WORLD CUP
2026

An underdog is a team that almost everyone expects to lose. In football the giants are the famous nations with huge populations, full stadiums, and shelves crowded with trophies. The underdogs are the smaller countries who arrive at the World Cup with fewer star players and almost no one believing in them. Yet every few years one of these brave teams refuses to read the script and beats a mighty favourite, and the whole planet gasps in delight. These shocks are called giant-killings, and they are the reason millions of people fall in love with the World Cup. A single match lasts ninety minutes, and in that short time courage, teamwork, and a little bit of luck can matter more than reputation. The underdog has nothing to lose, so it plays without fear, while the favourite carries the heavy weight of expectation. When the final whistle blows and the small nation has won, players collapse in joyful tears and fans dance in the streets back home. In this comic we relive the greatest underdog miracles, the days when David picked up his football and toppled Goliath.