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.


LONGESTUNBEATENSTREAKS   AT   WORLD CUPS
   
TeamGamesBreakdown
   
Brazil131958(6), 1962(6), 1966(1) 
Italy121994(6), 1998(5), 2002(1) 
Uruguay111930(4), 1950(4), 1954(3) 
Brazil111970(6), 1974(5) 
Brazil111978(7), 1982(4) 
Germany111990(7), 1994(4) 
Brazil112002(7), 2006(4) 
Italy101982(7), 1986(3) 
Spain101998(2), 2002(5), 2006(3) 
Argentina102002(1), 2006(5), 2010(4) 
Netherlands102014(7), 2022(3)