WORLD CUP RECORDS (Part 37) - THE LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK
Picture : Brazil's team 1958 unbeaten in World Cup until 1966 !
Longest unbeaten streak: Brazil
Netherlands have passed the group stage without defeats. “Oranje” had already long unbeaten run at their previous World Cup campaign (2014, 7 games). So, they are unbeaten in 10 World Cup games in a row.
France also had such unbeaten series (7 in 2018 and 2 in 2022, total 9 games) before the match vs Tunisia but stopped it with the sensational loss (0-1).
The competition’s record belongs to Brazil: 13 games between 1958 and 1966. Netherlands have a chance to beat it in Qatar.
| LONGEST | UNBEATEN | STREAKS AT WORLD CUPS |
| Team | Games | Breakdown |
| Brazil | 13 | 1958(6), 1962(6), 1966(1) |
| Italy | 12 | 1994(6), 1998(5), 2002(1) |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1930(4), 1950(4), 1954(3) |
| Brazil | 11 | 1970(6), 1974(5) |
| Brazil | 11 | 1978(7), 1982(4) |
| Germany | 11 | 1990(7), 1994(4) |
| Brazil | 11 | 2002(7), 2006(4) |
| Italy | 10 | 1982(7), 1986(3) |
| Spain | 10 | 1998(2), 2002(5), 2006(3) |
| Argentina | 10 | 2002(1), 2006(5), 2010(4) |
| Netherlands | 10 | 2014(7), 2022(3) |