United States 1 England 0 (1950): England arrived at their first World Cup finals appearance hailed as potential winners having lost just four times in 30 matches. Faced with a team of part-timers, England selectors rested star player Stanley Matthews. It proved to be a fatal error as with substitutes not yet permitted Matthews sat helplessly on the sidelines and a goal by Haiti-born Joe Gaetjens, who earned his keep as a dishwasher upper in a restaurant, secured the Americans a 1-0 win. (Getty Images)