A small island nation that was dismissed by the whole internet as just a “runner-up for the numbers” before the match—somehow managed to knock out the two-time FIFA World Cup champions and three-time Asian champions at the same time?

The final match of Group H at the 2026 Canada–Mexico–United States World Cup has come to a close, and the results have left football fans around the world stunned.

The anticlimactic outcome, after a strong start, is especially heartbreaking and disappointing.