World Cup
Portugal authored one of the biggest wins in the World Cup playoffs
With a 6-1 defeat to Switzerland, Portugal became the author of one of the biggest play-off wins in World Cup history. Only four teams won the qualifiers by a wide margin, including Italy in the round of 16 against the United States at the 1934 World Cup. And in the fights between European teams with a margin of 5 goals, only Germany won in the “Olympic” in the semi-final duel with Austria at the 1954 World Cup.
Yuri LYAHOVETSKY
Biggest wins in playoffs at World Championships
|
World Cup |
Scene |
National team |
Rival |
Control |
|
1938 |
1/4 |
Sweden |
Cuba |
8:0 |
|
1934 |
1/8 |
Italy |
United States of America |
7:1 |
|
2014 |
1/2 |
Germany |
Brazil |
7:1 |
|
1938 |
1/8 |
Hungary |
Dutch India |
6:0 |
|
1930 |
1/2 |
Argentina |
United States of America |
6:1 |
|
1930 |
1/2 |
Uruguay |
Yugoslavia |
6:1 |
|
1954 |
1/2 |
Germany |
Austria |
6:1 |
|
2022 |
1/8 |
Portugal |
Switzerland |
6:1 |
Source: Sport UA
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.