From North Korea in 1966 to Japan in 2022: Asia’s greatest World Cup runs

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They may not have lifted the trophy, but Asian teams have delivered some of the World Cup's greatest shocks and most inspiring underdog runs. SINGAPORE: Asian teams have rarely made deep runs at the World Cup, but the continent has produced some of the tournament's most memorable underdog stories. For decades, victories on football's biggest stage were hard to come by. Asia's first World Cup win came in 1966, and it had to wait another 28 years for the next.  Yet, despite those challenges, some