Top 5 number of goals scored during the group stage of a single FIFA World Cup edition

Netherlands v Spain: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final
Netherlands v Spain: 2010 FIFA World Cup Final

#4. 2006 FIFA World Cup- 117 goals

Final Italy v France - World Cup 2006
Final Italy v France - World Cup 2006

The 2006 World Cup in Germany saw 147 goals being scored and 81.25% of those were scored during the group stages. The highest scoring matches of the tournament were Argentina’s 6-0 trouncing of Serbia and Montenegro and Germany’s 4-2 win over Costa Rica in the tournament opener. A few one-sided high scoring matches included Spain and Ukraine beating Ukraine and Saudi Arabia respectively by 4-0.

There were a few high scoring matches during the group stage. They were Ivory Coast’s 3-2 win over Serbia and Montenegro and 2-2 draws between England and Sweden and Australia and Croatia. The 2006 World Cup is the third lowest when it comes to goals to match ratio.

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