UndercoverDev

The Nigerian .NET Dev who turns life, football, coding, finance, and faith into hilarious, relatable stories.

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

🚨 Every World Cup gives us a SHOCK nobody sees coming.

France lost to Senegal.
Argentina lost to Cameroon.
England lost to the USA.

With 48 teams in 2026, the chances of chaos are even higher.

Here are 8 historic World Cup upsets... and the 2026 version that could happen next 👇🧵

#WorldCup2026

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

You've said it all.

I think I now understand better those who say Pele or Maradona was better than Messi.

Like you said, even though you have fondness for Yamal and think he's special, I don't think the bond we had with Messi can be so easily transferred, even as Barça fans.

Watching Messi rise through the ranks, seeing every stage of his journey, celebrating success and enduring failures with him. The attachment is akin to experiencing first love. Nothing will ever top it.

We've conquered football. We're just here to watch him take his last dance in the World Cup. Win or lose, we bow to his greatness.

[consistence @consistent4me]

Nice Write ✍️ up.. Try to Read it...

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@consistent4me Thank you

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

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[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@camille_moscow Please tell me that is a woman.

Please say it's a woman 😭😭😭😭

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@abosalaharena And they thought the Qatar World Cup would be the worst World Cup.

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Nsukka_okpa Oyiga talk true today 😂😂

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Unkul_Obi @Don_Corleone101 @mfc_mrpage Hell yeah.

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Parisdreams_emp Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Norway are my dark horses for this tournament.

Like you said, with the quality between teams reducing, we'll see a lot of upsets

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

🚨 Every World Cup gives us a SHOCK nobody sees coming.

France lost to Senegal.
Argentina lost to Cameroon.
England lost to the USA.

With 48 teams in 2026, the chances of chaos are even higher.

Here are 8 historic World Cup upsets... and the 2026 version that could happen next 👇🧵

#WorldCup2026

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Don_Corleone101 @mfc_mrpage Every day, I chew bitter leaf and drink like so I can be more bitter...

As long as it means Saudi Arabia Homelander never wins a World Cup

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Parisdreams_emp @tobyasky Delivered as promised.

https://t.co/Zz1fOI7DTx

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

🚨 Every World Cup gives us a SHOCK nobody sees coming.

France lost to Senegal.
Argentina lost to Cameroon.
England lost to the USA.

With 48 teams in 2026, the chances of chaos are even higher.

Here are 8 historic World Cup upsets... and the 2026 version that could happen next 👇🧵

#WorldCup2026

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

The 2026 World Cup will create global superstars.

But the part most people don’t realise until later?

Most of them are still UNKNOWN right now.

Every World Cup does this.
2006 → Messi announced himself
2010 → Müller & Özil rise
2014 → James Rodríguez explodes
2018 → Mbappé becomes global
2018 → Enzo Fernández boosting his stocks

2026 will be no different.

Except this time… more nations = more hidden gems.

These aren’t “famous young talents,” like Lamine, Curbasi, Arda Güler and the likes
These are players you probably won’t see on mainstream highlight pages yet.

But scouts already know them.
And by the end of the World Cup… the world will too.

Here are 10 wonderkids who could OWN the tournament 👇🧵

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@Kingsholz Hi

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@yhur_savior @tobyasky Mutuals?

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@yhur_savior @tobyasky I do agree. It's technically more improved and even more physical, as explained by @codmgemini

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

@codmgemini @AEyiyere @tobyasky This is well explain.

Mutuals?

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

🚨 FINAL PREDICTION

The upset I think is very likely to happen?

🇲🇦 Morocco beating Brazil.

The most likely shock of the 2026 group stage.

What's yours?

Quote this tweet with your boldest World Cup upset prediction.🔥

[UndercoverDev @NELtheDev]

8/8 🇨🇻

1966: North Korea 1-0 Italy

Italy arrived in Chile expecting a routine qualification from the group stage.

They were European giants.

North Korea were complete unknowns on the global stage.

What followed was one of the most shocking results in World Cup history.

A disciplined, compact team punished Italy and eliminated them from the tournament.

It wasn’t just an upset.

It was a global football earthquake.

2026 Parallel: Cape Verde vs Uruguay

Every World Cup produces a nation that nobody sees coming.

Cape Verde could be that story.

A small nation with a growing European-based talent pool, built on intensity, organisation, and fearless defending.

Uruguay, as always, bring history, physicality, and tournament experience.

But in group-stage football, reputation means nothing if the rhythm of the game shifts early.

One moment of chaos.

One counterattack.

One set-piece.

That’s all it takes for history to repeat itself.

Could Cape Verde write the next impossible World Cup chapter? 👀