North Korea Won The World Cup?

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As for the North Koreans, it was their very first appearance in the popular competition.

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The World Cup has produced other incredible surprises; while Argentina’s loss to Saudi Arabia is a significant setback for Lionel Messi’s team, let us share with you one of the biggest that had an impact on the victor.

It happened after Fifa decided to put all African and Asian countries in one group to decide which one would qualify for the World Cup. After an early defeat by the Soviet Union in their group match, everybody thought the Koreans would pack their bags after meeting the Italians. However, we believe the biggest upset in the World Cup will remain the 7-1 defeat of the mighty Brazilians against the Germans in 2014. The crushing defeat occurred on Brazilian soil and there is nothing the Brazilians can do to erase this complete bashing.

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