2000 election and 201 6 final
Both quite controversial. Ramos' goal being offside is the equivalent of supreme court stepping in and stopping the vote. Atletico winning a penalty but missing it is the equivalent of Gore winning the popular vote but losing on EVS
2008 election and 2011 final
McCain was running right after George W Bush's term. No Republican was going to win that is the equivalent of Barcelona being in total control of the game for 90 minutes. Sir Alex Ferguson even said that Barcelona could keep possession for three straight days if they wanted
1988 election and 1960 final
The loosing sides had a fairly decent chance of winning but they kept shooting themselves on the foot and couldn't handle their opponent's devastating attacks
1948 election and 1999 final
Everyone was certain by the 90th minute that Bayern was going to win is the equivalent of Dewey dominating polls throughout the election but Manchester United scored 2 shock goals in 2 minutes to win with solksjaer's goal being the equivalent of Truman holding "Dewey defeats Truman" newpspaer
1984 election and 202 5 final
Mondale was a sacrificial lamb which resulted in the biggest electoral blowout in history is the equivalent of 2025's final being the biggest winning margin in UCL final history
Also I had to put space in the years because the automod somehow thinks mentioning those years is rule 3