Other 3 more impressive as they did it in fewer games^

Every World Cup match to achieve 10+ goals:

12 goals:

Austria 7 - 5 Switzerland. 26th June 1954

11 goals:

Brazil 6 - 5 Poland, 5th June 1938

Hungary 8 - 3 West Germany, 20th June 1954

Hungary 10 - 1 El Salvador, 15th June 1982

10 goals:

France 7 - 3 Paraguay, 8th June 1958

England 6 - 4 France, 18th July 2026

7.6m average tv crowd on BBC1 - peak of 10.3m - see 10 goal thriller including hat-trick for Saka (unused in semifinal against Argentina) & double for Mbappè as England beat France in ‘bronze medal match’ to finish 3rd in World Cup. #ENGFRA. Ratings data courtesy of @Digital_i_

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5 hours ago, Dobbo said:

Highest scoring game in WC history is actually Austria 7-5 Switzerland in 1954.

And Kane got a hat-trick in 2018 vs Panama.

Don't know where you're getting your stats from Crazy Chris

BBC commentator said it last night..so they're getting facts wrong them. Heard one on Sky News today say again that no country has ever won 2 consecutive. Emailed them, Brazil, 58, 62.

Edited yesterday at 16:151 day by CRAZY CHRIS

3 hours ago, Dobbo said:

Other 3 more impressive as they did it in fewer games^

But football was different in the 50s, with 4-2-4 being the normal formation, was t ubtil the 60s when the anti football defensive formations started!0

Was a good game that lastnyt and quite normal for a 3rd place playoff to be a goal fest as the shackles are off and there’s less Preasure.

Although I enjoyed it it didn’t feel edge of your seat as there was no jeopardy compared to the proper knock out games so no where near the best game of the tournament for me. That’ll always be the Cape Verde Argentina one for me, my adrenaline was pumping after that, so much so I watched the 3am game Colombia as I couldn’t sleep 😂

49 minutes ago, Steve201 said:

Was a good game that lastnyt and quite normal for a 3rd place playoff to be a goal fest as the shackles are off and there’s less Preasure.

Although I enjoyed it it didn’t feel edge of your seat as there was no jeopardy compared to the proper knock out games so no where near the best game of the tournament for me. That’ll always be the Cape Verde Argentina one for me, my adrenaline was pumping after that, so much so I watched the 3am game Colombia as I couldn’t sleep 😂

Same for me. That was edge of the seat stuff. Wish they'd put the Argies out. Would have been biggest WC story ever..

I can clearly remember when Argentina won their first in 1978. Final was on a Sat then and I think only on ITV.

Edited yesterday at 16:301 day by CRAZY CHRIS

58 minutes ago, CRAZY CHRIS said:

Same for me. That was edge of the seat stuff. Wish they'd put the Argies out. Would have been biggest WC story ever..

I can clearly remember when Argentina won their first in 1978. Final was on a Sat then and I think only on ITV.

Are you sure it was on a Saturday? 😅

56 minutes ago, Houdini said:

Are you sure it was on a Saturday? 😅

Fairly sure but will check.

EDIT. Was a Sunday. Sorry. No more facts lol.

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3 hours ago, CRAZY CHRIS said:

Same for me. That was edge of the seat stuff. Wish they'd put the Argies out. Would have been biggest WC story ever..

I can clearly remember when Argentina won their first in 1978. Final was on a Sat then and I think only on ITV.

It was on the BBC as well.

The hat-trick fact referred only to the knock-out stage. Kane's hat-trick against Panama was in a group match.