10 highest-scoring opening matches at World Cup

The 2006 opener between Germany and Costa Rica (4-2) remains the highest-scoring World Cup opening match with 6 goals. Russia thrashed Saudi Arabia 5-0 in 2018, while France beat Mexico 4-1 in 1930. Between 1966 and 1978, four consecutive openers ended goalless. Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay also feature in the top 10 most spectacular openers.