Has a World Cup game ever ended 4-3?
Yes. World Cup has seen a final score of 4-3 27 times. It first happened on June 2, 1957, when China beat Indonesia, and most recently on March 26, 2026, when Kosovo beat Slovakia.
That makes 4-3 the 22nd most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 5-3 has happened 7 times and 4-4 has happened 8 times.
Every 4-3 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Kosovo over Slovakia | 2026 | |
| 2025-10-10 | Gabon over Gambia | 2025 | |
| 2025-06-09 | Belgium over Wales | 2025 | |
| 2024-06-10 | Ghana over Central African Republic | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-16 | Malaysia over Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | |
| 2019-11-14 | Myanmar over Tajikistan | 2019 | |
| 2018-06-30 | France over Argentina | 2018 | |
| 2017-10-07 | Belgium over Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2017 | |
| 2016-09-06 | Bulgaria over Luxembourg | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-14 | Congo over Ethiopia | 2015 | |
| 2015-10-13 | Chile over Peru | 2015 | |
| 2015-10-08 | Maldives over Bhutan | 2015 | |
| 2011-07-28 | Indonesia over Turkmenistan | 2011 | |
| 2008-06-17 | Cuba over Antigua and Barbuda | 2008 | |
| 2005-03-26 | Czech Republic over Finland | 2005 | |
| 2004-10-13 | Italy over Belarus | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-08 | Latvia over Luxembourg | 2004 | |
| 2003-11-16 | Guinea over Mozambique | 2003 | |
| 2001-03-28 | Bulgaria over Northern Ireland | 2001 | |
| 2001-03-25 | Malaysia over Palestine | 2001 | |
| 1997-10-11 | Germany over Albania | 1997 | |
| 1997-04-06 | Kenya over Burkina Faso | 1997 | |
| 1993-10-28 | Saudi Arabia over Iran | 1993 | |
| 1986-06-15 | Belgium over Russia | 1986 | |
| 1970-06-17 | Italy over Germany | 1970 | |
| 1960-10-26 | Germany over Northern Ireland | 1960 | |
| 1957-06-02 | China over Indonesia | 1957 |