HoW THESE unDErDoGS Won THE BIGGEST FooTBALL TournAMEnT In THE WorLD AGAInST ALL oDDS

1950 uruGuAY

Uruguay, who won the first ever World Cup on home soil in 1930, scripted the greatest underdog win in football history by beating Brazil 2-1 in front of 1,60,000 football crazy Brazilians at the iconic Maracana Stadium in the 1950 World Cup final

1954 WEST GErMAnY

The Ferenc Puskas-led allstar Hungary team dazzled the world with their brand of attacking football in the 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. But the tenacious West Germans broke Hungarian hearts with a thrilling 3-2 victory in the final

1974 WEST GErMAnY

Franz Beckenbauer’s West Germany were playing at home, yet they were the underdogs against Johan Cruyff’s stylish Dutch team. But in what was the best World Cup final in history, the Germans came from behind to stun the Netherlands 2-1

1982 ITALY

Defending champions Argentina had the young Diego Maradona, yet pundits couldn’t look beyond Brazil, a team that played mesmerising football. In the end, the Paolo Rossi-inspired Italy knocked Brazil out. Italy then beat West Germany in final

1998 FrAnCE

Zinedine Zidane’s two headed goals in the first half helped hosts France stun the star-studded Brazil team 3-0 in the 1998 final in Paris. Amid doubts over Ronaldo’s fitness, Brazil were listless in the final and France put them to the sword