MOST PROLIFIC EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS
Most prolific European World Cup qualifiers
The Portugal vs Armenia match (9-1) on 16 November was already the third in the 2026 World Cup qualification in the European zone to feature double-digit goals. This is more than in any other edition of the tournament in its nearly century-long history.
Another recent qualifier (9 September) between Norway and Moldova brought 12 goals (11-1) and became the joint-highest scoring in the history of the tournament. Previously, 3 matches were as prolific, all being played in last century.
Here is the list of World Cup qualifiers between European teams with a double-digit total of goals.
| WORLD CUP QUA | LIFIERS (EUROPE) | MOST | GOALS | IN A GAME |
| Home Team | Away Team | Goals | Score | Date |
| Hungary | Greece | 12 | 11:1 | 25/03/1938 |
| Germany | Cyprus | 12 | 12:0 | 21/05/1969 |
| Liechtenstein | North Macedonia | 12 | 1:11 | 08/11/1996 |
| Norway | Moldova | 12 | 11:1 | 09/09/2025 |
| England | Northern Ireland | 11 | 9:2 | 16/11/1949 |
| Belgium | Iceland | 11 | 8:3 | 05/06/1957 |
| Belgium | San Marino | 11 | 10:1 | 28/02/2001 |
| Luxembourg | Germany | 10 | 1:9 | 11/03/1934 |
| Northern Ireland | Scotland | 10 | 2:8 | 01/10/1949 |
| Austria | Portugal | 10 | 9:1 | 27/09/1953 |
| Finland | Soviet Union | 10 | 0:10 | 15/08/1957 |
| Yugoslavia | Finland | 10 | 9:1 | 25/09/1968 |
| Romania | Yugoslavia | 10 | 4:6 | 13/11/1977 |
| Norway | San Marino | 10 | 10:0 | 08/09/1992 |
| Turkey | Wales | 10 | 6:4 | 19/08/1997 |
| Poland | San Marino | 10 | 10:0 | 01/04/2009 |
| San Marino | England | 10 | 0:10 | 15/11/2021 |
| Austria | San Marino | 10 | 10:0 | 09/10/2025 |
| Portugal | Armenia | 10 | 9:1 | 16/11/2025 |