Traditional strongmen suffered setbacks, but the teams that were not optimistic before the game all performed amazingly. The 20 18 World Cup has also become a "anyone can win" session.
The amazing appearance of the plaid army
Croatia just beat Argentina 3-0 last night in Beijing time, and has won the qualifying right with two consecutive victories.
In fact, as early as 1998 World Cup in France, Croatia staged a stunning dark horse performance.
1998 World Cup is the first time that Croatia participated in the world series as an independent country, but the strength of the Plaid Army, which inherited half of the main force of the former Yugoslavia, should not be underestimated.
In the first game of the World Cup, Davousuke, who can play the violin on his left foot, scored three goals in a row and won Jamaica 3- 1 without bloodshed.
In World War II Japan, Suk's goal ensured that the team qualified one round ahead of schedule.
In the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Suk showed his true colors as a hero, overcame interference and scored two penalty kicks to help the Plaid Army beat Romania. In the quarter-finals, Croatia defeated Germany by three goals, creating the biggest upset in the World Cup.
In the semi-final, although Croatia lost to the host country France by 1-2, it was the final champion, but in the end, the semi-finals defeated the Netherlands and created the great cause of winning the third place in the World Cup for the first time.
South Korea, Turkey and Senegal compete for beauty.
In the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, South Korea created the best result of Asian teams in the World Cup so far, beating Poland and Portugal to draw with the United States in the group stage and beating Italy and Spain all the way in the knockout stage.
In addition to the host country, there were two dark horse teams in the 2002 World Cup.
Turkey participated in the World Cup for the first time since 1954, but it defeated Costa Rica, China, Japan and Senegal all the way to the semi-final, and lost to Brazil 0-/KLOC-0-0 in the semi-final.
In the third and fourth finals, Turkish captain Hakan Suk scored the fastest goal in the World Cup in only 10.2 seconds.
Suk, who was in a brave state, then sent two assists to help Turkey beat South Korea 3-2 to win the third place, and Turkey became the only team in the world to eliminate two hosts in a World Cup.
Although Senegal was banned by Turkey in the 1/4 final, it also created the best record of African teams in the World Cup.
In 2002, it was also the first World Cup tour of a powerful African country. Senegal beat defending champion France in the first game, then drew with Denmark and Uruguay and successfully qualified from the group.
In the first round of the knockout round, Senegal beat Sweden with a golden goal of 2- 1, and the quarter-finals also played Turkey until overtime was 0- 1.
Senegal has once again become a golden generation in this World Cup in Russia, and its prospects are promising.
The Ukrainian goalkeeper is amazing in the world.
In 2006, Ukraine entered the World Cup for the first time in history. Sepchenko, an Eastern European fighter with a "nuclear warhead", was called the biggest dark horse of that year.
Although the first game was beaten out of the water by Spain 4-0, the tenacious Ukrainian did not lose heart. In the second round, Saudi Arabia was swept by the same score, and in the last round, Tunisia was defeated and entered the knockout stage with the second place.
In the quarterfinals, Ukraine and Switzerland beat 0-0 in 120 minutes. In the cruel penalty shootout, Ukrainian goalkeeper Shufkovsky was possessed by Yasin, saving all the first three penalties of the Swiss team, completely destroying the morale of the opponent, and the new World Cup army advanced to the quarterfinals with its head held high.
Although they were later defeated by the final champion Italy, Ukrainian football won the respect of the whole world.
African teams have once again demonstrated their strength.
20 10 world cup in south Africa, another strong African team showed its dark horse posture, which is Ghana.
Black Star 1 beat Serbia, 1 drew Australia, 1 lost to Germany, and finished second in the group.
In the quarter-finals, Ghana beat the United States in the 93rd minute, and advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in history, tying the best result of African teams in the World Cup.
1 4 final, Ghana and Uruguay fought 120 minutes,1draw. The biggest highlight of this game happened at the end of overtime: Uruguay striker Suarez actually blocked the volleyball on the goal line and blocked Ghana's inevitable shot with his hand! This action, known as the "hand of God", made Suarez immediately receive the "red dot gift package", but Ghana failed to seize the opportunity and the game was dragged into the penalty shootout. The demoralized Ghana team lost 2-4 and failed to make any progress in the first World Cup in Africa.
Costa Rica's record is amazing.
In the 2002 World Cup, Costa Rica was in the same group as Brazil, Turkey and China, and it is understandable that Costa Rica failed to qualify.
20 14 world cup, the signing of Costa Rica is even more terrible. Even with England, Italy, Uruguay, three former world champion teams, almost everyone regarded it as a boy before the game.
Unexpectedly, Costa Ricans made history.
In the three group matches, Costa Rica "hung up" the next three world champions, 3- 1 defeated Uruguay, the last and fourth place, defeated Italy 0-0, and drew Britain 0-0, becoming the darkest dark horse in the history of the World Cup.
The myth of Costa Rica is not over yet. In the 16th World Cup, the Central American powerhouse sent Greece home on penalty, advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, and fought the final runner-up Holland for 120 minutes before losing to the opponent on penalty.
The story of the strongest dark horse in history still fascinates fans all over the world.
Iceland may continue to write the myth of the European Cup
At 9: 00 pm on June 16, Beijing time, Iceland played Argentina in the first game. Eleven pine trees erected an iron wall with the help of Viking warships, leaving the Pampas eagle, the king of plum balls, at a loss.
Many media are optimistic that Iceland will become the biggest dark horse in this World Cup.
In fact, fans who are familiar with European football are not surprised by Iceland's performance.
Although it is one of the countries with the least population in the history of the World Cup, Icelandic football has risen strongly in recent years. In the 20 16 European Cup, they knocked England off the horse and advanced to the quarter-finals, which shocked the world football.
In the first game, the tactical literacy and psychological quality of Argentina and Iceland are world-class.
At 23: 00 Beijing time tonight, Iceland will play Nigeria.
If we can win, then the Icelanders are likely to make history in the final round against Croatia.
At least compared with Argentina, a country that needs to look at its face, Iceland is now in its own hands.
Editor/Willem Editor/Huang Shuai
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