Blog, and has video with some of the big shocks at previous world cups. Lets hope we can stage one too
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Some of those barely qualify as surprises, let alone shocks (Argentina v Italy especially, and also Ireland v Italy, Spain v Denmark, and Bulgaria v Germany to an extent), yet no mention of an actual shock - first African win at the World Cup when Algeria beat the eventual runners-up West Germany 2-1 in Spain in 1982.
Sloppy work.el grapadura2010-05-05 17:28:58
Sloppy work.el grapadura2010-05-05 17:28:58
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Still gotta be England v USA 1950:how could a team with Finney,Mannion,Wright,mortensen,Ramsey,Williams lose;one of life's eternal mysteries...
One of the yank players got asked years later,if they had played 100 times,how many would England have won.The yank said "99"...hahaha
I remember Algeria beating West Germany being a big shock too,although the North Koreans beating Italy takes some beating(they won pretty easily too)
One of the yank players got asked years later,if they had played 100 times,how many would England have won.The yank said "99"...hahaha
I remember Algeria beating West Germany being a big shock too,although the North Koreans beating Italy takes some beating(they won pretty easily too)
"Always remember lads,one Evertonian is worth 20 Liverpudlians"...Brian Labone
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Still gotta be England v USA 1950:how could a team with Finney,Mannion,Wright,mortensen,Ramsey,Williams lose;one of life's eternal mysteries...
One of the yank players got asked years later,if they had played 100 times,how many would England have won.The yank said "99"...hahaha
I remember Algeria beating West Germany being a big shock too,although the North Koreans beating Italy takes some beating(they won pretty easily too)
One of the yank players got asked years later,if they had played 100 times,how many would England have won.The yank said "99"...hahaha
I remember Algeria beating West Germany being a big shock too,although the North Koreans beating Italy takes some beating(they won pretty easily too)
Oh, I agree the USA v England was the biggest shock, but I was just stunned she'd have an Argentina v Italy semi in there, while not even mentioning the Algeria v West Germany game. I mean, you don't even need to know much about football to include that one.
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yeah a naff list:I automatically assumed that the north korea/Italy would be very high on the list,but no,apparently the minnows of Argentina "shocking" Italy is far greater...sheesh...
"Always remember lads,one Evertonian is worth 20 Liverpudlians"...Brian Labone
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