The 5 Most Surprising Teams at The 2014 World Cup
2014.07.15
The World Cup has ended with Germany taking the grand prize. Still, this was one of the best world cups ever, and there were teams that came out of nowhere to shock the whole world. Here are a list of teams with the most surprising performance in the World Cup.
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Algeria was the least expected to perform in Group H, but managed to make it into the round of 16, though their World Cup campaign ended after losing to Germany.
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The United States put up a good fight, and managed to get to the round of 16, but ended up losing to Belgium. Still, what a performance!
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Columbia had a lot of talent. From Golden Boot receiver James Rodriguez to Jackson Martinez, and more, they cruised to the quarterfinals, only to lose to hosts Brazil at 2-1. This is the further Columbia has ever went in the World Cup.
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With a coach that's more energetic than you've ever seen, one would have thought Mexico could advance even further. They put up a good fight and made it to the round of 16.
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Costa Rica lost to the brilliance of Louis van Gaal's gamble, in the quarterfinals, but really did such an impressive job reaching there in the first place.
1. Algeria
![wc_algeria.jpg wc_algeria.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/131/441/014/wc_algeria.jpg)
Algeria was the least expected to perform in Group H, but managed to make it into the round of 16, though their World Cup campaign ended after losing to Germany.
2. United States
![wc_usa.jpg wc_usa.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/131/441/014/wc_usa.jpg)
The United States put up a good fight, and managed to get to the round of 16, but ended up losing to Belgium. Still, what a performance!
3. Colombia
![wc_columbia.jpg wc_columbia.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/131/441/014/wc_columbia.jpg)
Columbia had a lot of talent. From Golden Boot receiver James Rodriguez to Jackson Martinez, and more, they cruised to the quarterfinals, only to lose to hosts Brazil at 2-1. This is the further Columbia has ever went in the World Cup.
4. Mexico
![wc_mexico.jpg wc_mexico.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/131/441/014/wc_mexico.jpg)
With a coach that's more energetic than you've ever seen, one would have thought Mexico could advance even further. They put up a good fight and made it to the round of 16.
5. Costa Rica
![wc_costa.jpg wc_costa.jpg](/files/attach/images/3004/131/441/014/wc_costa.jpg)
Costa Rica lost to the brilliance of Louis van Gaal's gamble, in the quarterfinals, but really did such an impressive job reaching there in the first place.
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