I love a great underdog story. You know — David versus Goliath, Rocky Balboa versus Apollo Creed. In this year’s Fifa World Cup there have been a number of upsets and giant-killers.

In the opening week Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina, despite Lionel Messi having opened the scoring. Another unexpected outcome was Japan taking Germany and Spain to the sword — both former World Cup champions...

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