NationStates Jolt Archive

For the record, who was the most successful debutant ever at the WC? I'm thinking West Germany in 1954, if you count them seperately from the pre-division team.

Uruguay in the first World Cup ever?

Uruguay in the first World Cup ever?

Hmm... I like to discount the first World Cup... no matter who won that, they were always going to be debutants.

North Korea in 1966 was a shocker. Qualified to the second round by eliminating Italy, then began dominating Portugal 3-0 before finally losing 3-5. That must have been a couple of games worth watching...

Of course, this time round the Ukraine has made it to the quarter-finals in their first ever World Cup appearance.

North Korea in 1966 was a shocker. Qualified to the second round by eliminating Italy, then began dominating Portugal 3-0 before finally losing 3-5. That must have been a couple of games worth watching...

Oh yeah, I remember North Korea. Pity it had to be such a lousy country; anybody else and you wouldn't feel weird about feeling happy for them.

Oh yeah, I remember North Korea. Pity it had to be such a lousy country; anybody else and you wouldn't feel weird about feeling happy for them.

From what I've heard, they had a huge fan base amongst English supporters. Cheering for the underdog and all that. There were English fans waving North Korean flags; now that must have been weird.

You have to feel glad for the players, though, whatever their nationality.

Hmm... I like to discount the first World Cup... no matter who won that, they were always going to be debutants.
Didn't they win the second also?
They have won 2.

But in saying that the World Cup used to be pretty Mickey Mouse like Wimbledon and the US Open of Golf.

From what I've heard, they had a huge fan base amongst English supporters. Cheering for the underdog and all that. There were English fans waving North Korean flags; now that must have been weird.

You have to feel glad for the players, though, whatever their nationality.
Especially only 10 years after the Korean War...
But in saying that England was a lousy Socialist Country and full of Eastern European Commie Immigrants.
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The Football, FIFA, Or World Cup page on the Wiki has something about Germanys various forms in World Cups.
West Germany for mine.

Didn't they win the second also?
They have won 2.

But in saying that the World Cup used to be pretty Mickey Mouse like Wimbledon and the US Open of Golf.

Not the second, though.

Not the second, though.
They won again in 1950:p

Rep. of Ireland ,in Italia 1990, reached the Quarter Finals on their debut.

They won again in 1950:p

That wasn't the second WC, though.

Croatia ending 3rd in 1998 :)

Croatia ending 3rd in 1998 :)

Was that their debut? Whoo, that's good.