Brazil Overtakes Germany as Top Scoring World Cup Team
The race for the title of the highest-scoring team in World Cup history remains firmly in Brazil’s hands. A brace from Cunha and a goal from Vinícius Jr. pushed the Selecao’s total tally to 241 goals at the tournament.
Germany, now in second place, have scored 239 goals throughout their World Cup participation.
Some additional intriguing stats: the match against Haiti marked the 41st occasion on which Brazil scored three or more goals in a World Cup game. Germany rank second in this category, having achieved 36 matches with at least a hat-trick of goals.