Teams with the Most Goals in a Single World Cup Edition

Data released by the International Federation of Association Football shows a list of teams with the most goals scored in a single edition of the World Cup, with Hungary and West Germany leading the historical editions, especially the 1954 World Cup which witnessed the highest scoring rates in the history of the tournament.

The ranking of teams with the most goals scored in a single World Cup edition, according to FIFA data, is as follows:

First place: Hungary - 1954: Scored 27 goals in 5 matches with an average of 5.4 goals per match.

Second place: West Germany - 1954: Scored 25 goals in 6 matches with an average of 4.2 goals per match.

Third place: France - 1958: Scored 23 goals in 6 matches with an average of 3.8 goals per match.

Fourth place: Brazil - 1950: Scored 22 goals in 6 matches with an average of 3.7 goals per match.

Fifth place: Brazil - 1970: Scored 19 goals in 6 matches with an average of 3.2 goals per match.

Argentina also came in sixth place, scoring 18 goals in 5 matches during the 1930 edition, while Brazil is in seventh place with 18 goals in 7 matches in the 2002 edition, and Germany is in eighth place with 18 goals in 7 matches during the 2014 edition.

In ninth place, Austria came in the 1954 edition with 17 goals in 5 matches, and Portugal came in tenth place in the 1966 edition with 17 goals in 6 matches, and in eleventh place is West Germany with 17 goals in 6 matches in the 1970 edition.