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HERE ARE 10 MORE MONSTER UPSETS

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UNITED STATES 1 ENGLAND 0 (BRAZIL, 1950)

Walter Winterbott­om’s side suffered the most humiliatin­g defeat in England’s history as the tournament favourites went down to a 37th-minute goal from Larry Gaetjens.

NORTH KOREA 1 ITALY 0 (ENGLAND, 1966)

Arguably the most shocking World Cup scoreline ever. The North Korean defence held firm against the might of the European giants and Pak Doo Ik scored the winner at Ayresome Park.

SCOTLAND 3 NETHERLAND­S 2 (ARGENTINA, 1978)

The Dutch were famous for their ‘total football’ and the Scots were already out when they produced this shock. Archie Gemmill fired a superb brace and Kenny Dalglish was also on target.

CAMEROON 1 ARGENTINA 0 (ITALY, 1990)

Cameroon, reduced to nine men after a double sending-off, stunned the South Americans when Francois Omam-Biyik headed the winner.

REP OF IRELAND 1 ITALY 0 (UNITED STATES, 1994)

Even Ireland’s travelling army could surely not have believe what their side did to the mighty Italians thanks to Ray Houghton’s 25-yard strike.

FRANCE 0 SENEGAL 1

(JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, 2002)

The world and

European champions were left shellshock­ed in their opening game of the tournament in Seoul through a goal from Papa Bouba Diop.

UNITED STATES 3 PORTUGAL 2 (JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, 2002)

The United States surged into an incredible 3-0 lead after only half an hour through John O’Brien, an own goal from Jorge Costa and Brian McBride. Though Portugal fought back, the Americans held on for a famous triumph.

ITALY 1 SOUTH KOREA 2 (JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA, 2002)

Ahn Jung-hwan, who missed a first-half penalty, was the South Korean hero with the dramatic winner three minutes from the end of extra time in this secondroun­d match. Italy striker Francesco Totti was also dismissed in extra time.

SPAIN 0 SWITZERLAN­D 1 (SOUTH AFRICA, 2010)

Switzerlan­d upset the European champions and eventual tournament winners in their Group H opener in Durban thanks to a Gelson Fernandes goal in the 52nd minute.

SPAIN 0 CHILE 2 (BRAZIL, 2014)

Holders Spain saw their reign as world champions come to an ignominiou­s end at the group stage with defeat in the Maracana Stadium due to first-half goals from Eduardo Vargas and Charles Aranguiz.

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