The FIFA World Cup that is currently going on is in its final stages as the semi finals and the finale is left and now will be a good time to look back on this tournament which was full of upsets that shocked the football World. This FIFA World Cup was the most competitive in decades and all teams had the capability of beating the higher ranked teams on their given day and that’s exactly what happened at this World Cup.
In this article I will list the biggest upsets that took place at FIFA World Cup 2022 and I am sure all our readers will love to look back on the biggest upsets in this tournament. So, let’s look at those upsets.
Saudi Arabia beat Argentina by 2-1
This was probably the biggest upset in this World Cup and one of the biggest of all time in FIFA World Cup history. Before the match everyone thought that Saudi Arabia had no chance and that Argentina will get the 3 points easily from this match but what happened was totally different. Argentina got the first goal and then in the second half the scene changed. In the 48th minute Saudi Arabia equalized and it was 1-1 and immediately after that in the next 5 minutes Saudi Arabia took the lead and it was 2-1. This was one of the biggest Upsets of all time.
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Japan beat Germany 2-1
This was also one of the biggest upsets in this World Cup as it was Germany vs Japan and It was expected that Germany would beat Japan and get the 3 points. However this Japan team was resilient and they would never give up. Germany was up 1-0 and then in the second half Japan equalled in the 75th minute and then in the 83rd minute Japan took the lead and history was made and Germany were shocked.
Morocco beat Belgium 2-0
Another big upset in this World Cup was when Morocco beat the number 2 team in the world in Belgium. Morocco played out of their skin and they outplayed Belgium. The first half was even but in the second half of the match Morocco took the lead in the 73rd minute and after that they kept the lead then in stoppage time Morocco scored the second goal and they won the match 2-0.
Japan beat Spain 2-1
Japan were responsible for another one of the big upsets in this World Cup and they beat Spain 2-1. Spain took the lead in the first half and then in the second half Japan equalled in the match first then in the 51st minute they scored again and won the match and booked their place In the Round of 16. It was an incredible match.
Morocco beat Portugal 1-0
This happened yesterday and it will become one of the biggest upsets in knockout matches in FIFA World Cup history. It was the Quarter Final of the World Cup and Morocco took the lead in the first half and then for the rest of the match they defended so well that Portugal could not score a goal and Morocco made history as the First African team to get into the semi final of the World Cup.
