Germany Nearly Posts World Cup Scorigami vs. Curaçao
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- William Peracchio, a tech worker at MIT and masters student at Harvard and Stamford, created 'World Cupigami,' a chart tracking never-before-seen World Cup final scores.
- Jon Bois coined the term 'Scorigami' in 2014 to describe unique final scores in the NFL, and the concept has since spread to other sports like the NBA and MLB.
- Germany beat debutants Curaçao 7-1 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, missing a Scorigami by one goal — an 8-1 score has never occurred in World Cup history.
- The 7-1 result has happened three times at the World Cup before, including Germany's iconic 7-1 rout of host Brazil in the 2014 semifinal.
- A World Cup Scorigami hadn't occurred for 40 years until England beat Iran 6-2 in 2022; before that, Hungary's 10-1 demolition of El Salvador in 1982 was the last one.
- FIFA's expansion of the tournament to 48 teams has raised the odds of a Scorigami, with possible upcoming unique scorelines including 8-2, 9-1, and 10-0.
Why it matters: The 48-team 2026 World Cup format creates more mismatches and high-scoring games — the two ingredients for a Scorigami — making one more likely than at any tournament since Hungary's 10-1 over El Salvador in 1982. Peracchio's project also shows how a niche NFL statistical concept is being adopted in soccer fandom, with potential charitable tie-ins.
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