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The Greatest International Football Games

The best International Football games, ranked by Game Score, with a clip where one exists.

Top 50 games by Game Score · MetroAreas workbook

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Men's international tournament matches, ranked by Game Score, with competition, stage and venue. Filter to a decade.

How this is measured

Every postseason game earns a Game Score that blends how much was at stake (round and seeding), how good the two teams were (rating), and how close and consequential the game itself turned out to be. The result is a single number that lets a first-round upset and a Game 7 classic sit on the same ladder. Methodology.

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1954 World Cup Final#1

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West Germany 3-2 Hungary

The Miracle of Bern.

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1966 World Cup Final#2

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England 4-2 West Germany

They think it is all over.

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2022 World Cup Final#4

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Argentina 3-3 France

Messi crowned; decided on penalties.

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Top games of all-time

Ranked by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Switch the filter for the top 10 of any decade.Methodology.

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Germany 3-2 Hungary

1954-07-04 · World Cup · FinalWankdorf Stadium · Bern

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3.959

England 4-2 Germany

1966-07-30 · World Cup · FinalWembley Stadium · London

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3.899

Uruguay 2-1 Brazil

1950-07-16 · World Cup · Final GroupEstádio do Maracanã · Rio de Janeiro

3.827

Argentina 3-3 France(pens 4-2)

2022-12-18 · World Cup · FinalLusail International Stadium · Doha

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3.816

Czechoslovakia 2-2 Germany(pens 5-3)

1976-06-20 · European Championship · FinalCrvena Zvezda Stadium · Belgrade

3.757

Italy 4-3 Germany

1970-06-17 · World Cup · SemifinalsEstadio Azteca · Mexico City

3.695

Italy 3-2 Brazil

1982-07-05 · World Cup · Second Group StageEstadi de Sarrià · Barcelona

3.579

Argentina 3-1 Netherlands

1978-06-25 · World Cup · FinalEstadio Monumental · Buenos Aires

3.566

Spain 1-0 Netherlands

2010-07-11 · World Cup · FinalSoccer City Stadium · Johannesburg

3.552

Italy 1-1 France(pens 5-3)

2006-07-09 · World Cup · FinalBerlin Olympiastadion · Berlin

3.542

Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

1930-07-30 · World Cup · FinalEstadio Centenario · Montevideo

3.443

Germany 2-1 Netherlands

1974-07-07 · World Cup · FinalOlympiastadion · Munich

3.313

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Spain 1-0 Argentina

2026-07-19 · World Cup · FinalMetLife Stadium · New York

3.313

Brazil 4-1 Italy

1970-06-21 · World Cup · FinalEstadio Azteca · Mexico City

3.255

Germany 3-3 France(pens 5-4)

1982-07-08 · World Cup · SemifinalsEstadio Sanchez Pizjuan · Seville

3.203

Germany 7-1 Brazil

2014-07-08 · World Cup · SemifinalsEstádio Mineirão · Belo Horizonte

3.172

Brazil 0-0 Italy(pens 3-2)

1994-07-17 · World Cup · FinalRose Bowl · Los Angeles

3.162

Uruguay 1-1 Brazil(pens 5-3)

1995-07-23 · Copa América · FinalEstadio Centenario · Montevideo

3.151

Argentina 1-0 Brazil

2021-07-10 · Copa América · FinalEstádio do Maracanã · Rio de Janeiro

3.141

France 2-1 Italy

2000-07-02 · European Championship · FinalFeijenoord Stadion · Rotterdam

3.137

France 3-0 Brazil

1998-07-12 · World Cup · FinalStade de France · Paris

3.103

Germany 1-0 Argentina

2014-07-13 · World Cup · FinalEstádio do Maracanã · Rio de Janeiro

3.083

Argentina 2-1 England

1986-06-22 · World Cup · QuarterfinalsEstadio Azteca · Mexico City

3.051

Hungary 4-2 Uruguay

1954-06-30 · World Cup · SemifinalsStade Olympique de la Pontaise · Lausanne

3.025

Denmark 2-0 Germany

1992-06-26 · European Championship · FinalNya Ullevi · Gothenburg

3.004

Uruguay 2-1 Argentina

1928-06-13 · Olympic Games · FinalOlympisch Stadion · Amsterdam

2.924

Croatia 1-1 Brazil(pens 4-2)

2022-12-09 · World Cup · QuarterfinalsEducation City Stadium · Doha

2.919

Argentina 1-1 Italy(pens 4-3)

1990-07-03 · World Cup · SemifinalsStadio San Paolo · Naples

2.849

Brazil 5-2 Sweden

1958-06-29 · World Cup · FinalRåsunda Stadium · Stockholm

2.843

Brazil 1-0 Argentina

1956-02-05 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Centenario · Montevideo

2.838

Czechoslovakia 3-1 Netherlands

1976-06-16 · European Championship · SemifinalsMaksimir Stadium · Zagreb

2.837

Uruguay 3-2 Argentina

1937-01-23 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Gasómetro · Buenos Aires

2.833

Bolivia 5-4 Brazil

1963-03-31 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Félix Capriles · Cochabamba

2.830

Germany 3-2 England

1970-06-14 · World Cup · QuarterfinalsEstadio Nou Camp · León

2.824

Brazil 2-2 Argentina(pens 4-2)

2004-07-25 · Copa América · FinalEstadio Nacional de Peru · Lima

2.817

Argentina 2-2 Netherlands(pens 4-3)

2022-12-09 · World Cup · QuarterfinalsLusail International Stadium · Doha

2.815

Brazil 1-1 Netherlands(pens 4-2)

1998-07-07 · World Cup · SemifinalsStade Velodrome · Marseille

2.787

Paraguay 2-1 Uruguay

1921-10-09 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Municipal de Bolívar · Buenos Aires

2.778

Chile 0-0 Argentina(pens 4-2)

2016-06-26 · Copa América · FinalMetLife Stadium · New York

2.777

Austria 3-2 Germany

1978-06-21 · World Cup · Second Group StageEstadio Chateau Carreras · Cordoba

2.776

Netherlands 2=2 Germany

1978-06-18 · World Cup · Second Group StageEstadio Chateau Carreras · Cordoba

2.771

Paraguay 4-2 Uruguay

1937-01-02 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Gasómetro · Buenos Aires

2.759

Denmark 2-2 Netherlands(pens 5-4)

1992-06-22 · European Championship · SemifinalsNya Ullevi · Gothenburg

2.758

Argentina 0-0 Netherlands(pens 4-3)

2014-07-09 · World Cup · SemifinalsArena Corinthians · São Paulo

2.757

Uruguay 3-2 Brazil

1957-03-28 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Nacional de Peru · Lima

2.756

Argentina 3-2 Germany

1986-06-29 · World Cup · FinalEstadio Azteca · Mexico City

2.748

Paraguay 2-1 Brazil

1953-03-27 · South American Championship · Final Group StageEstadio Nacional de Peru · Lima

2.732

Italy 1-1 England(pens 3-2)

2021-07-11 · European Championship · FinalNew Wembley Stadium · London

2.730

Italy 3-1 Germany

1982-07-11 · World Cup · FinalSantiago Bernabéu Stadium · Madrid

2.729

Russia 3-1 Netherlands

2008-06-21 · European Championship · QuarterfinalsSt. Jakob-Park · Basel

2.723

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1	1954-07-04	World Cup · Final	Germany 3-2 Hungary Wankdorf Stadium· Bern, Switzerland YouTube ↗	3.959
2	1966-07-30	World Cup · Final	England 4-2 Germany Wembley Stadium· London, England YouTube ↗	3.899
3	1950-07-16	World Cup · Final Group	Uruguay 2-1 Brazil Estádio do Maracanã· Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3.827
4	2022-12-18	World Cup · Final	Argentina 3-3 France(pens 4-2) Lusail International Stadium· Doha, Qatar YouTube ↗	3.816
5	1976-06-20	European Championship · Final	Czechoslovakia 2-2 Germany(pens 5-3) Crvena Zvezda Stadium· Belgrade, Yugoslavia	3.757
6	1970-06-17	World Cup · Semifinals	Italy 4-3 Germany Estadio Azteca· Mexico City, Mexico	3.695
7	1982-07-05	World Cup · Second Group Stage	Italy 3-2 Brazil Estadi de Sarrià· Barcelona, Spain	3.579
8	1978-06-25	World Cup · Final	Argentina 3-1 Netherlands Estadio Monumental· Buenos Aires, Argentina	3.566
9	2010-07-11	World Cup · Final	Spain 1-0 Netherlands Soccer City Stadium· Johannesburg, South Africa	3.552
10	2006-07-09	World Cup · Final	Italy 1-1 France(pens 5-3) Berlin Olympiastadion· Berlin, Germany	3.542
11	1930-07-30	World Cup · Final	Uruguay 4-2 Argentina Estadio Centenario· Montevideo, Uruguay	3.443
12	1974-07-07	World Cup · Final	Germany 2-1 Netherlands Olympiastadion· Munich, Germany	3.313
13	2026-07-19	World Cup · Final	Spain 1-0 Argentina MetLife Stadium· New York, United States	3.313
14	1970-06-21	World Cup · Final	Brazil 4-1 Italy Estadio Azteca· Mexico City, Mexico	3.255
15	1982-07-08	World Cup · Semifinals	Germany 3-3 France(pens 5-4) Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan· Seville, Spain	3.203
16	2014-07-08	World Cup · Semifinals	Germany 7-1 Brazil Estádio Mineirão· Belo Horizonte, Brazil	3.172
17	1994-07-17	World Cup · Final	Brazil 0-0 Italy(pens 3-2) Rose Bowl· Los Angeles, United States	3.162
18	1995-07-23	Copa América · Final	Uruguay 1-1 Brazil(pens 5-3) Estadio Centenario· Montevideo, Uruguay	3.151
19	2021-07-10	Copa América · Final	Argentina 1-0 Brazil Estádio do Maracanã· Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3.141
20	2000-07-02	European Championship · Final	France 2-1 Italy Feijenoord Stadion· Rotterdam, Netherlands	3.137
21	1998-07-12	World Cup · Final	France 3-0 Brazil Stade de France· Paris, France	3.103
22	2014-07-13	World Cup · Final	Germany 1-0 Argentina Estádio do Maracanã· Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3.083
23	1986-06-22	World Cup · Quarterfinals	Argentina 2-1 England Estadio Azteca· Mexico City, Mexico	3.051
24	1954-06-30	World Cup · Semifinals	Hungary 4-2 Uruguay Stade Olympique de la Pontaise· Lausanne, Switzerland	3.025
25	1992-06-26	European Championship · Final	Denmark 2-0 Germany Nya Ullevi· Gothenburg, Sweden	3.004
26	1928-06-13	Olympic Games · Final	Uruguay 2-1 Argentina Olympisch Stadion· Amsterdam, Netherlands	2.924
27	2022-12-09	World Cup · Quarterfinals	Croatia 1-1 Brazil(pens 4-2) Education City Stadium· Doha, Qatar	2.919
28	1990-07-03	World Cup · Semifinals	Argentina 1-1 Italy(pens 4-3) Stadio San Paolo· Naples, Italy	2.849
29	1958-06-29	World Cup · Final	Brazil 5-2 Sweden Råsunda Stadium· Stockholm, Sweden	2.843
30	1956-02-05	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Brazil 1-0 Argentina Estadio Centenario· Montevideo, Uruguay	2.838
31	1976-06-16	European Championship · Semifinals	Czechoslovakia 3-1 Netherlands Maksimir Stadium· Zagreb, Yugoslavia	2.837
32	1937-01-23	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Uruguay 3-2 Argentina Estadio Gasómetro· Buenos Aires, Argentina	2.833
33	1963-03-31	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Bolivia 5-4 Brazil Estadio Félix Capriles· Cochabamba, Bolivia	2.830
34	1970-06-14	World Cup · Quarterfinals	Germany 3-2 England Estadio Nou Camp· León, Mexico	2.824
35	2004-07-25	Copa América · Final	Brazil 2-2 Argentina(pens 4-2) Estadio Nacional de Peru· Lima, Peru	2.817
36	2022-12-09	World Cup · Quarterfinals	Argentina 2-2 Netherlands(pens 4-3) Lusail International Stadium· Doha, Qatar	2.815
37	1998-07-07	World Cup · Semifinals	Brazil 1-1 Netherlands(pens 4-2) Stade Velodrome· Marseille, France	2.787
38	1921-10-09	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Paraguay 2-1 Uruguay Estadio Municipal de Bolívar· Buenos Aires, Argentina	2.778
39	2016-06-26	Copa América · Final	Chile 0-0 Argentina(pens 4-2) MetLife Stadium· New York, United States	2.777
40	1978-06-21	World Cup · Second Group Stage	Austria 3-2 Germany Estadio Chateau Carreras· Cordoba, Argentina	2.776
41	1978-06-18	World Cup · Second Group Stage	Netherlands 2=2 Germany Estadio Chateau Carreras· Cordoba, Argentina	2.771
42	1937-01-02	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Paraguay 4-2 Uruguay Estadio Gasómetro· Buenos Aires, Argentina	2.759
43	1992-06-22	European Championship · Semifinals	Denmark 2-2 Netherlands(pens 5-4) Nya Ullevi· Gothenburg, Sweden	2.758
44	2014-07-09	World Cup · Semifinals	Argentina 0-0 Netherlands(pens 4-3) Arena Corinthians· São Paulo, Brazil	2.757
45	1957-03-28	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Uruguay 3-2 Brazil Estadio Nacional de Peru· Lima, Peru	2.756
46	1986-06-29	World Cup · Final	Argentina 3-2 Germany Estadio Azteca· Mexico City, Mexico	2.748
47	1953-03-27	South American Championship · Final Group Stage	Paraguay 2-1 Brazil Estadio Nacional de Peru· Lima, Peru	2.732
48	2021-07-11	European Championship · Final	Italy 1-1 England(pens 3-2) New Wembley Stadium· London, England	2.730
49	1982-07-11	World Cup · Final	Italy 3-1 Germany Santiago Bernabéu Stadium· Madrid, Spain	2.729
50	2008-06-21	European Championship · Quarterfinals	Russia 3-1 Netherlands St. Jakob-Park· Basel, Switzerland	2.723

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Where these numbers come from

Game Score and game data are maintained per league in the MetroAreas workbook and emitted to the sport's data files at build time. Scores are calibrated per sport, so a 3.6 in baseball is not a 3.6 in basketball. A cross-sport scale is a future build, not a claim this page makes.