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The following article contains a list of [[FIFA World Cup]] [[association football]] matches that have been given names that are widely used or recalled in reference to the match, a famous play during the match, or as part of the legacy of an associated national team. This list does not include matches named for being a final, semi-final, or quarter-final match unless they are referred to by a separate nickname besides their official yearly name (i.e. the Miracle of Bern for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup final]]).

== List ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! class="unsortable" width="1" scope="col" |Name
! width="100" scope="col" |Date
! width="125" scope="col" |First team
!Score
! width="125" scope="col" |Second team
! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Notes
|-
|[[Battle of Bordeaux (1938 FIFA World Cup)|Battle of Bordeaux]]
|12 June 1938
|{{flagicon|BRA|1889|size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|1–1
|{{flagicon|TCH|size=30px}} [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]
|'''[[1938 FIFA World Cup]] Quarter-final match''': Nicknamed due to a number of brutal fouls and injuries by both sides, due to the lax officiating of Hungarian [[Referee (association football)|referee]] [[Pál von Hertzka]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Monroy |first=Nicolás |date=July 8, 2018 |title=La 'Batalla de Burdeos': Brasil vs Checoslovaquia en 1938 |url=https://www.elcincocero.com/noticias/detalle/33-mundial-2014/3254-la-batalla-de-burdeos-brasil-vs-checoslovaquia-en-1938 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013102444/https://www.elcincocero.com/noticias/detalle/33-mundial-2014/3254-la-batalla-de-burdeos-brasil-vs-checoslovaquia-en-1938 |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |access-date=October 14, 2019 |work=ElCincoCero |publisher= |language=Spanish |quote= |location=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=March 24, 2014 |title=Francia 1938: el día que Brasil cambió el 'jogo bonito' por la violencia extrema |url=https://www.infobae.com/2014/03/24/1552383-francia-1938-el-dia-que-brasil-cambio-el-jogo-bonito-la-violencia-extrema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014190339/https://www.infobae.com/2014/03/24/1552383-francia-1938-el-dia-que-brasil-cambio-el-jogo-bonito-la-violencia-extrema/ |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=October 14, 2019 |publisher=[[Infobae]] |language=Spanish |quote= |location=}}</ref>
|-
|[[United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Miracle of Belo Horizonte]]
|29 June 1950
|{{flagicon|USA|1912|size=30px}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|1–0
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=30px}} [[England national football team|England]]
|Considered as one of the greatest upsets in the history of association football due to a goal by [[Haiti|Haitian]]-born U.S. [[Forward (association football)|center forward]] [[Joe Gaetjens]].<ref name="Douglas1996">{{cite book |last=Douglas |first=Geoffery |url=https://archive.org/details/gameoftheirlives00geof |title=The Game of Their Lives |publisher=[[Henry Holt and Company]] |year=1996 |isbn=0-8050-3875-2 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}</ref>
|-
|[[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Maracanaço]]
|16 July 1950
|{{Flagdeco|URU|size=30px}} [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]
|2–1
|{{Flagdeco|BRA|1889|size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|'''[[1950 FIFA World Cup]] final''': Notorious as one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history against Brazil in its World Cup stadium, the [[Maracanã Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Football's 20 Greatest Upsets |url=http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/greatest-upsets.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061113142039/http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/greatest-upsets.html |archivedate=13 November 2006 |work=Soccerphile}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Rob |date=12 June 2014 |title=In Brazil, It's Time For the World to Play |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/225467-in-brazil-it-s-time-for-the-world-to-play |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615182450/http://sports.ndtv.com/fifa-world-cup-2014/news/225467-in-brazil-it-s-time-for-the-world-to-play |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=20 June 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref>
|-
|[[Austria v Switzerland (1954 FIFA World Cup)|Hitzeschlacht von Lausanne]]
|26 June 1954
|{{flagicon|AUT|size=30px}} [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|7–5
|{{flagicon|SUI|size=30px}} [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]
|'''[[1954 FIFA World Cup]] Quarter-final match''': Known for setting the current [[FIFA World Cup records|World Cup record]] of 12 goals scored in a match in 40&nbsp;°C (104&nbsp;°F) weather.<ref name="RSSSF2">[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54full.html World Cup 1954 full details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103001706/http://rsssf.com/tables/54full.html#4fin|date=3 January 2007}} – by Gwidon S. Naskrent et al., [[RSSSF]]. Retrieved 8 December 2006.</ref><ref name="RSSSF1">According to the official [http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1237.html match report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212203242/http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/w/pwc/mr_1237.html|date=12 December 2006}} by [[FIFA]], [[Robert Körner]] scored the second and fifth Austrian goals, but most sources not related to FIFA, including [[RSSSF]]({{cite web |title=World Cup 1954 finals |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54full.html |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103001706/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/54full.html |archivedate=3 January 2007 |accessdate=8 December 2006}}), {{in lang|de}} SportZeitung ({{cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.sportzeitung.at/topicshow.php?id%3D2242 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929010513/http://www.sportzeitung.at/topicshow.php?id=2242 |archivedate=29 September 2007 |accessdate=8 December 2006}}), [[ESPN]]([http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=197597&cc=5739] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214081604/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=197597&cc=5739|date=14 February 2012}}) and the [[BBC]]([https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A779808]), state that Robert's younger brother, [[Alfred Körner|Alfred]], scored those goals. The RSSSF page also states that Alfred Körner took and missed a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] in the 42nd minute.</ref>
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|[[Battle of Berne (1954 FIFA World Cup)|Battle of Berne]]
|27 June 1954
|{{flagicon|HUN|1949|size=30px}} [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|4–2
|{{flagicon|BRA|size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|'''1954 FIFA World Cup Quarter-final match''': Infamous for violent conduct and fighting during and following the match, prompting English referee [[Arthur Edward Ellis|Arthur Ellis]] to send off three players during the match.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 June 1998 |title=Football: Ellis a knockout during the Battle of Berne – Sport |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-ellis-a-knockout-during-the-battle-of-berne-1163887.html |accessdate=12 February 2011 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hungary vs Brazil: World CUP 1954 Quarter Final |url=http://www.scoreshelf.com/dqcc/en/World_Cup/1954/HUN_v_BRA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709114635/http://scoreshelf.com/dqcc/en/World_Cup/1954/HUN_v_BRA |archive-date=9 July 2010 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |publisher=ScoreShelf.com |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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|[[1954 FIFA World Cup final|Miracle of Bern]]
|4 July 1954
|{{flagdeco|FRG|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|3–2
|{{flagicon|HUN|1949|size=30px}} [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]
|'''1954 FIFA World Cup final''': Considered one of the greatest matches in World Cup history, and also one of its most unexpected upsets due to West Germany beating the unbeaten Hungarian [[Golden Team]], after having been beaten by them 8–3 in the [[1954 FIFA World Cup Group 2|group stage]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Masters |first=James |date=16 June 2014 |title=World Cup: the top 10 matches |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/16/sport/football/world-cup-football-top-ten/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617225826/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/16/sport/football/world-cup-football-top-ten/ |archive-date=17 June 2014 |access-date=10 December 2016 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref name="FIFAClip">{{cite web |title=WC 1954 World Cup Final: FR Germany 3–2 Hungary |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2014/m=7/video=60-years-ago-today-1954-world-cup-final-fr-germany-3-2-hungary-2398675.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610133402/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/y=2014/m=7/video=60-years-ago-today-1954-world-cup-final-fr-germany-3-2-hungary-2398675.html |archive-date=10 June 2015 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref name="spielverlagerung">{{cite web |last=Escher |first=Tobias |date=6 June 2014 |title=Liveanalyse des WM-Finals 1954 |url=http://spielverlagerung.de/2014/06/06/liveanalyse-des-wm-finals-1954/// |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612203652/http://spielverlagerung.de/2014/06/06/liveanalyse-des-wm-finals-1954/// |archive-date=12 June 2014 |access-date=15 December 2016 |publisher=spielverlagerung.de}}</ref>
|-
|[[Disaster of Sweden]]
|15 June 1958
|{{flagicon|TCH|size=30px}} [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]
|6–1
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}} [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|The heaviest defeat of the [[Argentina national football team|Albiceleste team]] in a FIFA World Cup, resulting in its early elimination from the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/mundial-2018/2018/06/15/a-60-anos-del-desastre-de-suecia-el-recuerdo-de-la-peor-derrota-de-argentina-en-mundiales/ ''A 60 años del "desastre de Suecia": el recuerdo de la peor derrota de Argentina en Mundiales''. Infobae, 3 July 2018.</ref><ref>https://www.elgrafico.com.ar/articulo/las-cronicas-de-el-grafico/31835/1958-era-pan-comido-fue-desastre 1958. ERA PAN COMIDO, FUE DESASTRE. El Gráfico, 14 May 2018.</ref>
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|[[Battle of Santiago (1962 FIFA World Cup)|Battle of Santiago]]
|2 June 1962
|{{flagicon|CHI|size=30px}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
|2–0
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946|size=30px}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|Match infamous for its level of violence between players, requiring police intervention four times. The referee of the game, [[Ken Aston]], later went on to invent [[Penalty card|yellow and red cards]].<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2002 |title=Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards |url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/news/newsid=80623.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606022246/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/news/newsid=80623.html |archivedate=6 June 2008 |accessdate=21 October 2017 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref><ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Murray |first=Scott |date=6 November 2003 |title=Battle of Santiago |url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/news/theknowledge/0,,1079146,00.html |accessdate=26 June 2006 |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref name="sbrntn180322th">[https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/mar/04/stunning-moments-no4-battle-of-santiago Burnton, Simon. "World Cup stunning moments: The Battle of Santiago," ''The Guardian'', Thursday 22 March 2018.] Retrieved January 22, 2022.</ref>
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|[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Game of the Century]]
|17 June 1970
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946|size=30px}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|4–3
|{{flagdeco|FRG|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|'''[[1970 FIFA World Cup]]''' '''Semi-final match''': Involved five of seven goals being scored in [[extra time]], the record for most goals scored during extra time in a [[FIFA World Cup]] game.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150224151153/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=569/match=1838/index.html 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico. Match report. Italy - Germany FR] [[FIFA.com]]</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Matt Wagg |date=28 June 2012 |title=Euro 2012: five classic tournament matches between Germany and Italy including the 'Game of the Century' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/germany/9361429/Euro-2012-five-classic-tournament-matches-between-Germany-and-Italy-including-the-Game-of-the-Century.html |access-date=27 April 2016 |publisher=telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>
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|[[Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup)|The Miracle]] [[Austria v West Germany (1978 FIFA World Cup)|/ Disgrace of Córdoba]]
|21 June 1978
|{{flagicon|AUT|size=30px}} [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|3–2
|{{flagdeco|FRG|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|Represented the first time in 47 years that [[Austria]] had defeated a team from either the [[West Germany|Western]] or [[East Germany|Eastern]] side of the then-partitioned Germany.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hochwarter |first=Thomas |date=10 April 2009 |title=Edi ´I wer´ narrisch!´ Finger died 20 years ago |url=http://austriantimes.at/news/Sports/2009-04-10/12455/Edi%20%C2%B4I%20wer%C2%B4%20narrisch!%C2%B4%20Finger%20died%2020%20years%20ago |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208150800/http://austriantimes.at/news/Sports/2009-04-10/12455/Edi%20%C2%B4I%20wer%C2%B4%20narrisch%21%C2%B4%20Finger%20died%2020%20years%20ago |archivedate=8 December 2014 |accessdate=13 October 2013 |newspaper=Austrian Times}}</ref><ref name="soc">{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga News – all the German football news, live scores and stats |url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/germany-v-austria-1978-unravelling-the-shame-of-cordoba/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913044802/http://bundesligafanatic.com/germany-v-austria-1978-unravelling-the-shame-of-cordoba/ |archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Joshua |first1=Rick |date=9 September 2015 |title=Unravelling the "Shame of Cordoba" |url=http://bundesligafanatic.com/germany-v-austria-1978-unravelling-the-shame-of-cordoba/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913044802/http://bundesligafanatic.com/germany-v-austria-1978-unravelling-the-shame-of-cordoba/ |archive-date=13 September 2012 |accessdate=15 December 2015 |website=Bundesliga Fanatic}}</ref>
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|[[Argentina v Peru (1978 FIFA World Cup)|The 6 to 0 at Peru]]
|21 June 1978
|{{flagicon|Argentina|size=30px}} [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|6–0
|{{flagicon|Peru|state|size=30px}} [[Peru national football team|Peru]]
|Regarded as one of the most controversial matches in World Cup history due to speculation of collusion in favor of Argentina amid the military dictatorship of the [[National Reorganization Process]] under [[Jorge Rafael Videla]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2020 |title=Una estrella de Holanda sobre el Mundial 78: "Para nosotros, el 6-0 de la Argentina a Perú fue sobornado" |url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/una-estrella-holanda-mundial-78-para-nosotros-nid2374281 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006131122/https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/futbol/una-estrella-holanda-mundial-78-para-nosotros-nid2374281/ |archive-date=October 6, 2022 |website=La Nación |language=es}}</ref><ref name="infobae1">{{Cite web |last=Bauso |first=Matías |date=June 21, 2019 |title=Argentina 6 - Perú 0, el partido más largo del mundo: todas las sospechas, las teorías y las acusaciones |url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes-2/2019/06/21/argentina-6-peru-0-el-partido-mas-largo-del-mundo-todas-las-sospechas-las-teorias-y-las-acusaciones/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=[[Infobea]]}}</ref>
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|[[Disgrace of Gijón]]
|25 June 1982
|{{flagdeco|FRG|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|1–0
|{{flagicon|AUT|size=30px}} [[Austria national football team|Austria]]
|Controversial match due to both teams coming to a virtual standstill in the second half after one score by West Germany, allowing both to advance to the next round while [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] was eliminated.<ref name="GuardianWorldCup">{{cite news |last=Smyth |first=Rob |date=25 February 2014 |title=No3: West Germany 1–0 Austria in 1982 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/feb/25/world-cup-25-stunning-moments-no3-germany-austria-1982-rob-smyth |access-date=23 June 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Booth |first1=Lawrence |last2=Smyth |first2=Rob |date=11 August 2004 |title=What's the dodgiest game in football history? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/aug/11/theknowledge.sport |access-date=16 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London}}</ref>
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|[[Italy v Brazil (1982 FIFA World Cup)|Sarrià Tragedy]]
|5 July 1982
|{{flagicon|ITA|1946|size=30px}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|3–2
|{{flagicon|BRA|size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|Described as one of the greatest matches in the history of association football, as a result of a [[hat-trick]] by Italian [[Forward (association football)|striker]] [[Paolo Rossi]], resulting in the elimination of Brazil and Italy eventually winning the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duarte |first1=Fernando |date=30 May 2014 |title=Brazil lost that Italy game in 1982 but won a place in history – Falcão |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/30/brazil-falcao-1982-world-cup-italy |access-date=20 May 2015 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Jonathan |date=25 July 2012 |title=Italy 3-2 Brazil, 1982: the day naivety, not football itself, died |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/jul/25/italy-brazil-1982 |access-date=20 May 2015 |website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Tim |date=11 July 2014 |title=1982: Why Brazil V Italy Was One Of Football's Greatest Ever Matches |url=http://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a6396/1982-why-brazil-v-italy-was-one-of-footballs-greatest-ever-matches/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612215052/https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/news/a6396/1982-why-brazil-v-italy-was-one-of-footballs-greatest-ever-matches/ |archive-date=12 June 2021 |access-date=10 February 2018 |website=Esquire}}</ref>
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|[[West Germany v France (1982 FIFA World Cup)|Night of Seville]]
|8 July 1982
|{{flagdeco|FRG|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|West Germany]]
|3–3 
<small>(5–4 West German victory on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]])</small>
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974|size=30px}} [[France national football team|France]]
|'''[[1982 FIFA World Cup]]''' '''Semi-final match''': Regarded as one of the best football matches of all time, due to it featuring back-and-forth scoring, four goals in extra time, and a dramatic penalty shoot-out.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klemm |first1=Stephan |date=15 January 2019 |title=Die Nacht von Sevilla |url=https://www.fr.de/sport/fussball/nacht-sevilla-11230730.html |access-date=8 May 2020 |website=fr.de |publisher=Frankfurter Rundschau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ger |first1=McCarthy |date=10 July 2011 |title=Memory Lane – West Germany v France at World Cup 82 |url=http://backpagefootball.com/memory-lane-west-germany-v-france-at-world-cup-82/21132/ |access-date=17 June 2014 |publisher=Backpage Football}}</ref>
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|[[1985 China v Hong Kong football match|19 May Incident]]
|19 May 1985
|{{Flagicon|CHN|size=30px}} [[China national football team|China PR]]
|1–2
|{{Flagicon|HKG|1959|size=30px}} [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]
|Significant upset by [[Hong Kong]] to eliminate the favored and rival Chinese team, resulting in angered home fans rioting in the [[Workers' Stadium (former)|Workers' Stadium]], requiring the [[People's Armed Police]] to restore order.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2020 |title=The 'May 19 Incident': When Hong Kong football sparked a riot in Beijing |url=https://supchina.com/2020/08/26/when-hong-kong-football-sparked-a-riot-in-beijing/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2010-10-13 |title=中国十大球迷冲突:京豫球迷暴力狂? 5·19震惊世界 |url=http://news.ifeng.com/sports/gnzq/detail_2010_10/13/2772754_9.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712064959/http://news.ifeng.com/sports/gnzq/detail_2010_10/13/2772754_9.shtml |archive-date=2012-07-12 |work=[[Ifeng.com]]}}</ref>
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|[[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)|Goal of the Century]]
|22 June 1986
|{{flagicon|ARG|1861|size=30px}} [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|2–1
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=30px}} [[England national football team|England]]
|'''[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] [[1986 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] Quarter-final match''': Held four years after the [[Falklands War]] between Argentina and the [[United Kingdom]], involving the "[[Hand of God goal]]" and leading Argentina to winning the 1986 World Cup.
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|[[El Maracanazo]]
|3 September 1989
|{{Flagicon|BRA|1968|size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|2–0
|{{flagicon|CHI|size=30px}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]]
|Qualifying game involving Chilean goalkeeper [[Roberto Rojas (Chilean footballer)|Roberto Rojas]] pretended to be injured by a flare thrown by Brazilian fans and the Chilean team leaving the game in protest. The incident is considered by many to be one of the most shameful events in world football, resulting in a life ban for Rojas, the end of his career, and a ban against the Chilean team from qualifying for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification|1994 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archives |first=L. A. Times |date=1989-10-26 |title=Chile's Roberto Rojas was banned from organized... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-26-sp-900-story.html |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Kostya |date=1993-11-14 |title=BACKTALK; The Fall of the Condor: Chile's National Disgrace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/14/sports/backtalk-the-fall-of-the-condor-chile-s-national-disgrace.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=2016-03-03 |work=The New York Times |language=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2013-12-17 |title=Astengo revela nuevos antecedentes del incidente en el Maracaná en 1989 |url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2013/12/16/635287/fernando-astengo-revela-nuevos-antecedentes-del-incidente-del-maracana-en-1989.html |access-date=2016-03-03 |website=emol.com |publisher=El Mercurio |language=Spanish}}</ref>
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|[[Shot heard round the world (soccer)|Shot heard 'round the world]]
|19 November 1989
|{{Flagicon|TRI|size=30px}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]]
|0–1
|{{Flagicon|US|1960|size=30px}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|Match involving one of the most historic goals in [[Soccer in the United States|U.S. soccer]] history, allowing it to qualify for the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] after 40 years.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2013 |title=His goal changed soccer in the USA |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-JP0uay6Aw |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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|[[Japan v Iraq (1994 FIFA World Cup qualification)|Agony of Doha]]
|28 October 1993
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947|size=30px}} [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
|2–2
|{{flagicon|IRQ|1991|size=30px}} [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]]
|Match preventing the qualification of Japan to the 1994 World Cup, and allowing their arch-rivals [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] to qualify instead.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=1994 FIFA World Cup USA ™ - Matches - Iraq-Japan - FIFA.com |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round%3D758/match%3D2713/classic-match/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812161002/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=758/match=2713/classic-match/index.html |archive-date=2016-08-12 |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=FIFA.com}}</ref>
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|[[One team in Tallinn]]
|9 October 1996
|{{flagicon|EST|size=30px}} [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]]
|N/A
|{{flagicon|SCO|size=30px}} [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|Qualifying match abandoned after three seconds because the Estonian team were absent from the [[Kadrioru Stadium]] due to a dispute over its [[Floodlight|floodlights]].<ref name="farce">{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Phil |date=10 October 1996 |title=Scotland await verdict after Estonian farce |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/scotland-await-verdict-after-estonian-farce-1357723.html |access-date=17 October 2012 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref name="nobody">{{cite web |last=Brewin |first=John |date=10 October 2014 |title=One team in Tallinn: when Scotland kicked off against nobody – and still didn't win |url=http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/one-team-tallinn-when-scotland-kicked-against-nobody-and-still-didnt-win |access-date=14 October 2019 |work=[[FourFourTwo]]}}</ref>
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|[[United States v Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup)|The]] [[United States v Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup)|Mother of All Games]] 
|21 June 1998
|{{flagicon|USA|size=30px}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|1–2
|{{flagicon|IRN|size=30px}} [[Iran national football team|Iran]]
|Described as the most politically charged game in World Cup history due to Iranian Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]]'s [[nationalization]] of Iran's oil industry, [[Iraq–United States relations|American support for Iraq]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]], and the US killing of all 290 Iranian passengers on [[Iran Air Flight 655]]. Resulted in an Iranian upset, granting the team  its first ever victory in the [[history of the FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2014-06-06 |title=USA vs Iran at France '98: the most politically charged game in World Cup history |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/usa-vs-iran-france-98-most-politically-charged-game-world-cup-history |access-date=2019-07-15 |website=FourFourTwo |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=O'Callaghan |first=Eoin |date=2018-06-20 |title=Great Satan 1-2 Iran: the most politically charged match in World Cup history |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/20/great-satan-1-2-iran-the-most-politically-charged-match-in-world-cup-history |access-date=2019-07-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ - Matches - USA - IR Iran |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/france1998/matches/match/8754/ |access-date=2020-04-10 |website=FIFA.com |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[2000 England v Germany football match|The last game at the old Wembley]]
|7 October 2000
|{{flagicon|ENG|size=30px}} [[England national football team|England]]
|0–1
|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|Last game played at the original [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] before its demolition.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 October 2000 |title=Wembley's sad farewell |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/961253.stm |accessdate=26 September 2010 |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
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|[[Australia 31–0 American Samoa|31-0]]
|11 April 2001
|{{flagicon|AUS|size=30px}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]]
|31–0
|{{flagicon|ASA|size=30px}} [[American Samoa national football team|American Samoa]]
|[[World record]] for the largest victory in an international football match, with Australia winning the game 31–0.<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |last=Davies |first=Christopher |date=11 April 2001 |title=Australia score 31 without loss in record win |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/3003021/Australia-score-31-without-loss-in-record-win.html |access-date=5 August 2009 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |location=London}}</ref><ref name="FIFA">{{cite web |title=2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries; Results, Oceanian Zone |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3863/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216020510/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3863/index.html |archive-date=16 February 2009 |access-date=5 August 2009 |website=FIFA}}</ref>
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|[[Aztecazo]]
|16 June 2001
|{{Flagdeco|Mexico|size=30px}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|1–2
|{{Flagdeco|Costa Rica|size=30px}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|Marked the first loss suffered by Mexico in the Azteca Stadium in a [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match.<ref name="BBC Mundo">{{cite news |date=18 April 2013 |title=Momentos que inmortalizaron al estadio Azteca |url=http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2013/04/130418_estadio_azteca_pedro_ramirez_vasquez_mr |access-date=19 March 2017 |work=[[BBC Mundo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nacion.com |url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2001/junio/17/home.html |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=wvw.nacion.com |publisher=[[La Nación (San José)|La Nación]]}}</ref>
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|[[Battle of Nuremberg (2006 FIFA World Cup)|Battle of Nuremberg]]
|25 June 2006
|{{flagicon|POR|size=30px}} [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]
|1–0
|{{flagicon|NED|size=30px}} [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|Match that set the new record for cards shown at any [[FIFA]]-administered international tournament, with [[Russia|Russian]] referee [[Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1961)|Valentin Ivanov]] issuing four [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Red card (dismissal)|red cards]] and 16 [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Yellow card (caution)|yellow cards]].<ref name="abc">{{cite web |date=8 July 2006 |title=Fair play takes a dive |url=http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200607/s1681791.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125051852/http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200607/s1681791.htm |archive-date=25 January 2010 |accessdate=16 January 2008 |work=[[ABC Sport]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=26 June 2006 |title=Portugal Defeats Holland at the Battle of Nuremberg |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,423521,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080114020348/http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,423521,00.html |archive-date=14 January 2008 |accessdate=1 July 2010 |work=[[Der Spiegel]]}}</ref>
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|[[2006 FIFA World Cup final|The Zidane Headbutt]]
|9 July 2006
|{{flagdeco|ITA|2003|size=30px}} [[Italy national football team|Italy]]
|1–1
<small>(5–3 Italian victory on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]])</small>
|{{flagdeco|FRA|1974|size=30px}} [[France national football team|France]]
|'''[[2006 FIFA World Cup]] final''': Regarded as a key match in the [[France–Italy football rivalry]], leading to Italy's first world title in 24 years. Also notable for French player [[Zinedine Zidane]] being sent off for head-butting [[Marco Materazzi]] in the chest.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Jonathan |date=9 July 2006 |title=Italy 1–1 France (aet) |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930122300/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm |archive-date=30 September 2018 |access-date=18 August 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref name="pres_Suna">{{Cite web |date=9 June 2008 |title=Sun apologises to Marco Materazzi over 'racist' slur - Press Gazette |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/sun-apologises-to-marco-materazzi-over-racist-slur/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714202324/https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/sun-apologises-to-marco-materazzi-over-racist-slur/ |archive-date=14 July 2021 |access-date=21 January 2020 |work=Press Gazette}}</ref><ref name="times">{{cite news |last=Hughes |first=Matt |date=11 July 2006 |title=Read my lips: the taunt that made Zidane snap |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/read-my-lips-the-taunt-that-made-zidane-snap-nrkvdh8zfkx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115070510/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/international/article1747603.ece |archive-date=15 January 2014 |access-date=11 July 2006 |work=[[The Times]] |location=London}}</ref>
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|[[2009 Republic of Ireland v France football matches|Hand of Frog]]
|18 November 2009
|{{flagicon|FRA|1974|size=30px}} [[France national football team|France]]
|2–1
|{{flagicon|IRL|size=30px}} [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
|Known for a controversial [[William Gallas]] goal enabled by captain [[Thierry Henry]] handling the ball twice without being reviewed, allowing France to progress to the World Cup at the Irish team's expense.<ref>{{cite news |last=Culpepper |first=Chuck |date=20 November 2009 |title=Thierry Henry's handball gets a big thumbs-down in Europe |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-nov-20-la-sp-world-cup-henry20-2009nov20-story.html |access-date=4 January 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref><ref name="BBCSport19Nov09IrishAskFifaForFranceReplay">{{cite news |date=19 November 2009 |title=Irish ask Fifa for France replay |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8368100.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120051552/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8368100.stm |archive-date=20 November 2009 |access-date=19 November 2009 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>
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|[[2010 FIFA World Cup final|Battle of Johannesburg]]
|11 July 2010
|{{flagdeco|NED|size=30px}} [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|0–1
|{{flagdeco|ESP|size=30px}} [[Spain national football team|Spain]]
|'''[[2010 FIFA World Cup]] final''': First world cup title of Spain, with the match including numerous [[Penalty card#Yellow card|bookings]] throughout the first half.<ref name="GuardianMinuteByMinute">{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Scott |date=11 July 2010 |title=World Cup final: Holland v Spain – as it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/11/holland-spain-world-cup-final-live |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808074212/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/11/holland-spain-world-cup-final-live |archive-date=8 August 2021 |access-date=9 October 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref name="Britanica">{{Cite encyclopedia |last1=Tikkanen |first1=Amy |last2=Augustyn |first2=Adam |last3=Levy |first3=Michael |last4=Ray |first4=Michael |last5=Luebering |first5=J. E. |last6=Lotha |first6=Gloria |last7=Young |first7=Grace |last8=Shepherd |first8=Melinda C. |last9=Sinha |first9=Surabhi |last10=Rodriguez |first10=Emily |date=19 August 2021 |title=World Cup: History & Winners |url=https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828023709/https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football |archive-date=28 August 2021 |access-date=22 September 2021 |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]}}</ref>
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|[[Snow Clasico]]
|22 March 2013
|{{Flagdeco|United States|size=30px}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|1–0
|{{Flagdeco|Costa Rica|size=30px}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|Qualification match played in heavy snowfall, leading to outrage in [[Costa Rica]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wine, II |first1=Donald |date=18 October 2018 |title=Throwback Thursday: Let it Snow Clasico |url=https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/usmnt-news/2018/10/18/17995000/throwback-thursday-tbt-usa-usmnt-snow-clasico-costa-rica-world-cup-qualifying-hex |access-date=29 December 2020 |website=Stars and Stripes FC |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ESPN Keish">{{cite news |last1=Gómez Muñoz |first1=Keish |date=22 March 2020 |title=A siete años del partido que cambió el orgullo de los costarricenses |url=https://www.espn.co.cr/futbol/costa-rica/nota/_/id/6787214/costa-rica-estados-unidos-partido-nieve |access-date=29 December 2020 |work=ESPN.com.mx |language=es}}</ref>
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|[[Aztecazo#Honduran Aztecazo|Haztecazo]]
|6 September 2013
|{{Flagdeco|Mexico|size=30px}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|1–2
|{{Flagdeco|Honduras|size=30px}} [[Honduras]]
|Second loss of the Mexican team at the [[Estadio Azteca]] during a [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match, losing against Honduras.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramírez |first1=Andrea |date=6 September 2013 |title="Haztecazo" histórico de Honduras que derrota 1 - 2 a México {{!}} CB24 Noticias Centroamérica |url=http://cb24.tv/haztecazo-historico-de-honduras-que-derrota-1-2-a-mexico/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324174329/http://cb24.tv/haztecazo-historico-de-honduras-que-derrota-1-2-a-mexico/ |archive-date=24 March 2017 |access-date=24 March 2017 |work=CB24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cerrato |first1=Edwin |date=19 December 2013 |title=¡Honduras derrumba a México con un histórico Aztecazo! |url=http://www.diez.hn/laseleccion/427141-99/honduras-derrumba-a-mexico-con-un-historico-aztecazo |access-date=24 March 2017 |work=[[La Prensa (Honduras)|Diario Diez]]}}</ref>
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|[[Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)|7–1 / Mineiraço]]
|8 July 2014
|{{Flagicon|BRA||size=30px}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
|1–7
|{{flagicon|GER|size=30px}} [[Germany national football team|Germany]]
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|'''2014 FIFA World Cup''']] '''Semi-final''': Historic loss of the Brazilian team in their home stadium to Germany, who led 5–0 within 29 minutes, with four goals being scored inside a six-minute span, before bringing the score up to 7–0 in the second half. The match marked the largest margin of victory in a [[FIFA World Cup]] semi-final, the breaking of Brazil's 62-match unbeaten streak at home in competitive matches back to [[1975 Copa América|1975]], and equalled their biggest margin of defeat in a match alongside a [[1920 South American Championship#Matches|6–0 loss to Uruguay in 1920]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Klaubert |first=David |date=8 July 2015 |title=Brasilien feiert 365 Tage ohne deutsches Tor |trans-title=Brazil celebrates 365 days without a German goal |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/fussball/brasilien-ein-jahr-nach-dem-7-1-im-wm-halbfinale-13691306.html |access-date=2 February 2016 |newspaper=faz.net |publisher=[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]] |language=de}}</ref><ref name="numbers">{{cite news |date=9 July 2014 |title=In Numbers: How Germany systematically destroyed Brazil |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/in-numbers-how-germany-systematically-destroyed-brazil-1609813.html |access-date=9 July 2014 |work=FP Sports |publisher=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref name="GuardianRecords">{{cite news |date=9 July 2014 |title=World Cup records tumble as Germany destroy Brazil 7–1 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/world-cup-records-germany-brazil |access-date=9 July 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="GuardianRecords2">{{cite news |date=9 July 2014 |title=World Cup records tumble as Germany destroy Brazil 7–1 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/09/world-cup-records-germany-brazil |access-date=9 July 2014 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Winter |first=Henry |date=8 July 2014 |title=Miroslav Klose sets scoring record as hosts are dumped out in semi-final |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/10955339/Brazil-vs-Germany-World-Cup-2014-Miroslav-Klose-sets-scoring-record-as-hosts-are-dumped-out-in-semi-final.html |access-date=9 July 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref>
The match's outcome was described as a national humiliation, evoking the previous "[[Mongrel complex|spirit of national shame]]" of the [[Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)|Maracanaço]] in 1950.<ref name="FIFANumbers">{{cite web |date=8 July 2014 |title=The Mineirazo in numbers |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=the-mineirazo-in-numbers-2402146.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709023442/http://www.fifa.com//worldcup/news/y=2014/m=7/news=the-mineirazo-in-numbers-2402146.html |archive-date=9 July 2014 |access-date=8 July 2014 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=[[FIFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Del Maracanazo al Mineirazo |trans-title=From Maracanazo to Mineirazo |url=http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/ultimas/20-250319-2014-07-08.html |place=[[Argentina|AR]] |language=es |newspaper=Página 12}}</ref>
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|[[Trinidad and Tobago v United States (2018 FIFA World Cup qualification)|Agony of Couva]]
|October 10, 2017
|{{Flagicon|TRI|size=30px}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad & Tobago]]
|2–1
|{{Flagdeco|United States|size=30px}} [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]
|Qualification match resulting in the [[United States]] missing their first World Cup since 1986, as well as [[Trinidad and Tobago]]'s team achieving their first win over the United States since 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trinidad and Tobago national football team: List of matches |url=http://www.eloratings.net/Trinidad_and_Tobago |access-date=1 July 2019 |website=[[World Football Elo Ratings]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Liburd |first1=Lasana |date=11 October 2017 |title=Mr Jones stuns USA! America's W/Cup dreams drown in river of tears at Couva |url=https://wired868.com/2017/10/10/mr-jones-stuns-usa-americans-wcup-dreams-drown-in-river-of-tears-at-couva/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |work=Wired868}}</ref> The loss was the USMNT's worst up to that point based on the [[Elo rating]] system.<ref name="538worst">{{Cite web |last=Caley |first=Michael |date=October 11, 2017 |title=The Worst Loss In The History Of U.S. Men's Soccer |url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-worst-loss-in-the-history-of-u-s-mens-soccer/ |work=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref>
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|[[Canada v Mexico (2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)|Battle of the "Iceteca"]]
|16 November 2021
|{{flagdeco|CAN|size=35px}} [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
|2–1
|{{flagdeco|MEX|size=35px}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
|Known for the temperature at kickoff being recorded as −9° [[Celsius]], making it the coldest match ever played by the Mexico national team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2021 |title=Sources: Canada loss Mexico's coldest on record |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4522577/mexicos-defeat-to-canada-el-tris-coldest-game-on-record-sources |access-date=September 7, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Resulted in a Canadian victory, ending Mexico's eleven match unbeaten streak against Canada dating back to August 15, 2000.<ref name="tactical battle">{{cite web |author=Armstrong, Laura |date=November 17, 2021 |title='It was a bit of a tactical battle.' How Canada upset Mexico and climbed to the top in World Cup qualifying |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/analysis/2021/11/17/it-was-a-bit-of-a-tactical-battle-how-canada-upset-mexico-and-climbed-to-the-top-in-world-cup-qualifying.html |access-date=October 23, 2022 |publisher=[[Toronto Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canada national football team: record v Mexico |url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/canada/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Mexico/ |access-date=September 6, 2022 |publisher=11v11.com}}</ref>
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|[[Battle of Lusail]]
|9 December 2022
|{{flagicon|NED|size=30px}} [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]]
|2–2
<small>(3–4 Argentine victory on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]])</small>
|{{flagicon|ARG|size=30px}} [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
|'''[[2022 FIFA World Cup]] Quarter-finals match''': [[Spain|Spanish]] referee [[Antonio Mateu Lahoz]] issued a [[FIFA World Cup]] record 18 [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Yellow card (caution)|yellow cards]] and one [[Fouls and misconduct (association football)#Red card (dismissal)|red card]], setting a new record for cautions at any [[FIFA]]-administered international tournament.
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== See also ==

* [[List of FIFA World Cup finals]]
* [[List of FIFA World Cup opening matches]]
* [[List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs]]

== References ==

[[Category:FIFA World Cup-related lists]]
[[Category:Lists of FIFA World Cup matches]]
[[Category:Nicknamed sporting events]]
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