Greece at the FIFA World Cup
The
European champions when they failed to qualify for the 2006
tournament.
Overview
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1934 | Did not qualify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
1938 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||||
1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1954 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
1958 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
1962 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
1966 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||
1970 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||
1974 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
1978 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
1982 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||
1986 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||
1990 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||
1994 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
1998 | Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | |||||||||
2002 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||||
2006 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||
2010 | Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | ||
2014 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
2018 | Did not qualify | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | |||||||||
2022 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2030 | ||||||||||||||||
2034 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Round of 16 | 3/22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 136 | 56 | 33 | 47 | 167 | 179 |
- * Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Greece's World Cup record | |||||
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First match | Foxborough, United States ; 21 June 1994)
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Biggest win | Greece 2–1 Nigeria (Bloemfontein, South Africa; 17 June 2010) Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast (Fortaleza, Brazil; 24 June 2014) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ; 26 June 1994) | ||||
Best result | Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup | ||||
Worst result | Group Stage at the 1994 and 2010 FIFA World Cup |
1994 United States
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Win Tie Loss
21 June 1994 | Argentina | 4–0 | Greece | Boston, United States |
12:30 | Batistuta 2', 44', 89' (pen.) Maradona 60' |
Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 54,456 Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States) |
26 June 1994 | Bulgaria | 4–0 | Greece | Chicago, United States |
12:30 | Stoichkov 5' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Letchkov 65' Borimirov 90' |
Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 63,160 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
30 June 1994 | Greece | 0–2 | Nigeria | Boston, United States |
19:30 | Report | George 45' Amokachi 90' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 53,001 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland) |
2010 South Africa
Round 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
4 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Win Tie Loss
12 June 2010 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |||
13:30 | Lee Jung-soo 7' Park Ji-sung 52' |
Report | Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 31,513 Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand) |
17 June 2010 | Greece | 2–1 | Nigeria | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
16:00 | Salpingidis 44' Torosidis 71' |
Report | Uche 16' | Stadium: Free State Stadium Attendance: 31,593 Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
22 June 2010 | Greece | 0–2 | Argentina | Polokwane, South Africa |
20:30 | Report | Demichelis 77' Palermo 89' |
Stadium: Uzbekistan |
2014 Brazil
Group stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Colombia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Win Tie Loss
14 June 2014 | Colombia | 3–0 | Greece | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
13:00 | Armero 5' Gutiérrez 58' Rodríguez 90+3' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 57,174 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States) |
19 June 2014 | Japan | 0–0 | Greece | Natal, Brazil |
19:00 | Report | Stadium: Arena das Dunas Attendance: 39,485 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
24 June 2014 | Greece | 2–1 | Ivory Coast | Fortaleza, Brazil |
17:00 | Samaris 42' Samaras 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Bony 74' | Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 59,095 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Knockout stage
Win Tie Loss
29 June 2014 Round of 16 | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Greece | Recife, Brazil |
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Report |
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Stadium: Australia) |
Penalties | ||||
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Record players
Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
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1 | Giorgos Karagounis | 7 | 2010 and 2014 |
Georgios Samaras | 7 | 2010 and 2014 | |
Vasilis Torosidis | 7 | 2010 and 2014 | |
4 | Theofanis Gekas | 6 | 2010 and 2014 |
Kostas Katsouranis | 6 | 2010 and 2014 | |
Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 6 | 2010 and 2014 | |
Dimitris Salpingidis | 6 | 2010 and 2014 | |
8 | José Holebas | 4 | 2014 |
Orestis Karnezis | 4 | 2014 | |
Giannis Maniatis | 4 | 2014 | |
Kostas Manolas | 4 | 2014 |
Top goalscorers
Five players scored one goal each for Greece at a FIFA World Cup:
Rank | Player | Goals | World Cup |
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1 | Dimitris Salpingidis | 1 | 2010 |
Vasilis Torosidis | 1 | 2010 | |
Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 1 | 2014 | |
Georgios Samaras | 1 | 2014 | |
Andreas Samaris | 1 | 2014 |