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What are the biggest FIFA World Cup upsets in history?
Key takeaways
- Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.
- Fans are gearing up to see who scores the most goals, who are the biggest performers on football’s grandest stage, and who wins the coveted trophy.
- Here are some of the major upsets in the history of the World Cup.
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Nothing makes the news like an unfancied or low-ranked team pulling off a shock result at the football World Cup.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Argentina's Lionel Messi is just one of the all-time greats to be on the losing side of a huge upset at the FIFA World Cup [File: Hannah Mckay/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 25 May 202625 May 2026The FIFA World Cup 2026 is the most eagerly awaited sports event of the year.
Fans are gearing up to see who scores the most goals, who are the biggest performers on football’s grandest stage, and who wins the coveted trophy.
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