Has a World Cup game ever ended 8-1?
Yes. World Cup has seen a final score of 8-1 21 times. It first happened on April 20, 1969, when Poland beat Luxembourg, and most recently on November 15, 2024, when New Zealand beat Vanuatu.
That makes 8-1 the 24th most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 9-1 has happened 8 times and 8-2 has happened 2 times.
Every 8-1 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | New Zealand over Vanuatu | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-16 | Qatar over Afghanistan | 2023 | |
| 2021-06-11 | Kyrgyzstan over Myanmar | 2021 | |
| 2016-11-13 | Belgium over Estonia | 2016 | |
| 2013-10-11 | Netherlands over Hungary | 2013 | |
| 2012-10-16 | Honduras over Canada | 2012 | |
| 2012-09-07 | Bosnia and Herzegovina over Liechtenstein | 2012 | |
| 2011-09-06 | Antigua and Barbuda over United States Virgin Islands | 2011 | |
| 2008-05-31 | Malawi over Djibouti | 2008 | |
| 2007-10-28 | Hong Kong over Timor-Leste | 2007 | |
| 2005-06-04 | Czech Republic over Andorra | 2005 | |
| 2004-03-27 | Suriname over Aruba | 2004 | |
| 2001-06-06 | Vanuatu over Cook Islands | 2001 | |
| 2001-05-26 | Lebanon over Pakistan | 2001 | |
| 2001-04-16 | Fiji over Tonga | 2001 | |
| 2000-06-18 | Guatemala over Antigua and Barbuda | 2000 | |
| 1997-09-06 | Romania over Liechtenstein | 1997 | |
| 1996-10-06 | Serbia over Faroe Islands | 1996 | |
| 1993-07-02 | Syria over Taiwan | 1993 | |
| 1973-08-29 | Netherlands over Iceland | 1973 | |
| 1969-04-20 | Poland over Luxembourg | 1969 |