6 of the most surprising World Cup results in recent memory

#5 Ghana 2 Czech Republic 0 (2006)

Group E Czech Republic v Ghana - World Cup 2006

On June 17, 2006, Ghana upset a star-studded Czech Republic 2-0 in their Group E encounter. The Czechs were placed second in the FIFA rankings in that period. Ghana, on the other hand, was ranked 48th in the world. The gulf in class was evident on paper as the Czech Republic had players like Pavel Nedved, goalkeeper Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky in their ranks.

In this match, Asamoah Gyan gave Ghana an unexpected lead inside two minutes. The Africans dominated for long spells of the match and only Cech's heroics prevented further damage. Sulley Muntari put the result beyond doubt in the 82nd minute to cap off a fine performance.