Has a World Cup game ever ended 7-2?
Yes. World Cup has seen a final score of 7-2 7 times. It first happened on June 20, 1937, when Sweden beat Estonia, and most recently on November 15, 2021, when Niger beat Djibouti.
That makes 7-2 the 30th most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 8-2 has happened 2 times and 7-3 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 36 years, between 1965 and 2001.
Every 7-2 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-15 | Niger over Djibouti | 2021 | |
| 2011-07-23 | China over Laos | 2011 | |
| 2001-06-08 | Solomon Islands over Vanuatu | 2001 | |
| 1965-08-01 | Chile over Colombia | 1965 | |
| 1957-04-28 | Mexico over United States | 1957 | |
| 1954-06-23 | Germany over Turkey | 1954 | |
| 1937-06-20 | Sweden over Estonia | 1937 |
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