The most shocking World Cup scandals - When we think of the World Cup, we often remember that memorable title, that epic goal, or that player who made all the difference in the field. But do you remember the biggest scandals of the competition? Who can forget Maradona's hand goal or Chilean goalkeeper Rojas's faked injury? These are just some of the many controversies involving the greatest soccer competition in the world. Check out the gallery and remember the biggest World Cup scandals in the history of the sport!

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1954 - 'The Miracle of Bern' - In 1954, Hungary was favored to win the title but lost to West Germany in a game known as the 'Miracle of Bern.' But in 2010, historian Erik Eggers found an explanation for the "miracle." According to Reuters, Edgers revealed that the Germans may have received extra help from a secret doping program.

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1962 - Brazil - Garrincha was sent off in the semifinal, putting Brazil in a delicate situation for the final. According to ESPN, Tancredo Neves, the then Prime Minister of Brazil, interceded with FIFA and the player ended up participating in the final and helping Brazil win the cup.

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1966 - England - England won the 1966 World Cup with a controversial play that resulted in a fake goal.

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1978 - Argentina and Peru - In 1978, Argentina trounced Peru in a suspicious way. Argentina needed to win by four goals difference. However, the result of 6-0 raised many doubts, as the Daily Mail reports.

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1982 - "Disgrace of Gijón" - Horst Hrubesch scored the only goal of the match between West Germany and Austria. This resulted in Algeria being knocked out by goal difference. This episode became known as the "Disgrace of Gijón."

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1982 - Prince of Kuwait - In 1982, the Prince of Kuwait invaded the pitch and persuaded the assistant referee to cancel the French goal against his team.

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1986 - "Hand of God" - Argentinian striker Diego Armando Maradona was supposed to have scored a goal with his head, but it was in fact scored with his hand. This case became known as the "Hand of God," as the player himself declared after the game.

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1989 - Rojas - During one of the qualifiers for the 1990 World Cup, in the game between Brazil and Chile in Maracanã, Chilean goalkeeper Rojas pretended to have been injured by a firework. His goal was to disrupt the game.

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1994 - Maradona - The 1994 World Cup was the stage for another scandal starring Maradona. The player tested positive for five banned substances in an anti-doping test.

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1994 - Andrés Escobar - At the 1994 World Cup, Colombian Andrés Escobar scored a goal on his own team and the United States won the game. When the star returned to his country, he was killed with six shots. Allegedly, the player was killed for having accidentally scored against his own team.

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Zetti - Brazilian goalkeeper Zetti tested positive for the use of cocaine during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

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1998 - Ronaldo "The Phenomenon" - In 1998, Brazil played the final against France. Ronaldo had a seizure hours before the match and the Brazilian national team lost the game. This episode triggered several conspiracy theories.

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2002 - South Korea - Many say the referees favored South Korea. Italy complained about the referee after being knocked out by the "newbie" team in the World Cup.

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2006 - Zinedine Zidane - Who can forget Zidane headbutting Italy's Marco Materazzi during the final? The French player finished his career that year.

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2010 - Germany and England: rematch - England won the 1966 World Cup with a goal that didn't exist. But 44 years later, in the game against Germany, England scored a goal that was not validated, and with that Germany won the match 4-1.

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2010 - Nicolas Anelka - At the 2010 World Cup, French player Nicolas Anelka insulted his coach during the France vs. Mexico match and was sent off.

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2010 - North Korea - Four North Korean players went missing before the most important game of their team. There were rumors that the players had abandoned the competition. In the end, FIFA stated that the missing players were in a hotel.

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2014 - Luiz Suárez - Four years ago, Uruguayan Luis Suárez bit Italian player Giorgio Chiellini. This was the third time he exhibited this type of aggression in his career.

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John Terry and Wayne Bridge - The relationship between the stars John Terry and Wayne Bridge became troubled after Terry had an extramarital relationship with Bridge's ex-wife, Vanessa Perroncel. Coach Fabio Capello then decided to remove Terry's captain armband and Wayne Bridge refused to participate in the 2010 World Cup because of the situation.

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2010 - World Cup - A group of Russian hackers, known as "Fancy Bears," leaked documents that revealed that 25 players who played in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa were doping, according to the Independent.

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2010 - World Cup - The national team with the most players in the leaked doping list was Argentina, with five athletes. Among them were Carlos Tévez, Samuel, Heinze, Verón, and Diego Milito.

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2010 - World Cup - The German national team followed, with four players on the list. Among them were Butt, Träsch, Aogo, and Mario Gomez.

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2010 - World Cup - According to the Fancy Bears, the substances most used by the players were salbutamol, which is generally used to treat asthma, and betamethasone, a corticosteroid. However, these two substances have the ability to improve an athlete's physical performance.

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2010 - World Cup - The purpose of leaking this information was to put an end to the myth that soccer is a doping-free sport, said the Fancy Bears on their website.

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2010 World Cup - the book - Six years since the South Africa World Cup, the book 'The Big Fix: How South Africa Stole the 2010 World Cup' was released to show how the World Cup was organized by the country, addressing issues such as the fee paid to host it, the construction of stadiums, and match fixing in friendly games.

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2014 - Russia - According to the Daily Mail, 23 players from the Russian national team used illegal substances during the 2014 World Cup.

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2014 - Russia - Players accused of doping included Igor Akinfeev, Denis Glushakov, Aleksandr Samedov, and Maksim Kanunnikov.

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2014 - Russia - According to the Daily Mail, these are just four names in more than a thousand cases revealed in the McLaren Report. The report was put together by Richard McLaren and presented to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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