FIFA World Cup: 5 Outstanding Comebacks Of All Time

Brazil vs. England in South Korea/Japan, 2002 (Quarter Final):

The 2002 World Cup brought England to an unexpected halt as 10-man Brazil triumphed in the quarterfinal in Shizuoka, Japan.

The goals scored from Rivaldo and Ronaldinho either side of half time overtook a thrilling opener from Michael Owen, which had given English fans hope of recording a famous victory.

In this match, England star players like Seaman, David Beckham and Paul Scholes fail to bring the team the much-needed glory at that stage. This quarterfinal match of the 2002 World Cup is undeniably one of the classic matches in football history.

Korea Republic vs. Italy in Japan/South Korea, 2002 (Last 16):

Football is indeed an unpredictable game. This was well-proven by Korean team in 2002 World cup. The team had faced the Italians in the Round of 16 and at that stage Guus Hiddink’s side had already overachieved, having beaten Poland and Portugal in the group stage to reach the second round.

On reaching the field, the Italians were greeted not only by a nerve-racking atmosphere, but also by  giant card display spelling out ‘AGAIN 1966’–a reminder of Korea DPR’s stunning victory over Italy in England 36 years earlier.

For Korean forward Ahn Jung-Hwan, that particular match proved to be the turning point of his career as he scored a memorable winning golden goal for Korea Republic against Italy. Ahn Jung-Hwan exclaimed, “It’s true that winning goals last in your memories. Besides, it was a World Cup goal and something like that is not forgotten easily,” reports FIFA.com.

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