The Highest Scores in World Cup

By Tariq Ali

Netherlands defeated Chile by a record margin of 14 - 0 at Bhubaneswar in the  FIH Hockey Men's World Cup, 2023. The Dutch were 5-0 at the half time interval. For Netherlands Jip Janssen scored 4 goals and Thierry Brinkman with 3 goals was the another hat trick scorer in the match.

The Highest Scores by a team in a match in the World Cup Tournaments:
NED 14 - 0 CHL (5-0) Bhubaneswar 2023
AUS 12 - 0 RSA (5-0) New Delhi 2010
PAK 12 - 3 NZL (7-2) Bombay 1982
AUS 11 - 0 CHN (6-0) Bhubaneswar 2018
PAK   9 - 0 IRE (6-0) Buenos Aires 1978
AUS.  9 - 0 GHA (4-0) Kuala Lumpur 1975
KOR.  9 - 2 CAN (2-0) New Delhi 2010
FRG.  9 - 4 POL (3-1) Buenos Aires 1978
NED.  8 - 0 ITA (2-0) Buenos Aires 1978
AUS.  8 - 0 POL (4-0) Utrecht 1998
AUS.  8 - 0 MAS (1-0) Utrecht 1998
AUS.  8 - 0 FRA (4-0) Bhubaneswar 2023
NZL.  8 - 1 JAP (4-1) Amsterdam 1973
NED.  8 - 1 BEL (2-1) Sydney 1994
AUS.  8 - 1 ENG (3-0) Bhubaneswar 2018