The World Cup is the ideal stage for an underdog to take the spotlight, as the accompanying extraordinary crusades demonstrate...
Spain secured their first World Cup triumph in the main ever African World Cup in 2010 and was humiliated by Netherland and take out at the gathering stage in Germany 2014
South Korea | 2002 | Semi-finals
Guus Hiddink conveyed South Korea to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup when they co-facilitated the competition with Japan.
South Korea's movement to the semi-last was supported by some questionable refereeing choices as denied objectives and dodgy red cards kept up their energy before they were beaten 1-0 by Germany in the last four.
Uruguay | 2010 | Semi-finals
Uruguay achieved the semi-finals in 2010 in dubious design. They endured a moderately simple gathering containing Mexico, South Africa and a France group that was going into disrepair before beating South Korea in the second round.
In the quarter-finals they confronted Ghana and, with the score 1-1 in the last snapshots of additional time, Luis Suarez was sent off subsequent to dealing with a goalbound shot, with Asamoah Gyan missing the subsequent punishment.
Uruguay benefited as much as possible from their favorable luck to win the shoot-out before losing 3-2 to Netherlands in the semi-finals.
Sweden | 1994 | Semi-finals
Sweden had a solid group heading into the 1994 World Cup with players, for example, Tomas Brolin and Henrik Larsson in the squad.
Numerous normal Sweden to perform well however no one could have anticipated them to achieve the semi-finals, where they were just 10 minutes from additional time when Romario struck for Brazil to settle the tie.
Cameroon | 1990 | Quarter-finals
Cameroon turned into the principal African group to achieve the quarter-finals in 1990 in the wake of lighting up the competition in Italy.
From dazzling holders Argentina in the opening session of the competition, in spite of having two men sent off, to Roger Milla's objectives and corner-signal moving, Cameroon were the account of the World Cup.
They were additionally under 10 minutes from achieving the semi-finals, just for a prop of faulty punishments changed over by Gary Lineker helping England through after an exciting 3-2 win.
North Korea | 1966 | Quarter-finals
North Korea stunned the world in 1966 by beating Italy 1-0 at Ayresome Park on account of Pak Doo ik's objective, which secured capability from the gathering stage.
In the quarter-finals they met Portugal and it resembled another stun was on the cards when they dashed into a 3-0 lead inside the opening 25 minutes. In any case, Eusebio at that point scored four took after by a Jose Augusto objective to secure a 5-3 triumph for Portugal and end North Korea's staggering run.
Ghana | 2010 | Quarter-finals
Amid the main World Cup on African soil, Ghana achieved the quarter-finals subsequent to beating the United States in additional time in the second round.
Emerge exhibitions by Sulley Muntari and Asamoah Gyan drove Ghana to last eight where they met Uruguay. They ought to have advanced to the semi-finals however a questionable Luis Suarez handball denied the Ghanaians toward the finish of additional time and afterward Asamoah Gyan missed the subsequent punishment.
Poland | 1982 | Semi-finals
Poland put in an execution to be pleased with in 1982 as they achieved the semi-finals of the competition in Spain.
Motivated by Zbigniew Boniek, Poland beat their first-round gathering in front of inevitable champions Italy before guaranteeing top spot in their second-round gathering in front of the Soviet Union.
In the last four, Paolo Rossi's prop earned Italy a 2-0 win, yet Poland did at any rate guarantee third spot in the wake of beating France.
Senegal | 2002 | Quarter-finals
In the opening match of the 2002 World Cup, Senegal beat ruling champions and pre-competition top choices France and afterward went unbeaten in the gathering to complete sprinters up behind Denmark.
In the second round they beat Sweden with a brilliant objective before being thumped out similarly by Turkey in the quarter-finals.
Poland | 1974 | Third place
Poland were noteworthy amid the 1974 World Cup, winning an indistinguishable number of recreations from possible champions West Germany.
The 1974 competition had an arrangement of two gathering stages, with Poland beating their first gathering by winning every one of the three diversions against powerhouses Italy and Argentina, and in addition a 7-0 whipping of Haiti.
In the second gathering stage they were denied a place in the last by has West Germany who crushed them 1-0 in their last amusement before Poland beat Brazil in the third-put coordinate.
Bulgaria | 1994 | Semi-finals
Bulgaria began inadequately in the 1994 World Cup subsequent to being beaten 3-0 by Nigeria in their opening amusement yet they recuperated to beat both Greece and Argentina to qualify from their gathering.
Brought through by Hristo Stoichkov, in the knockout stages they beat Mexico and Germany, by means of a vital objective from Iordan Letchkov, to achieve the semi-finals where a Roberto Baggio masterclass for Italy denied them a place in the last.
Stoichkov completed the competition on six objectives to win the Golden Boot.
Belgium v URSS - World Cup 1986
Belgium | 1986 | Semi-finals
Belgium completed third in their gathering in 1986 behind hosts Mexico and Paraguay, yet fit the bill for the knockout stages by being extraordinary compared to other third-set groups.
In the last 16, they dispensed with the Soviet Union in additional time after an exciting 4-3 triumph before beating Spain on punishments in the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw.
They kept running into the Diego Maradona juggernaut in the semi-finals as the Argentine star's prop settled that experience before Belgium were beaten by France in the third-put play-off.
Uruguay | 1950 | Winners
Uruguay were the underdog champs of the 1950 World Cup.
Heading into their last diversion against has Brazil, it was champ takes-all as a gathering stage organize was utilized to decide the victors of the opposition.
Brazil were overwhelming top choices to win having scored 21 objectives in their past five matches in the competition, incorporating 13 in their opening two amusements of the last round, however a late objective by Alcides Ghiggia saw Uruguay delegated improbable title holders for a moment time.
Costa Rica | 2014 | Quarter-finals
Whenever England, Uruguay and Italy were altogether drawn close by Costa Rica in Group D, everybody had eyes on the gathering since one of the enormous groups would be disposed of right on time.
It worked out that both England and Italy would pass up a great opportunity as Costa Rica topped the gathering unbeaten.
Stellar exhibitions from Joel Campbell, Bryan Ruiz and Keylor Navas saw Costa Rica through against Greece on punishments in the second round.
Be that as it may, in the quarter-finals, Costa Rica lost on punishments to the Netherlands after a 0-0 draw after Louis van Gaal expedited goalkeeper Tim Krul for the shoot-out.
Turkey | 2002 | Semi-finals
Turkey shockingly achieved the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
In their opening gathering amusement against Brazil, they had Alpay Ozalan and Hakan Unsal questionably sent off late on, yet they recouped from this misfortune to endure to the last 16.
They beat co-has Japan 1-0 in the last 16 and another triumph by that scoreline over Senegal, on account of a brilliant objective, set up a rematch with Brazil, with the possible champions edging through to the last by means of Ronaldo's objective.
Croatia | 1998 | Semi-finals
Croatia fit the bill for their first World Cup in 1998 and they had a noteworthy effect in France, having achieved the quarter-finals at Euro 96.
They bragged a portion of the best ability at the competition and everything clicked for them in 1998 as Davor Suker and Robert Prosinecki were quality all through the opposition.
Croatia beat Romania and Germany on their way to the semi-finals, however a twofold from Lilian Thuram sent hosts France through to the last, while Slaven Bilic's dubious response saw Laurent Blanc sent off.
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