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Most Goals Scored in a Single Tournament (Team)
This list features the national teams that have scored the most goals during a single FIFA World Cup campaign.
RANK | NATION | GOALS SCORED | YEAR |
1 | Hungary | 27 | 1954 |
2 | West Germany | 25 | 1954 |
3 | France | 23 | 1958 |
4 | Brazil | 22 | 1950 |
5 | England | 20 | 2026 |
6 | France | 20 | 2026 |
7 | Brazil | 19 | 1970 |
8 | Argentina | 19 | 2026 |
9 | Argentina | 18 | 1930 |
10 | Brazil | 18 | 2002 |
11 | Germany | 18 | 2014 |
12 | Austria | 17 | 1954 |
13 | Portugal | 17 | 1966 |
14 | West Germany | 17 | 1970 |
15 | Uruguay | 16 | 1954 |
16 | Brazil | 16 | 1958 |
17 | Poland | 16 | 1974 |
18 | France | 16 | 1982 |
19 | Germany | 16 | 2010 |
20 | Belgium | 16 | 2018 |
21 | France | 16 | 2022 |
22 | Uruguay | 15 | 1930 |
23 | Hungary | 15 | 1938 |
24 | Uruguay | 15 | 1950 |
25 | West Germany | 15 | 1966 |
26 | Netherlands | 15 | 1974 |
27 | Argentina | 15 | 1978 |
28 | Netherlands | 15 | 1978 |
29 | Brazil | 15 | 1982 |
30 | West Germany | 15 | 1990 |
31 | Sweden | 15 | 1994 |
32 | France | 15 | 1998 |
33 | Netherlands | 15 | 2014 |
34 | Argentina | 15 | 2022 |
References
Wikipedia. (2025). 1930 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1934 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1938 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1950 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1954 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1958 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1962 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1966 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1970 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1974 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1978 FIFA World Cup – FIFA retrospective ranking. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup#FIFA_retrospective_ranking (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1982 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1986 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1990 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1994 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 1998 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2002 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2006 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2010 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2014 FIFA World Cup – Final standings. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup#Final_standings (Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2018 FIFA World Cup. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup#(Accessed 1 December 2025).
Wikipedia. (2025). 2022 FIFA World Cup. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup#(Accessed 1 December 2025).
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