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Match · 1974 World Cup

Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire

Yugoslavia won 9–0 · Group stage

No win at the 1974 World Cup was bigger — Yugoslavia by nine. Nine goals — nothing at the 1974 World Cup outscored it. Yugoslavia beat Zaire 9–0 in the group stage of the 1974 World Cup.

9
Goals
9
Margin
1974
Edition
Highest-scoring match of the 1974 World Cup (9 goals)Biggest win of the 1974 World Cup (by 9)Most goals by one team in a 1974 World Cup match (9)
The scoreline — Yugoslavia 9–0 Zaire.

Yugoslavia beat Zaire 9–0 in the group stage of the 1974 World Cup at Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen on 1974-06-18.

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The match

RoundGroup
Date1974-06-18
GroundParkstadion, Gelsenkirchen
Full-timeYugoslavia 9–0 Zaire

Source: 1974 World Cup match record, via openfootball (public-domain data) — source

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