The map above shows which country is responsible for the largest defeat at men’s senior level association football. Interestingly, England appears most often on the map despite not winning a World Cup since 1966.
Flag indicates the winner in each country’s largest ever defeat in men’s senior-level association football.
If a country has lost by the same record margin multiple times, the most recent match is used.
For countries that no longer exist (e.g., Soviet Union, Yugoslavia), the official FIFA-recognized successor team is used.
The data comes from Wikipedia and was accurate as of 2022.
Some notable countries include:
- Brazil losing to Germany 7-1 in the 2014 World Cup
- US defeated by Norway 11-0 in 1948
- Canada defeated by Mexico 8–0 in the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- North Korea defeating Guam 21-0 in the 2005 East Asian Football Championship
- Uruguay losing 6-0 to Argentina in 1902
- Italy losing to Hungary 7–1 at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Germany losing to the England Amateurs 9–0 in 1909
- England losing to Hungary 7–1 in 1954
- Argentina losing to Spain 6–1 in the 2018 World Cup
- France losing 17–1 to Denmark in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Spain losing to England 7–1 in 1931
- Netherlands losing to England 12–2 in 1907
- Turkey losing to England 8–0 in 1987
- Sweden losing to Great Britain (not England) 12–1 at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Portugal losing 10-0 to England in 1947
- Chile losing to Brazil in 1959
- Australia losing 8-0 to South Africa in 1955
- India losing 11–1 to the Soviet Union (now Russia) in 1955
- Russia (as Russian Empire) losing 16–0 to Germany in the 1912 Summer Olympics
- Brazil defeating China 8–0 in 2012
- Greenland losing to the Isle of Man 6-0 in 2017
Any other interesting results you know about?
David Puente Cano says
“Argentina losing to Spain 6–1 in the 2018 World Cup”.
Was a friendly game. Not official World Cup game.
John McGee says
England defeated Croatia 7-0 less than three weeks ago.