1.   Costa Rica upset the odds, beating Scotland and Sweden in the first round, before losing to Czechoslovakia in the second round.

2.   Derek Parra and Kip Carpenter won silver and bronze on the speedskating oval, upsetting the odds.

3.   Now Kipketer, who has been living in the Scandinavian country for five years, has switched allegiances, and is ready to upset the odds.

4.   Shades of last year, when underdog Rubens Barrichello of Brazil upset the odds to earn his first pole position in similar circumstances.

5.   Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in both their league round-robin matches but the Pakistanis, especially after their fighting performance Wednesday, could upset the odds.

6.   Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan in both their league matches here but the Pakistanis, especially after their fighting performance Wednesday, could upset the odds.

7.   Here again the South Africans can upset the odds by eliminating England at the quarter-final stage.

8.   If they upset the odds here they will meet favourites Brazil in the quarter-finals in Dallas next Saturday.

9.   Japan upset the odds to finish runners-up to World and European champions France at the Confederations Cup at home last year.

10.   On Saturday, the Bulldogs upset the odds when they dumped Canberra out of the finals to advance to the grand final.