SIX MORE OF THE BIGGEST WORLD CUP SHOCKS
2002 (LAST 16, AET) S KOREA 2 ITALY 1
FRANCESCO TOTTI is sent off for diving in extra time before Ahn Jung-hwan’s golden goal in the 117th minute sends the joint-hosts through. Ahn was playing his club football for Italian side Perugia — who duly tore up his contract.
2002 (GROUP STAGE) SENEGAL 1 FRANCE 0
PAPA BOUBA DIOP strikes to defeat the world and European
champions in the opening game of the tournament in Seoul. France then draw 0-0 with Uruguay before losing 2-0 to Denmark to be the first holders to go out in the first round.
1990 (GROUP STAGE) CAMEROON 1 ARGENTINA 0
CAMEROON have two men sent off in a brutal tournament opener at the San Siro, but Francois Omam-Biyik’s header takes down the holders and captain Diego Maradona.
1982 (GROUP STAGE) SPAIN 0 N IRELAND 1
GERRY ARMSTRONG scores the only goal in Valencia as Billy Bingham’s side shock the hosts, despite Mal Donaghy’s 60th-minute red card, and pip them to top spot in their group.
1966 (GROUP STAGE) N KOREA 1 ITALY 0
PAK DOO-IK is the hero at Middlesbrough’s Ayresome Park as the World Cup debutants knock out Italy to reach the quarter-finals.
1950 (GROUP STAGE) USA 1 ENGLAND 0
AT ENGLAND’S debut World Cup, Joe Gaetjens’ first-half goal in Belo Horizonte gives the American part-timers — captained by a Scot, Ed McIlvenny — victory. Walter Winterbottom’s England go out at the first hurdle after losing to Spain in their final group match.
PS
ONLY one team have lost their first match and won the World Cup — Spain in 2010, after losing 1-0 to Switzerland.