Still widely considered the biggest shock in World Cup history, a bunch of American part-timers stunned the world football when they defeated an England side containing the likes of Billy Wright, Tom Finney and Wilf Mannion (Stanley Matthews was left out of the side) 1-0 in Brazil.
USA had lost their previous seven internationals by a combined 45-2 scoreline but a header from Joe Gaetjens ensured the most unlikely of results.
The win was celebrated in a 2002 book entitled "The Game of Their Lives" written by Geoffrey Douglas, and the book was subsequently made into a film in 2005.
USA had lost their previous seven internationals by a combined 45-2 scoreline but a header from Joe Gaetjens ensured the most unlikely of results.
The win was celebrated in a 2002 book entitled "The Game of Their Lives" written by Geoffrey Douglas, and the book was subsequently made into a film in 2005.
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