The 2022 FIFA World Cup is in full swing, but also upset, with Japan also beating Germany after Saudi Arabia's victory over Argentina. While many fans rejoiced at the victory of the weak team, they also regretted the defeat of those who were super strong. Now, upstream news will take you to see what are the super upsets in the history of the World Cup that have won weakly against the strong.
Federal Republic of Germany 3-2 Hungary
1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland
Hungary were unbeatable, sweeping the Federal Republic of Germany 3-9 in the group stage, but when they met again in the final, the Federal Germans surprisingly scored three goals in a row to reverse the game after trailing by two goals.
The North Korean team is in the game.
North Korea 1-0 Italy
England 1966 World Cup
It was North Korea's first World Cup match, losing 3-0 to the Soviet Union in the group stage and then drawing 1-1 by Chile, but in the final group stage they beat the mighty Italian team 1-0. Before the match, no one thought they could beat Italy, and the bookmaker simply offered odds of 1 to 1000. As a result, with Park Doo-il's goal, North Korea eliminated the Italian team. Interestingly, because it thought it would not advance before the game, North Korea left its hotel room early and prepared to return home immediately. This forced them to celebrate the night after the victory and look for hotels on the streets with spare beds.
Northern Ireland 1-0 Spain
1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain
Northern Ireland, like England, Scotland and Wales, has a FIFA seat and qualifies for independent competition, but it was once forgotten due to poor results. But at the 1982 World Cup in Spain, Northern Ireland shocked fans. In the group stage, Northern Ireland faced a strong Spain, with the hosts looking to use their home advantage to make a breakthrough. But in the match, a goal from Northern Ireland's Armstrong helped the team win 1-0. In the end, Northern Ireland beat Spain to top the group, which could only face the powerful Federal Republic of Germany in the first round of the knockout round and was eliminated.
Algeria 2-1 Federal Republic of Germany
1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain
Also in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, West Germany broke out 1 big upset. Algeria from North Africa is participating in the World Cup for the first time, and the proud Federal German player even said before the match that he "wants to play while smoking a cigar", and the bookmaker offered Algeria a winning odds of 1:1000, but the result of the match was shocking, and Algeria finally won 2-1.
Argentina, who owns Maradona, faces Waterloo.
Cameroon 1-0 Argentina
1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy
At the 1990 World Cup in Italy, Argentina with Maradona were the defending champions, and they met Cameroon in the first round. As a result, thanks to Obijek's goal in the 68th minute, Cameroon beat the previous champions 1-0. Cameroon was sent off for two in the following match, but Argentina still did not find a chance to tear the opposing defense, and finally had to accept a 0-1 end. This history has since become the pride of African football, and Cameroon has also reached the last eight in history.
Ireland 1-0 Italy
1994 World Cup in the United States
This is another upset for the Italian team. At the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Italy, which had superstars such as Robert Baggio, Baresi and Maldini, met Ireland in the group stage, and Ireland eventually beat Italy 1-0. Thankfully, Italy stumbled all the way to the final.
Bulgaria 2-1 Germany
1994 World Cup in the United States
Prior to the 1994 World Cup, Bulgaria had not won a single World Cup. In the quarterfinals, Bulgaria, led by Stoichkov, met Germany, which has superstars such as Mateus and Klinsmann. Pre-match public opinion was generally optimistic that Germany could reach the semi-finals, but after Mateus scored a penalty, Stoichkov equalised for Bulgaria with a direct free-kick. Just two minutes later, Lechkov's header miraculously helped Bulgaria overcome.
Senegal scored instantly.
Senegal 1-0 France
2002 World Cup Korea-Japan
France won the World Cup in 1998 and the European Cup in 2000, but lost 1-0 against World Cup newcomers Senegal in the 2002 World Cup opener. In the 30th minute of the match, the defending champion suffered a major blow! After Djokaf missed the ball, Duff made a steal to the left, Diouf crossed from the bottom, and Diop swept the goal in a scuffle in front of the goal, giving Senegal a 1-0 lead; In that World Cup, France finished bottom of three games in the group stage, while Senegal advanced to the knockout stage as second in the group.
South Korea once defeated Italy.
South Korea 2-1 Italy
2002 World Cup Korea-Japan
South Korea, who emerged from the group stage, faced Italy in the quarterfinals. Before the match, few people except the Korean fans thought that the Korean team could go further. As a result, within 90 minutes, the two sides drew 1-1. In the 28th minute of extra time, a sad scene occurred for Italian fans around the world, Li Rongbiao crossed from the left, and Ahn Jung-hwan jumped high in the box to press Maldini to score and beat Italy with a golden goal.
However, compared to the result of this match, the way the South Korean team won caused great criticism: the referee was indifferent to the Korean team's many rough scramble and invalidated Italy's goal, causing great indignation among fans around the world. The Italian media also revealed after many years that the referee on duty in this match had taken bribes, but to no avail.
South Korea 2-0 Germany
World Cup Russia 2018
This was the biggest upset of the World Cup. The favourites, defending champions and world number one Germany, lost to South Korea in the final game of the group stage and went out of the tournament. The two goals of Kim Young-kwon and Son Heung-min were precious, and many South Korean players wept over their hard-won victory after the game.
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