00:06Spain's 7-0 thrashing of Costa Rica was the most one-sided result of the last World Cup.
00:11During the first matchday of Group E, the Europeans eased into a 5-0 lead,
00:17before padding their goal difference with two more strikes in injury time.
00:22But it barely rakes a mention in the history of biggest wins on the biggest stage.
00:28The minor places on the podium are occupied by a pair of 9-0 thrashings.
00:34The first occurred back in 1954, when Hungary's marvellous Magyars destroyed South Korea.
00:42The great Ferenic Puska scored twice on the night, as the tournament favourites powered their way towards the final,
00:49where they would come unstuck against West Germany.
00:5420 years later, Yugoslavia showed no mercy to Zaire, the only African nation at the 1974 World Cup.
01:02They raced to a 6-0 halftime lead, before cruising to victory.
01:07Zaire departed the tournament with no wins, no goals scored, and a minus 14 goal difference.
01:16But it's back to Hungary for the most convincing win in World Cup history.
01:22At Spain 82, El Salvador were put to the sword, crumbling 10-1.
01:28The highlight was Lachler Kiss scoring a seven-minute hat-trick,
01:32the fastest in World Cup history, and the first by a substitute.
01:38Despite this pummeling, Hungary still failed to progress beyond the group phase.
01:47Larger scorelines have been registered during World Cup qualification,
01:51not bigger than Australia's 31-0 hammering of American Samoa in 2001.
01:58Remarkably, this advanced the record the Socceroos had set only two days previously,
02:03with a 22-0 round of Tonga.
02:07Current Australian manager Tony Popovich found the back of the net in both fixtures.
02:12The most impressive scoreline during qualification for the 2026 World Cup
02:17occurred when Norway dispatched Moldova 11-1 in Oslo.
02:23The romp included five goals credited to the most potent finisher in the modern game,
02:29Erling Haaland.
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