Neymar looks dejected after Brazil’s penalty shootout defeat at the 2022 World Cup. Composite: Fifa / Getty Images / Guardian design This year, the biggest ever World Cup will feature 48 teams, an increase from 32, opening up the tournament to even more upsets, shocks and surprises. The vagaries of the World Cup draw have given rise to classic underdog victories over the years, from an amateur USA team’s shock defeat of the then-favourites England in 1950 onwards.