Has a World Cup game ever ended 5-3?
It has. 5-3 has been a World Cup final 7 times in 9,839 games. The first was France beat Republic of Ireland on October 4, 1953; the latest was Ukraine beat Iceland on October 10, 2025.
That makes 5-3 the 30th most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 6-3 has happened 7 times and 5-4 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 31 years, between 1966 and 1997.
Every 5-3 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Ukraine over Iceland | 2025 | |
| 2013-10-15 | Germany over Sweden | 2013 | |
| 2011-07-23 | Singapore over Malaysia | 2011 | |
| 2007-11-20 | Venezuela over Bolivia | 2007 | |
| 1997-11-16 | Uruguay over Ecuador | 1997 | |
| 1966-07-23 | Portugal over North Korea | 1966 | |
| 1953-10-04 | France over Republic of Ireland | 1953 |
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