas Muller in action

It was one of the worst semi-final defeats in a world cup with the hosts Brazil going down 1-7 to the brutal Germany.

It all happened in the first half. It took just 6 minutes, from 24 minutes to 26 minutes of the game to rattle the Brazilian defence and put the ball past Julio Cesar.

Two goals from Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle, and Thomas Muller, Miroslav Klose and Sami Khedira with one goal each closed the match for Germany and doomed Brazil for their worst ever defeat since their loss in 1950 final.

Klose’s scored the first goal in 23rd minute and that was the beginning of a flurry of goals to come which made him the top goal scorer in World Cup with 16 goals.

Toni Kroos scored twice in 24th and 26th minute and then Sami Khedira strike on 29th minute to finish off a breathtaking tactical gameplay by Germans to make it 5-0.

The 7-1 result is the heaviest defeat for a host nation in World cup history.

So which where the other games in the world cup where the teams have beaten their counter-part by huge margins?Here are some of the biggest goal margin defeats in World Cup matches? Here are some of the top goal margins scored in Fifa World Cup matches.

Hungary 10-1 El Salvador- 1982

The record for most number of goals in a World Cup match occurred in a match between Hungary and El-Salvador in the year 1982. The final score was 10-1, where Hungary scored them all.

Hungary scored the most number of goals in a single world cup match. In this particular match, Lazlo Kiss, the substitute scored a blistering seven minute hattrick, and despite his heroics Hungary failed to qualify to the next round.

Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire-1974

The inexperienced Zaire team were run over by Yugoslavia, and Dusan Bajevic scored a hattrick to win it for Yugoslavia.

Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia-2002

This was Germany biggest world cup win with Miroslav Klose scoring a hattrick in Japan.

Uruguay 8-0 Bolivia-1950

This was the biggest win for Uraguay playing against their South American neighbours. Oscar Miguez scored a hattrick to win the match for Uruguay.

Sweden 8-0 Cuba- 1938

The Cuban team had defeated Romania in the previous match, but there passage ended with the big defeat at the hands of Sweden and it is one of the biggest ever defeat margins in group stages of World cup.

Portugal 7-0 North Korea- 2010

Simao, Hugo Almedia, Ronaldo and Tiago scored a goal each, a second finish by Tiago made sure that North Korea never came back from the drubbing.

The most number of goals however scored in a World Cup qualifying match goes to Australia and American Samoa where the match finished at an astonishing score line which read 31-0.