Surprising football (soccer) results since the 2000s

Do you know these teams which have achieved these surprising results of association football?

Both club and national teams are included

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Year / Season	Competition	Achievement	Team name	Side note / hint
2022	FIFA World Cup	Did not qualify	Italy	Won the UEFA Euro the year before
2021-2022	UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals	Villarreal	Qualified through the UEFA Europa League
2020-2021	Ligue 1	Champion	Lille
2019	AFC Asian Cup	Champion	Qatar
2018-2019	UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals	Ajax	Conceded a goal against Tottenham in the last second of the second semi-final
2018-2019	Premier League	Runners-up	Liverpool	97 points still wasn't enough to win
2018	FIFA World Cup	Runners-up	Croatia
2018	FIFA World Cup	Out in group stage	Germany	Was the reigning champion
2017-2018	UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals	Roma	Wasn't far away from beating Liverpool in the semi-finals
2016	UEFA Euro	Quarter-finals	Iceland	The first international tournament ever for this small football nation of only 300 000 citizens
2016	UEFA Euro	Did not qualify	Netherlands	Came in the top 4 in both previous FIFA World Cups
2015-2016	Premier League	Champion	Leicester City	Odds for this team being champions, were 5000-to-1 before the season started
2014	FIFA World Cup	Quarter-finals	Costa Rica	1st in group stage ahead of Uruguay, Italy and England
2014	FIFA World Cup	Out in group stage	Spain	Was the reigning champion
2013-2014	La Liga	Champion	Atletico Madrid	Champion was decided on the last matchday. Won against Barcelona at the Camp Nou
2011-2012	Ligue 1	Champion	Montpellier
2011-2012	Premier League	Champion	Manchester City	Won on goal difference and a goal in the extra time in last game of the season. This was also their first time being champions
2004	UEFA Euro	Champion	Greece	Won the final against the host nation Portugal
2003-2004	UEFA Champions League	Champion	Porto	Made manager Jose Mourinho call himself "The Special One"
1999-2000	La Liga	Champion	Deportivo de La Coruña	Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia were the three big favorites before the season

Level 55

Jun 28, 2022

Correct the spelling for Villarreal please, else a nice little quiz for some football trivia! Got them all right :D

Level 56

Jun 28, 2022

Oh damn, didn't realize that :P Fixed now, thanks!

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