A look back at the biggest upsets in World Cup history
the heavy favorite to take the tournament.
The Spaniards were expected to breeze through their group along with Chile but instead were surprised by the Swiss. A messy attack that broke up just outside the goal area was saved when a speedy Gelson Fernandes tore through the play and buried the ball in the back of the Reds’ net. It was a thrilling upset by the Swiss, but the Spanish were able to get past it.
But that hope was buried when Uruguay’s Alcides Ghiggia dribbled down the right flank and into the box and launched a shot with 11 minutes left in the match. The stadium reportedly went silent as the ball sailed past the fingertips of Brazilian goalkeeper Moacir Barbosa.
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