Biggest FIFA World Cup upsets

Germany's surprising 0-2 loss to South Korea was every other instance of how the gorgeous game doesn't all the time end up the best way it is expected. The FIFA World Cup, through the years, has witnessed some games going against the script. We take a look at one of the primary upsets that have transpired in the historical past of the football's largest match.

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Uruguay 2-1 Brazil in 1950

This disappointed victory is among the maximum exceptional for lots of reasons. In 1950, point totals had been used to determine the winner, now not a final, and Brazil needed just a draw against Uruguay to be topped champions for the first time. Brazil took an expected 1-0 lead but had been briefly pegged again, and, 10 mins from time, Ghiggia beat Barbosa at near post to win for Uruguay.

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USA 1-0 England, 1950

The England crew had nice avid gamers like Tom Finney, Stan Mortensen, Billy Wright and Wilf Mannion, while the Americans had been a selection of swiftly thrown in combination semi-pros who played in combination only as soon as ahead of the match. The only function was scored by Joseph Gaetjens, a Haitian dishwasher, who deflected a shot from teammate Walter Bahr into the online.

North Korea 1-0 Italy, 1966

North Korea’s Pak Doo-Ik struck the function in the 1966 World Cup that beat Italy 1-0, sending them home to be pelted with eggs by an outraged public. The Italians had been some of the favourites for the match, boasting stars Gianni Rivera, Sandro Mazzola and Giacinto Facchetti, but while they misplaced their 2d game against a robust Soviet Union, there was little panic as a win against the North Koreans can be sufficient to send them via.

Algeria 2-1 West Germany, 1982

‘The Desert Warriors’ stuck the European champions cold at the 1982 World Cup in the opening game in Gijon. Rabah Madjer opened the scoring nine mins into the second half and African Footballer of the Year Lakhdar Belloumi bagged the winner barely 60 seconds after Rummenigge’s equaliser.

Argentina 0-1 Cameroon: 1990

Omam-Biyik surprised the reigning champions Argentina in 1990 when he leapt to nod a vulnerable header previous Nery Pumpido. Cameroon had two males despatched off in this game. The African nation reached the quarterfinal the place they narrowly misplaced to England Three-2.

France 0-1 Senegal, 2002

The reigning world and European champions had been lacking Zinedine Zidane from their line-up but struggled during in sapping humidity. David Trezeguet and Thierry Henry eked out a few chances but Tony Sylva, Senegal’s goalkeeper, was magnificent.