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Ah, the FIFA World Cup. A time when nations unite, grown adults paint their faces and everyone suddenly becomes a tactical genius. But amidst the glory and the goals lies something even juicier: the upsets. Those glorious, gut-punching moments when footballing giants are humbled by underdogs.
We can almost picture it: 1950, Brazil. England, the self-proclaimed inventors of football, facing a team of American amateurs. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. The Yanks, featuring two postmen, a teacher and a dishwasher stunned England 1–0. The result was so unbelievable that British newspapers assumed it was a typo. ‘10–1 to England,’ they wrote. Nope. Just 1–0 to the US of A. Cheers, lads.
At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, France strutted like they owned the tournament. Then, they came across Senegal, who were playing their first World Cup match. Chaos ensued. Papa Bouba Diop scored and the French champs were gone. For the rest of the world, it was a real treat.
In 2002, host nation South Korea decided to spice things up in the tournament. After beating the Italians, they pulled one of the biggest upsets in World Cup history, beating Spain. The Koreans ran further, fought harder, and made football’s elites look like they were stuck in slow motion.
Having recently hoisted the 2014 World Cup trophy, Germany was anticipated to win the 2018 Cup with ease. Until, Germany faced the South Korean squad that had already been eliminated; after all, South Korea had nothing to lose. The result was Korea’s unpredicted 2–0 victory and Germany going home early.
Lionel Messi was first to score, the Saudis were on the backfoot, and everyone was expecting a 6–0 scoreline. Messi had to be thinking, ‘This is going to be an easy game.’ But Saudi Arabia had other plans. They scored two sensational goals and achieved one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. The Saudi Arabian squad had the world on its heels and the game was absolutely chaotic. Saudi Arabia defended with all their might against top-tier players, and Argentina’s loss was, to say the least, unexpected.
The FIFA World Cup in 2026 will be jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, which will be the first time the World Cup will be hosted by three different countries.
The World Cup will be hosted by 16 different locations, from Canada to Mexico to the United States. Canadian host cities include Vancouver and Toronto. In Mexico, the host cities will be Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. The United States host cities are Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Dallas and Seattle. It’s set to be the biggest World Cup ever, more teams, more travel and undoubtedly more surprises; as North America gears up to throw the ultimate global football party.
