Soccer fans the world over know which countries are seriously expected to contend for the World Cup championship. In Latin America, almost every team – from Brazil to Peru, from Chile to Boli…
Soccer fans the world over know which countries are seriously expected to contend for the World Cup championship.
Called the Atlas Lions, the Moroccans upset a Ronaldo-laden Portugal eleven 1-0 to earn the right to fight for a podium finish. In preliminary group matches, the Koreans drew with Uruguay , lost to Ghana and upset Portugal to get into the round of 16.Japan was the first ever Asian nation to qualify seven times for the World Cup. They were also the first Asian country to score an upset over a South American team, Colombia.
If my memory serves me right, I had witnessed one such behavior during one of my coverages of the SEA Games sometime in the 90s.
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