When Football's Underdogs Humiliated the Giants

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Published Jul 6, 2026

Three teams nobody believed in — and the days they made the entire planet believe with them.

In 2002, Senegal humiliated the reigning world champions France on their World Cup debut — with players France's own academies had built. In 1966, a North Korea side the bookmakers priced at one thousand to one sent two-time champions Italy home. And in 2022, Saudi Arabia — ranked fifty-first in the world — beat Lionel Messi's Argentina, the only team to beat the eventual champions in the entire tournament.

These are three of the greatest underdog stories football has ever produced.

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Chapters:
0:00 Three teams nobody believed in
0:29 Senegal 2002 — beating France with France's own players
3:00 North Korea 1966 — one thousand to one
5:41 Saudi Arabia 2022 — ranked 51st in the world
8:21 Why the World Cup hits different

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