Has a World Cup game ever ended 5-2?
Yes. World Cup has seen a final score of 5-2 48 times. It first happened on April 8, 1934, when Netherlands beat Republic of Ireland, and most recently on September 4, 2021, when Israel beat Austria.
That makes 5-2 the 19th most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 6-2 has happened 20 times and 5-3 has happened 7 times.
Every 5-2 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-04 | Israel over Austria | 2021 | |
| 2021-09-02 | Belgium over Estonia | 2021 | |
| 2019-09-05 | Syria over Philippines | 2019 | |
| 2018-06-23 | Belgium over Tunisia | 2018 | |
| 2017-10-07 | Switzerland over Hungary | 2017 | |
| 2015-10-13 | Syria over Afghanistan | 2015 | |
| 2015-10-07 | Kenya over Mauritius | 2015 | |
| 2014-06-20 | France over Switzerland | 2014 | |
| 2013-10-15 | Moldova over Montenegro | 2013 | |
| 2013-09-10 | Argentina over Paraguay | 2013 | |
| 2011-09-02 | Antigua and Barbuda over Curaçao | 2011 | |
| 2011-06-15 | Belize over Montserrat | 2011 | |
| 2009-10-14 | Spain over Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2009 | |
| 2009-10-10 | Greece over Latvia | 2009 | |
| 2005-10-08 | Mexico over Guatemala | 2005 | |
| 2005-09-04 | Nigeria over Algeria | 2005 | |
| 2005-03-30 | Turkey over Georgia | 2005 | |
| 2005-03-27 | Ecuador over Paraguay | 2005 | |
| 2004-10-09 | Brazil over Venezuela | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-08 | Lebanon over Maldives | 2004 | |
| 2004-08-18 | Honduras over Costa Rica | 2004 | |
| 2002-06-13 | Brazil over Costa Rica | 2002 | |
| 2001-05-03 | Uzbekistan over Turkmenistan | 2001 | |
| 2001-03-11 | Egypt over Algeria | 2001 | |
| 2001-01-06 | Costa Rica over Guatemala | 2001 | |
| 2000-07-16 | Honduras over El Salvador | 2000 | |
| 1996-10-09 | Argentina over Venezuela | 1996 | |
| 1993-06-02 | Czechoslovakia over Romania | 1993 | |
| 1992-10-28 | Austria over Israel | 1992 | |
| 1982-06-15 | Scotland over New Zealand | 1982 | |
| 1980-07-13 | DR Congo over Mozambique | 1980 | |
| 1977-12-04 | South Korea over Hong Kong | 1977 | |
| 1977-10-30 | Australia over Hong Kong | 1977 | |
| 1970-06-07 | Germany over Bulgaria | 1970 | |
| 1969-06-19 | Sweden over Norway | 1969 | |
| 1965-09-19 | Yugoslavia over Luxembourg | 1965 | |
| 1961-07-01 | Russia over Norway | 1961 | |
| 1958-06-29 | Brazil over Sweden | 1958 | |
| 1958-06-24 | Brazil over France | 1958 | |
| 1957-09-11 | Netherlands over Luxembourg | 1957 | |
| 1957-09-04 | Belgium over Iceland | 1957 | |
| 1956-12-05 | England over Denmark | 1956 | |
| 1950-07-02 | Chile over United States | 1950 | |
| 1949-09-21 | United States over Cuba | 1949 | |
| 1949-09-18 | Yugoslavia over Israel | 1949 | |
| 1949-06-26 | Switzerland over Luxembourg | 1949 | |
| 1934-05-27 | Germany over Belgium | 1934 | |
| 1934-04-08 | Netherlands over Republic of Ireland | 1934 |