Top 10 most shocking matches in World Cup history
In its nearly 100 years of history, the No. 1 football tournament on the planet has witnessed many matches with unbelievable results when strong teams lost with unbelievable scores.
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USA 1-0 England (1950)
The England team arrived at the 1950 World Cup with many stars such as Alf Ramsey, Tom Finney and Billy Wright. Meanwhile, the US team almost only uses amateur players. The US team squad has players who work as dishwashers, mailmen or teachers. They trained together for a short time and then traveled by boat to Brazil for the World Cup.
The surprise happened in the 38th minute when Joe Gaetjens scored a header to put the US team ahead. In the second half, the England team attacked relentlessly, but with the excellence of goalkeeper Frank Borghi, the US team was able to protect the result until the end of time.
West Germany 3-2 Hungary (1954)
Hungary was the strongest team in the world at that time, known as the "witches", and had a 31-match unbeaten streak. With a cast of top stars like Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Josef Bozsik..., Hungary is the number 1 candidate for the World Cup championship. They defeated a series of other strong teams with big scores on the way to the finals, including an 8-3 victory over West Germany in the group stage. Therefore, when they met West Germany again in the final match, no one thought that this team would suffer a bitter defeat.
As expected, the Hungarian team scored 2 goals after only 8
minutes of play, but the West German team had an excellent performance to
equalize 2-2. In the 84th minute, Helmut Rahn scored a 3-2 victory for the West
German team. West Germany's comeback against one of the best teams in history
is still called the "Miracle in Bern".
North Korea 1-0 Italy (1966)
The North Korean team, participating in the World Cup for
the first time, is an anonymous team on the world football map. Meanwhile,
Italy is a strong candidate for the championship with good players from Inter
Milan and AC Milan such as Giacinto Fachetti, Sandro Mazzola, Gianni Rivera...
However, an earthquake occurred at Ayresome Park,
Middlesbrough. The European representative lost someone when Giacomo Bulgarelli
was injured at a time when they had exhausted the right to adjust personnel.
Just a few minutes later, Pak Doo Ik scored a historic goal to help the Korean
team defeat the two-time world champions and advance to the quarterfinals to
the surprise of the fans.
Algeria 2-1 West Germany (1982)
The West German team entered the 1982 World Cup as the reigning European champions and a leading candidate for the championship. Their squad includes stars such as Hansi Mueller, Wolfgang Dremmler, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Lothar Matthaus. Meanwhile, the Algeria team is a group of anonymous names in world football.
West Germany entered the match with a subjective attitude
and this cost them. Rabah Madjer scored in the 54th minute, opening the score
for the Algeria team. Afterwards, Rummenigge scored to help the West German
team level the score. But then, legendary Algerian striker Lakhdar Belloumi
scored the goal to seal the score 2-1 for the African representative.
Cameroon 1-0 Argentina (1990)
Argentina team as defending World Cup champions and with Diego Maradona in the squad, it is predicted to easily defeat Cameroon on the first day of play. Meanwhile, the Cameroon team participated in the World Cup for the first time with unknown players who only played domestic football.
On the San Siro field, the Argentine team had no difficulty
pressing the opponent. But after initially standing firm, the Cameroon team
began to gain confidence. Midway through the second half, Francois Omam-Biyik
successfully took a direct free kick and helped the Cameroon team take the
lead. This is also the goal that brought 3 historic points for Cameroon
football.
France 0-1 Senegal (2002)
Defending champion France entered the 2002 World Cup as one
of the top candidates in the tournament, even more highly rated than the squad that
won the title 4 years ago in their home country. But their opening match
against Senegal was also the beginning of a disastrous tournament for them.
Papa Bouba Diop scored a goal in the 30th minute to help the
Senegal team win with minimal results. The French team performed poorly and was
eliminated in the group stage. In contrast, Senegal became the second African
team to qualify for the quarterfinals, although this was their first appearance
in the World Cup.
Germany 7-1 Brazil (2014)
Playing at home, Neymar and his teammates are expected to bring home the 6th World Cup championship for the yellow-green team. But the 1992-born striker's injury after the quarterfinals changed everything. The match against the German team in the semi-finals became the most painful defeat in the history of the Brazilian team.
The German team quickly scored 5 goals in the first half and
2 more goals in the second half. The Brazilian team could only get back 1 goal
and accepted a 1-7 defeat. This is the heaviest defeat in the history of the
green and yellow team in the World Cup arena.
Netherlands 5-1 Spain (2014)
The opening match of Group B of the 2014 World Cup is a duel between the two finalists of the previous World Cup. The Spanish team entered the tournament as the reigning EURO and World Cup champions. Midfielder Xabi Alonso quickly opened the score in the 27th minute for the Gaur team. But in the 44th minute, Robin van Persie scored a beautiful header from 15 meters away to equalize the score 1-1.
In the second half, the nightmare happened for the Spanish team when the Dutch team scored 4 more goals and won 5-1. This is the heaviest defeat a defending champion has encountered in World Cup history. The Spanish team then lost another match and was eliminated from the group stage.
South Korea 2-0 Germany (2018)
Defending champion Germany entered the match in a situation
where they had to win to determine their ticket to the next round. However, the
German team played deadlocked, with a monotonous and unimaginative style of
play that prevented their attackers from finding the Asian representative's net
once for 90 minutes.
On the contrary, the Korean players played a match of a lifetime. Kim Young-gwon scored the opening goal for the Korean team after a set situation. In extra time, when goalkeeper Neuer rose high, the Korean players made a favorable pass for Son Heung-min to accelerate and finish into the empty goal, sealing an unbelievable 2-0 victory. for the home team.
Although they could not continue, Korea's victory over
Germany was the biggest shock of the 2018 World Cup, helping to send the
reigning world champions home right after the group stage.
Argentina 1-2 Saudi Arabia (2022)
The Argentinian team participates in this tournament with a uniform team that has been together for many years. With superstar Messi in the squad, combined with a group of rising young players, Argentina is a real candidate for this championship. No one doubts an easy victory for Argentina against Saudi Arabia.
However, football always has surprises and the Asian team created the first shock in the 2022 World Cup arena. Lionel Messi scored a penalty to help Argentina take the lead in the 10th minute. Minute 48 , from a counter-attack situation, striker Al Shehri accelerated through the Argentine defense and scored a beautiful diagonal shot, helping the Asian team score an equalizer. 5 minutes later, Saudi Arabia continued to shock with Al Dawsari's "super product", putting coach Herve Renard's team ahead of Argentina with a score of 2-1. This score remained the same until the end of the match and Saudi Arabia had an unbelievable victory against the defending South American champions.
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