Laura Rozo
The worst defeats in the FIFA World Cup are not something the losing sides can be proud of, however, it is worth remembering what you do not want to repeat.
The most important sport event of 2022 is approaching. The World Cup in Qatar brings a smile to the faces of all soccer fans and to be part of this fantastic event, it is necessary to have a good performance in the qualifiers. For this reason, only the best national teams of each continent have the privilege of playing in such an event. However, many of the teams that participate fail to make it past the first round and instead leave their countries in disgrace.
We love the passion that soccer generates among its followers, so we always want them to have access to valuable content to share. At JefeBet we present the 3 worst defeats in the World Cup, games that some national teams would like to forget and made their fans turn off their televisions.
Top 3 Worst and Most Humiliating Defeats in World Cup History
Yugoslavia vs Republic of Congo (9-0)
It was the 1974 World Cup in Germany and the former Yugoslavia team would be one of the great protagonists when it achieved a historic 9-0 crushing victory against Congo. The Balkans had players who are still remembered by fans today, while for the Africans, the World Cup was their first opportunity to showcase themselves at a tournament of this magnitude.
Goals by Dusan Bajevic, Dragan Dzajic, Ivica Surjak, Josip Katalinski, Vladislav Bogicevic, Branko Oblak and Ilija Petkovic will go down in the albums and memories, as the result makes the match one of the worst defeats of the FIFA World Cup.
Hungary vs El Salvador (10-1)
The worst defeat in the history of the World Cup belongs to El Salvador. It was 1982 in Spain and El Salvador was playing its first, and so far only, World Cup. Although the Salvadorans knew that a place in the round of 16 would be difficult, they never imagined that they would be the protagonists of such an impressive record.
The Central Americans were part of a sort of “group of death” as they competed against Argentina, Belgium and Hungary. Although the Hungarians’ best days are behind them, they are still a very difficult team to play against. Only 9 minutes of that match were played, and the score was already 5-0 in favor of the Europeans. At the end of the match, the magical Magyars won 10-1, forever going down in the books as one of the worst defeats of the World Cup.
Germany vs Brazil (7-1)
Although this is not one of the highest defeats, it is one of the worst defeats in the World Cup and its recent history.
It was 2014 and Brazil received fans from all over the world for a very special event. Neymar and David Luiz led a home team that was a candidate to become the new champions and grew more and more in front of their fans.
It was the semifinal and the Mineirão was the perfect stage to overcome the imposing German team. Brazil had just beaten Colombia and Germany had beaten France. The event of that day is still the nightmare of Brazilians, as the Europeans crushed the dream of a sixth cup on home soil with a 7-1 victory.
Like in a horror movie, the team of Manuel Neuer, Mats Hummels, Sami Khedira, Mesut Özil, Thomas Müller, Toni Kroos, Philipp Lahm and many others gave a real class of soccer, technique and effectiveness. In this way, the Verdeamarelos were eliminated from their own cup and will forever remember this match as one of the worst defeats in the World Cup.
