Worst World Cup losses: Brazil's 7-1 defeat not most lopsided in history
Germany beat Brazil 7-1 on Tuesday, ending the host country's run in the World Cup semifinals. The German team scored four goals in less than seven minutes (23', 24', 26', 29'). Germany's Miroslav Klose also became the World Cup's all-time leading scorer during the game.
ESPN reports that this is just second time ever that Brazil has conceded 7+ goals in a game. (The first was against Yugoslavia in 1934.) It was also the worst ever loss by a host country.
EPOCH Times put together a list of some of the highest scoring World Cup matches.
Among the matches more lopsided that Brazil's 7-1 defeat: Hungary's 10-1 win over El Salvador in 1982.
Other high-scoring contests:
1974: Yugoslavia 9-0 Zaire
1954: Hungary 9-0 South Korea
2002: Germany 8-0 Saudi Arabia
1950: Uruguay 8-0 Bolivia
1938: Sweden 8-0 Cuba
2010: Portugal 7-0 North Korea
1974: Poland 7-0 Haiti
1954: Turkey 7-0 South Korea
1954: Uruguay 7-0 Scotland