1st) Brazil – 18 games (1930-1958) 1st) Germany – 18 games (1934-1958) 1st) Germany – 18 games (1986-1998) 4th) Hungary – 17 games (1934-1962) 5th) Uruguay – 16 games (1930-1962) 6th) Brazil – 15 games (1978-1990) 6th) France – 15 games (1978-1986) 6th) Italy – 15 games (2002-2014) 9th) Argentina – 14 games (ongoing since 2018) 9th) Italy – 14 games (1934-1954) Updated after games on 7 July 2026.
Scored in 18 successive games across 6 World Cups Started: Yugoslavia 2-1 Brazil (1930) Ended: Brazil 0-0 England (1958) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Colin McDonald 53 goals scored during the run 2.94 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Ademir de Menezes (9), Leonidas (8), Chico (4), Baltazar (3), Peracio (3), Preguinho (3), Romeo (3), Didi (2), Jair (2), Julinho (2), Mazzola (2), Moderato (2), Pinga (2), Zizinho (2), Alfredo (1), Djalma Santos (1), Friaca (1), Maneca (1), Nilton Santos (1), Roberto (1).
Scored in 18 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: Germany 5-2 Belgium (1934) Ended: West Germany v Italy (1962) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Lorenzo Buffon 51 goals scored during the run 2.83 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Helmut Rahn (10), Hans Schafer (7), Max Morlock (6), Edmund Conen (4), Ottmar Walter (4), Fritz Walter (3), Karl Hohmann (2), Ernst Lehner (2), Uwe Seeler (2), Hans Cieslarczyk (1), Josef Gauchel (1), Wilhelm Hahnemann (1), Richard Herrmann (1), Bernhard Klodt (1), Stanislaus Kobierski (1), Rudolf Noack (1), Alfred Pfaff (1), Otto Siffling (1), Ivica Horvat own-goal (1), Ernst Lortscher own-goal (1).
Scored in 18 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: France 0-2 West Germany (1986) Ended: Germany 0-3 Croatia (1998) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Drazen Ladic 36 goals scored during the run 2.00 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Jurgen Klinsmann (11), Rudi Voller (7), Lothar Matthaus (5), Andreas Brehme (4), Oliver Bierhoff (3), Uwe Bein (1), Pierre Littbarski (1), Andreas Moller (1), Karl-Heinz Riedle (1), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1), Sinisa Mihajlovic own-goal (1).
Scored in 17 successive games across 5 World Cups Started: Hungary 4-2 Egypt (1934) Ended: Hungary 0-0 Argentina (1962) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Rogelio Dominguez 62 goals scored during the run 3.65 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Sandor Kocsis (11), Lajos Tichy (7), Gyorgy Sarosi (6), Gyula Zsengeller (5), Florian Albert (4), Nandor Hidegkuti (4), Ferenc Puskas (4), Zoltan Czibor (3), Geza Toldi (3), Mihaly Lantos (2), Peter Palotas (2), Pal Titkos (2), Jozsef Bencsics (1), Jozsef Bozsik (1), Vilmos Kohut (1), Karoly Sandor (1), Erno Solymosi (1), Pal Teleki (1), Jozsef Toth (1), Jeno Vincze (1), Sven Jacobsson own-goal (1).
Scored in 16 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: Uruguay 1-0 Peru (1930) Ended: England 0-0 Uruguay (1966) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Gordon Banks 50 goals scored during the run 3.13 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Oscar Miguez (8), Pedro Cea (5), Juan Alberto Schiaffino (5), Carlos Borges (4), Alcides Ghiggia (4), Peregrino Anselmo (3), Juan Hohberg (3), Julio Abbadie (2), Hector Castro (2), Pedro Dorado (2), Santos Iriarte (2), Jose Sasia (2), Obdulio Varela (2), Javier Ambrois (1), Angel Cabrera (1), Luis Cubilla (1), Julio Perez (1), Hector Scarone (1), Ernesto Vidal (1).
Scored in 15 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: Brazil 3-1 Poland (1978) Ended: Brazil 0-1 Argentina (1990) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Sergio Goycochea 34 goals scored during the run 2.27 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Careca (7), Socrates (4), Zico (4), Falcao (3), Eder (2), Josimar (2), Muller (2), Nelinho (2), Roberto Dinamite (2), Serginho (2), Dirceu (1), Edinho (1), Junior (1), Oscar (1).
Scored in 15 successive games across 3 World Cups Started: Italy 2-1 France (1978) Ended: France 0-2 West Germany (1986) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Toni Schumacher 29 goals scored during the run 1.93 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Michel Platini (5), Dominique Rocheteau (4), Alain Giresse (3), Bernard Genghini (2), Didier Six (2), Yannick Stopyra (2), Marc Berdoll (1), Maxime Bossis (1), Alain Couriol (1), Luis Fernandez (1), Rene Girard (1), Bernard Lacombe (1), Christian Lopez (1), Jean-Pierre Papin (1), Gerard Soler (1), Jean Tigana (1), Marius Tresor (1).
Scored in 15 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: Italy 2-0 Ecuador (2002) Ended: Italy 0-1 Costa Rica (2014) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Keylor Navas 23 goals scored during the run 1.53 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Christian Vieri (4), Alessandro Del Piero (2), Vincenzo Iaquinta (2), Marco Materazzi (2), Luca Toni (2), Mario Balotelli (1), Daniele De Rossi (1), Antonio Di Natale (1), Alberto Gilardino (1), Fabio Grosso (1), Filippo Inzaghi (1), Claudio Marchisio (1), Andrea Pirlo (1), Fabio Quagliarella (1), Francesco Totti (1), Gianluca Zambrotta (1).
Scored in 14 successive games across 3 World Cups Started: Nigeria 1-2 Argentina (2018) Status: Ongoing 34 goals scored during the run 2.43 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Lionel Messi (16), Julian Alvarez (4), Angel Di Maria (2), Enzo Fernandez (2), Sergio Aguero (1), Giovani Lo Celso (1), Alexis Mac Allister (1), Lautaro Martinez (1), Lisandro Martinez (1), Gabriel Mercado (1), Nahuel Molina (1), Marcos Rojo (1), Cristian Romero (1), Diney Borges own-goal (1).
Scored in 14 successive games across 4 World Cups Started: Italy 7-1 USA (1934) Ended: West Germany 0-0 Italy (1962) Goalkeeper who ended the run: Wolfgang Fahrian 33 goals scored during the run 2.36 goals per game scored on average Scorers: Silvio Piola (5), Gino Colaussi (4), Angelo Schiavio (4), Giuseppe Meazza (3), Raimundo Orsi (3), Riccardo Carapellese (2), Giovanni Ferrari (2), Egisto Pandolfini (2), Giampiero Boniperti (1), Pietro Ferraris (1), Carlo Galli (1), Amleto Frignani (1), Enrique Guaita (1), Benito Lorenzi (1), Ermes Muccinelli (1), Fulvio Nesti (1).
Sources: FIFA Official
