Major World Cup upsets

Major World Cup upsets after 1998 champions France lost their opener here

2002 France 0 Senegal 1 Reigning champions France are undone by African minnows and tournament debutants Senegal as midfielder Pape Bouba Diop hits the only goal on the half hour in Seoul.

1990 Argentina 0 Cameroon 1 Argentina faced the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon as reigning champions in the tournament-opener in Italy but slumped 1-0 to an Omam Biyik goal - even though the Africans finished with only nine men.

1966 North Korea 1 Italy 0 The North Koreans were given no hope whatsoever against the Azzurri but Pak Doo Ik scored a sensational goal on a cross-shot to floor the Italians at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, whose fans cheered the goal to the rafters.

1950 United States 1 England 0 England had previously not bothered with the World Cup assuming they were the best team on the planet - but the Americans had other ideas and Joe Gaetjens - actually from Haiti - hit a late winner to stun the watching crowd at Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

1982 Argentina 0 Belgium 1 Again the Argentines flop as defending champions on day one, losing 1-0 to Belgium in Spain on a goal from Erwin Vandenbergh, the first goal in the opening match for 20 years.

1982 Algeria 2 Germany 1 The Algerians stunned the Germans in a first-round group match with Rabah Madjer and Lakhder Balloumi both on target - but the Germans went through eventually after they and neighbours Austria contrived to produce a narrow German win in a later encounter - enough to take both through the opening phase.