Has a World Cup game ever ended 8-2?
It has. 8-2 has been a World Cup final 2 times in 9,839 games. The first was Scotland beat Northern Ireland on October 1, 1949; the latest was Egypt beat Namibia on July 13, 2001.
That makes 8-2 the 38th most common final score out of 53 that have ever occurred in World Cup. One point away, 9-2 has happened 1 times and 8-3 has happened 2 times. At one point the score disappeared for 52 years, between 1949 and 2001.
Every 8-2 in World Cup history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-13 | Egypt over Namibia | 2001 | |
| 1949-10-01 | Scotland over Northern Ireland | 1949 |