Top 10 Most Shocking World Cup 2014 Moments

This was potentially one of the most outrageous football results ever, regardless of just this tournament. The favorites, Brazil, were blitzed to an almost tragic scoreline of 5-0 within 30 minutes.

This game should have been much closer. Even with the absences of Neymar and Thiago Silva, Brazil had the '12th man' in the full Belo Horizonte. Germany had a brilliant team that had not played to their potential, almost stumbling against the feeble Algerians. So, all in all, a 'cagey' game was expected.

This game was also the seismic end of the Brazilian dream. Twelve years since winning it, perhaps too long for the mighty nation, and 64 years since hosting it, it seemed that the nation had peaked perfectly to be the first since France in '98 to win on their home surface. The ultimate achievement. This, however, was abruptly and cruelly abolished by the Germans.

Lastly, when was the last time in any sport there was such a humiliating result in a semi-final between two giant heavyweights?

Many people, including myself, thought Costa Rica was at the World Cup just to make up the numbers. Were we wrong! A 3-1 victory against two-time winners Uruguay. Then they made the impossible possible - they did something no one thought they could do: they beat a team that had won the whole thing four times, Italy, 1-0.

Then they did something no one in the world thought they would do and made it to the quarter-finals, where they took one of the best teams in the world, the Netherlands, to penalties, where they lost. But Costa Rica can go home saying they beat two former champions and drew with another, England. Costa Rica can go home with their heads held high.

Spain was doing alright in the first half, with the score 1-1, but in the second half, they fell apart, eventually losing 5-1. I blame Casillas for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th goals.

For the 3rd goal, if he had been positioned better, he could have saved De Vrij's header. For the 4th goal, Casillas made a huge mistake by passing the ball. For the 5th goal, Casillas shouldn't have rushed out to meet Robben. He should have stayed inside the 6-yard box.

A lot of people didn't even think the Netherlands would get out of the group, let alone reach the semi-finals. When the Netherlands won 5-1, they meant business.

Spain, the defending champions, were only there to make up the numbers in the end. They lost to the Netherlands and Chile, 5-1 and 2-0, respectively. Yes, they did beat Australia 3-0, but as world champions, they should have been getting all 9 points in that group.

It wasn't a penalty. Enough said.

Portugal has the players to win the World Cup, and then they just do that. Portugal should have at least reached the last 16, but that match boosted Germany and burst Portugal's bubble. Germany is still in the World Cup, and Portugal isn't.

Now, don't get me wrong, Mexico is a great side, but Brazil, as hosts, should have won. Guillermo Ochoa is a big reason why Brazil couldn't win. That man was on fire at the World Cup. He won't have any trouble finding another club for the 2014/2015 season.

Brazil is already intimidating, and being the host is always a boost, just look at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. This turned out to be heartbreaking, even worse for Brazilians.

That goal was great, one of the best ever in the World Cup. It had timing and skill, and it was just great.

This was the best goal in the tournament! Even better than RVP's header!

The USA, like Costa Rica, had a group of death, but they made it through. They were 45 seconds away from winning the group but ended up coming in 2nd, which was just fine for them. "I believe that we can win."

Why isn't this the most shocking moment? If he hadn't done that, his team could have reached at least the Quarterfinals.

This really should be number 1, because this was one of the worst results Brazil has ever had in the World Cup since 1950. The Germans scored 5 goals in 18 minutes. I doubt anyone anticipated this result.