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) Italy – 14 games (1934-1954)
10th) Brazil – 13 games (1962-1970)
11th) Denmark – 12 games (1986-2002)
11th) Germany – 12 games (1966-1974)
11th) Sweden – 12 games (1934-1958)
Brazil
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)
Germany/West Germany
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)
West Germany/Germany
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)
Hungary
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)
Uruguay
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)
Brazil
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)
France
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)
Italy
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)
Italy
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)
Brazil
Scored in 13 successive games across 3 World Cups
Started: Brazil 2-1 Spain (1962)
Ended: Brazil 0-0 Yugoslavia (1974)
Goalkeeper who ended the run: Enver Maric
35 goals scored during the run
2.69 goals per game scored on average
Scorers: Jairzinho (7), Garrincha (5), Pele (5), Vava (4), Amarildo (3), Rivellino (3), Tostao (3), Carlos Alberto (1), Clodoaldo (1), Gerson (1), Rildo (1), Zito (1)
Denmark
Scored in 12 successive games across 3 World Cups
Started: Scotland 0-1 Denmark (1986)
Ended: Denmark 0-3 England (2002)
Goalkeeper who ended the run: David Seaman
24 goals scored during the run
2.00 goals per game scored on average
Scorers: Preben Elkjaer (4), Jon Dahl Tomasson (4), Jesper Olsen (3), Brian Laudrup (2), Michael Laudrup (2), John Eriksen (1), Thomas Helveg (1), Martin Jorgensen (1), Soren Lerby (1), Peter Moller (1), Allan Nielsen (1), Marc Rieper (1), Dennis Rommedahl (1), Ebbe Sand (1)
West Germany
Scored in 12 successive games across 3 World Cups
Started: West Germany 2-1 Spain (1966)
Ended: East Germany 1-0 West Germany (1974)
Goalkeeper who ended the run: Jurgen Croy
31 goals scored during the run
2.58 goals per game scored on average
Scorers: Muller (11), Uwe Seeler (5), Helmut Haller (4), Franz Beckenbauer (3), Wolfgang Overath (2), Bernhard Cullmann (1), Lothar Emmerich (1), Reinhard Libuda (1), Paul Breitner (1), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1), Wolfgang Weber (1)
Sweden
Scored in 12 successive games across 4 World Cups
Started: Sweden 3-2 Argentina (1934)
Ended: Sweden 0-0 Wales (1958)
Goalkeeper who ended the run: Jack Kelsey
31 goals scored during the run
2.58 goals per game scored on average
Scorers: Harry Andersson (3), Sven Jonasson (3), Arne Nyberg (3), Karl-Erik Palmer (3), Stig Sundqvist (3), Gustav Wetterstrom (3), Sune Andersson (2), Kurt Hamrin (2), Hasse Jeppson (2), Agne Simonsson (2), Gosta Dunker (1), Tore Keller (1), Knut Kroon (1), Nils Liedholm (1), Bror Mellberg (1)
