Search results
People also ask
What was the biggest World Cup upset?
What is the most shocking World Cup scoreline ever written?
Did Saudi Arabia pull off a World Cup shock?
How did Germany shock the world?
Who won the World Cup in 1950?
Which team won the 2014 World Cup?
- The Hand of God (1986) If you were wondering, in the 32 years since the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, whether Diego Maradona has any regrets about his first goal against England?
- The death of Andres Escobar (1994) The intertwining of Colombia’s national football team with organised crime was always likely to end in tragedy. Much-fancied before the 1994 World Cup, they were eliminated in the first round, partly because of a defeat to the USA in which Andres Escobar scored a hideously unlucky own goal.
- The Battle of Santiago (1962) “Good evening,” began David Coleman, introducing the highlights of Chile’s group game against Italy in the 1962 World Cup.
- The Miracle of Bern (1954) It’s worth remembering that, two weeks before the 1954 World Cup Final, the brilliant Hungary team of Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti beat West Germany 8-3.
- The Hand of God (1986) If you were wondering, in the 32 years since the 1986 World Cup quarter-final, whether Diego Maradona has any regrets about his first goal against England...
- The death of Andres Escobar (1994) The intertwining of Colombia’s national football team with organised crime was always likely to end in tragedy. Heavily fancied before the 1994 World Cup, they were eliminated in the first round, partly because of a defeat by the USA in which Andres Escobar scored a hideously unlucky own goal.
- The Battle of Santiago (1962) “The game you are about to see,” began David Coleman, introducing the highlights of Chile’s group game against Italy, "is the most stupid, appalling, disgusting and disgraceful exhibition of football in the history of the game.
- The Miracle of Bern (1954) It’s worth remembering that, two weeks before the 1954 World Cup Final, the brilliant Hungary team of Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti beat West Germany 8-3.
Are you a huge soccer/football/futbol fan? Check out these 50 most shocking and crazy moments from World Cup history.
- 117 min
- 319.6K
- Sport World
Jul 13, 2018 · The football World Cup has produced some amazing moments throughout its history, including some of the greatest shocks to ever happen in the sport. We take a look at 10 of the most unexpected and shocking results ever in the tournament.
- South Korea 2-0 Germany
- Argentina 2-3 Romania
- Spain 1-5 Netherlands
- West Germany 3-2 Hungary
- Italy 0-1 North Korea
- Slovakia 3-2 Italy
- England 0-1 USA
- Bulgaria 2-1 Germany
- France 0-1 Senegal
- Brazil 1-7 Germany
© Reuters Germany travelled to Russia for the 2018 finals as reigning world champions, but in the back of their minds they would have known the fate of three of the last four sides to have won football's most prestigious prize. France in 2002, Italy in 2010 and Spainin 2014 all had a disastrous campaign while defending their title, but there was no...
© Reuters Argentina had already suffered a shock defeat at the previous World Cup, when Cameroon beat them in the opener of Italia '90, but that did not derail their tournament as they still reached the final. Four years later in the United States, another nation was having their moment in the spotlight, Romania, and Argentina would face the Easter...
© Reuters At a World Cup which provided a seemingly endless list of shock outcomes, eliminations and scorelines, this ranks high amongst them all, as it kickstarted a tragically-poor World Cup for previous winners Spain. This was arguably the most eye-catching fixture of the group stage, pitting two European heavyweights together, but the gulf in c...
The 'Wunder von Bern' (Miracle of Bern) may not seem like a hugely surprising scoreline, but considering the backdrop to which this World Cup final was played back in 1954 means it is well worthy of a spot as one of the most surprising results in the history of the competition. Just nine years after the end of the Second World War, and with their c...
The 1966 World Cup is widely remembered on British shores for being the only time England have won a major tournament, however, for Italy and North Korea, this tournament represents something very different. The Asian confederation was seen as so weak in 1966 that North Korea would have needed to play one of three sides from Africa after winning th...
© Reuters The 1966 World Cup was not the only time that Italy have made a shock exit in the group stage - they repeated that unwanted feat in South Africa 12 years ago. The curse of the holders which has become so apparent in recent iterations of the tournament struck the Azzurri too; after they became world champions in 2006, they would then finis...
At England's first-ever World Cup finals appearance, self-belief was not in short supply, as they were the most in-form national side post-World War II. England's sense of assumed superiority was prominent before the war, as they did not enter any of the first three World Cups under the belief that it was not worth their time to join FIFA and play ...
© Reuters Before 1994, Germany had reached four of the previous five World Cup finals, winning two, and reached four of the previous six European Championship finals, again, winning two. They were an absolute machine who took some stopping, and travelled to the States in 1994 as holders following their success at Italia '90. Bulgaria meanwhile, stu...
© Reuters In the final World Cup where the reigning champions played in the opening fixture, as opposed to the host nation, France and Senegal kicked off the first-ever Asian-hosted finals with a scoreline that lingers long in the memory. The 1998 winners followed up their success by becoming European champions too in 2000, and with Thierry Henry, ...
© Reuters There is no doubting the number one spot in this list, as it could lay claim to being the most shocking result in the history of professional football, given the stage, the location and the stakes. Brazil were increasingly confident of winning a sixth World Cup once they saw off the competition's overachievers Colombia in the quarter-fina...
- Andrew Delaney
May 28, 2014 · England international Rio Ferdinand and pop star Olly Murs count down the World Cup's 50 Greatest Moments. A look back at the most celebrated, most shocking and most memorable moments from...
Nov 17, 2022 · Tears, incredible goals, legendary players, and plenty of drama. Let's relive the most exhilarating and shocking moments World Cup history.
