The 5️⃣ biggest shocks in World Cup final history 🤯

The 5️⃣ biggest shocks in World Cup final history 🤯 You're not always safe from a surprise. This Sunday, Spain and Argentina will battle for the world title on the pitch at MetLife Stadium in New York. While this final is generally considered too close to call, that has not always been the case, with some heavy favorites but, above all, some major surprises. So we've put together five of the biggest surprises in World Cup finals. Brazil 1-2 Uruguay (1950) As well as being a huge surprise, this final is a unique case in World Cup history, given that it was actually the last match of a group stage. This match was considered the final because that last game was decisive in deciding the title. Before kickoff, Brazil were seen as the favorites because they had four points and Uruguay only three. The Seleçao therefore only needed a draw to be crowned world champions. A triumph that seemed even more likely after the Brazilians opened the scoring right after the break. But then Uruguay turned everything around with goals in the 66th and 79th minutes. So, in front of nearly 200,000 spectators at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, Uruguay claimed their second world title. 📸 STAFF - 2011 AFP West Germany 3-2 Hungary (1954) West Germany's victory in the final sent shockwaves through the football world. Huge favorites, Hungary were unbeaten in 31 matches before this final. The Hungarians even thought they had wrapped up the final from the start, going 0-2 up by the eighth minute! But 10 minutes later, West Germany had pulled level. The game then tightened up, and Helmut Rahn grabbed his second goal in the 84th minute to seal the title for West Germany. 📸 STAFF - 2013 AFP West Germany - Netherlands (1974) Playing the famous "total football" so dear to Johann Cruyff, the Netherlands came into the match as favorites against a much more pragmatic West Germany. But then, four days before the final, the Dutch players were caught by a German journalist partying in their hotel pool in female company. The publication of this information in the press caused a scandal, especially among the players' wives. While it cannot be said for certain that this controversy deeply disrupted the Dutch preparation, they fell short in the final. And that despite taking the lead after just two minutes without Germany even touching the ball! But before halftime, West Germany turned the score around and never let go of the lead again. The first tragedy of Johann Cruyff's career. 📸 STF West Germany 1-0 Argentina (1990) The first final in history to feature only one goal, this final was a remake of the one from the previous edition. As defending champions, Argentina arrived after a chaotic run and hoped to repeat the feat from four years earlier. But standing in their way was a ruthless West Germany side which, after relentlessly pressing against an Argentina team set up to defend, won a penalty in the 85th minute. Andreas Brehme converted it coolly to give West Germany their third world title. 📸 Bongarts - Getty Images France 3-0 Brazil (1998) Yes, France had the advantage of playing this final at home, and it would later emerge that Ronaldo had suffered a serious medical episode the day before the match, but no one was prepared for the earthquake this game would be. Defending world champions and overwhelming favorites, the Brazilians collapsed on a scale never seen before against Les Bleus and a Zinedine Zidane touched by grace. That clear and emphatic 3-0 scoreline would long remain one of the biggest defeats in the history of Brazilian football, but also a founding moment in the history of the France national team. 📸 Bongarts - Bongarts This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.