10 Greatest Comebacks in World Cup Knockout History

#5 1934 World Cup Final: Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia

World Cup Final - Italy v Czechoslovakia

Ah, such a classic, remember the 1934 World Cup Final? Neither do it, let’s just say it was a few decades before I was born. Footage of the game is extremely grainy but by all accounts, it was a wonderful game. Scoreless until the 70th minute, Antonin Puc threw the game open when he opened the score for Czechoslovakia.

The Czechoslovaks seemed to be heading for victory in the 2nd ever World Cup while Italy were going to disappoint in front of 55,000 rabid Italian fans in Rome. Those supporters were to be satisfied when Raimundo Orsi equalized in the 81st minute. After that last-gasp equalizer, the game headed into extra-time where an Angelo Schiavo goal ensured the Jules Rimet Trophy for the hosts.

In the end, this was a game similar to those that finished 8th and 10th on this list but the importance of the World Cup final carries this game to 5th spot. Since then, the history of the two teams have been divergent- Italy have won four World Cups while Czechoslovakia only reached one more final in their history until the country was broken up in 1992.