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

#1. 2014 FIFA World Cup- 136 goals

The 2014 World Cup saw 136 goals being scored during the group stages

The 2014 World Cup in Brazil equalled 1998 World Cup’s record of 171 goals for the most scored in a tournament. It also bettered 2002 World Cup’s record for the most number of goals scored in the group stages with 136 goals (79.53%).

The highest scoring match during the group stages was France’s 5-2 win over Switzerland. Other one-sided high scoring encounters included Netherlands’ 5-1 drubbing of Spain, Algeria’s 4-2 win over South Korea, Colombia’s 4-1 thrashing of Japan and 4-0 drubbings by Germany and Croatia against Portugal and Cameroon respectively.

There were a few exciting high scoring matches during the tournament. These included 3-2 wins by Netherlands and Argentina against Australia and Nigeria respectively.