Researcher William Peracchio will track an unusual statistic at the 2026 World Cup: Scorigami, scorelines that have never occurred before. The term originated with sportswriter Jon Bois in 2014, initially for NFL games where unique final scores like 15-8 had never happened.

Peracchio, who works at MIT and studies at Harvard and Stanford, built a "World Cupigami" chart to monitor these rare outcomes. During Germany's 7-1 victory over Curaçao on Sunday, an 8-1 result would have been unprecedented, though the 7-1 score has happened three times previously, including Germany's famous 7-1 thrashing of Brazil in the 2014 semifinal.

The most common World Cup scoreline remains 1-0, which has occurred 183 times. Other potential Scorigami scorelines include 8-2, 10-0, 9-1, and 5-4 or 5-5 results. England's 6-2 win over Iran in 2022 marked the last Scorigami, ending a 40-year drought since Hungary's 10-1 victory against El Salvador in 1982.

Peracchio hopes a World Cup Scorigami could spark charitable giving, similar to how previous NFL Scorigamis have raised funds for good causes. He plans to partner with organizations in whichever country produces the unique scoreline, turning statistical oddities into community support.