Football history is replete with examples where weaker nations have dug deep and shown grit to snatch a point against relative heavyweights. In most cases, it is the goalkeeper or a defender who hogs the limelight, thanks to their courageous defensive actions. More often than not, they assume a stature of mythical proportions at the end of the match.
In the 2014 World Cup, a certain Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico became a household name when he frustrated a star-studded Brazil team in Fortaleza to hold them to a 0-0 draw. Looking a bit closer to home, India's very own Subrata Paul and Gurpreet Singh Sandhu have been in a similar situation on a few occasions and they turned out to be heroes with their individual brilliance.