Before the unpredictable FIFA world cup ends and France or Croatia clinches the most awaited cup. We take you down the memory lane to recall the upset of this FIFA world cup. Generally, in a world cup fans witness one or two upsets, but this tournament has been all about the upset.
The big teams packing bags one by one and the low profile teams surging ahead in the tournament have been the trend so far. Let’s have a look at the upset victories of this world cup.
Mexico- Germany (1-0)
The very first upset of the FIFA world cup was witnessed when the defending champion Germany lost it to Mexico by 1-0 in the opener.
Japan- Columbia (2-1)
Japan became the first ever Asian team to defeat a South-American team in the world cup by defeating Columbia by 2-1 in the group stage.Later, Japan also surged into pre-quarterfinal.
Senegal –Poland (2-1)
Like year 2002, Senegal team sent shock waves in this world cup too. The African team defeated 8th ranked team Poland in the group stage.
Croatia- Argentina (3-0)
This was a shocker when a low profile team defeated Messi led football giant Argentina mercilessly. Croatia didn’t allow Argentina to score and won the match by 3-0.
South Korea- Germany (2-0)
This upset will be remembered by both the teams for a long time. 2014 WC champion Germany lost the first ever match to an Asian team and had an unceremonious early exit.
Russia- Spain (1-1) 4-3
Backed by the home crowd Russia too pulled off a stunner. After leveling with 4th ranked and WC winning team Spain, the Russians got over the line in penalty shootouts vs Spain in Pre quarterfinal.
Belgium- Brazil (2-1)
Belgium showed the exit door to one of the favorite of FIFA WC 2018 in the quarterfinal. Brazil also did a self goal and failed to qualify for the semifinal.
Croatia- England (2-1)
No one thought that Croatia will defeat a formidable England in semifinal, but this was on the cards as it was a World cup full of surprises. Croatia made their way into the finals for the first time. Who know's one upset is on the cards in the WC final as well.
