Five Cursed Countries After Winning the World Cup
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VIVA – The news of curse from the world cup has spread in many people worldwide. Actually, there are five cursed countries after winning the World Cup. The curse means the country's national team was immediately eliminated in the group stage after winning the World Cup in the previous edition.
Starting from four of the past five winners have suffered humiliating exits in recent years. Germany was the most recent winner who suffered the embarrassment of exiting the tournament after the group stage.
France in 2002, Italy in 2010, and Span in 2014 all suffered similar fates in their defense of football's most coveted prize. With the first winter World Cup kicking off in less than two months, fans wonder what the curse is and if the defending champions, France, will fall victim to it.
Well, here are five cursed countries after winning the World Cup, as launched by various sources.
5. Brazil National Team
Timnas Brasil rayakan keberhasilan lolos ke Piala Dunia 2022
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The Brazilian national team has experienced this terrible curse. After winning the 1962 World Cup, Canarinha or the nickname of the Brazilian national team had to be eliminated in the group phase of the 1966 World Cup which was held in England.
At the 1966 World Cup, Brazil joined Group 3 with Portugal, Hungary, and Bulgaria. As a result, Brazil only finished third after getting one win and two defeats.
4. French National Team
Timnas Prancis juara UEFA Nations League 2020/21
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France won the 1998 World Cup when they played at the 2002 World Cup which was held in Korea and Japan. Unfortunately, France's superiority was not seen at the 2002 World Cup.
Joined Group A with Denmark, Senegal, and Uruguay, France did not move. The effect of Zinedine Zidane, who has only played on matchday three, France lost 0-1 to Senegal, drew 0-0 with Uruguay, and lost 0-2 to Denmark.
3. Spain National Team
Pemain Timnas Spanyol merayakan gol
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The Spanish national team won the only World Cup trophy in 2010. At the top party, La Furia Roja, or the nickname of the Spanish national team won 1-0 over the Netherlands.
Unfortunately, at the 2014 World Cup, Spain, which was managed by Vicente del Bosque, was destroyed. Besides losing to the Netherlands 1-5, Spain also lost 0-2 to Chile. Despite a 3-0 win over Australia, La Furia Roja still failed to qualify for the last 16 of the 2014 World Cup.
2. German National Team
Timnas Jerman menjalani latihan
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Germany won the 2014 World Cup after a 1-0 win over Argentina. The result was Germany's second 1-0 win over Argentina in a World Cup final, having previously served at the top of the 1990 World Cup.
After becoming champions in 2014, Germany was devastated at the 2018 World Cup. From three matches in the group stage, Joachim Low's squad only scored three points. Winning 2-1 over Sweden, Germany lost 0-1 to Mexico and lost 0-2 to South Korea.
1. Italy National Team
Timnas Italia juara Piala Dunia 1938
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Italy came out as the 2006 World Cup champion. However, in the next edition, the 2010 World Cup, Italy fell out of the group phase. Italy which was being taken care of by Marcelo Lippi was only in one group with Paraguay, New Zealand, and Slovakia.
As a result, Italy sits as the caretaker with only two draws from three matches. Italy drew 1-1 with Paraguay and New Zealand and lost 2-3 to Slovakia.
It turned out that Italy's misfortune did not end there. Previously, Italy had been eliminated in the group phase of the 1950 World Cup, despite being a champion in the 1938 World Cup.
