Greece at the FIFA World Cup

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The Greece national football team have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1994, 2010 and 2014. They were the reigning European champions when they failed to qualify for the 2006 tournament.

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Overview

FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 1934 Did not qualify100104
Flag of France.svg 1938 3201512
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 1950 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954 Did not qualify420232
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958 401329
Flag of Chile.svg 1962 410338
Flag of England.svg 1966 62131014
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 6231139
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 4004511
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 411226
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 83141013
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 6123510
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 6123315
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 Group stage24th30030108620102
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Did not qualify8422114
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 8215717
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 12633159
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 Group stage25th310225127322110
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 Round of 1613th41213512921166
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 Did not qualify9441136
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 824288
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
TotalBest: Round of 163/2210226520136563347167179
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Greece's World Cup record
First matchFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–0 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg
(Foxborough, United States; 21 June 1994)
Biggest winFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–1 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg
(Bloemfontein, South Africa; 17 June 2010)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
(Fortaleza, Brazil; 24 June 2014)
Biggest defeatFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–0 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg
(Foxborough, United States; 21 June 1994)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 4–0 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg
(Chicago, United States; 26 June 1994)
Best resultRound of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Worst resultGroup Stage at the 1994 and 2010 FIFA World Cup

1994 United States

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320162+46Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 320163+36
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 320163+36
4Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 3003010100
Source: FIFA

  Win  Tie  Loss

21 June 1994 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg40Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Boston, United States
12:30 Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg2', 44', 89' (pen.)
Maradona Soccerball shade.svg60'
Report Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 54,456
Referee: Arturo Angeles (United States)
26 June 1994 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg40Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Chicago, United States
12:30 Stoichkov Soccerball shade.svg5' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Letchkov Soccerball shade.svg65'
Borimirov Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 63,160
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
30 June 1994 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg02Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Boston, United States
19:30 Report George Soccerball shade.svg45'
Amokachi Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium
Attendance: 53,001
Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland)

2010 South Africa

Round 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 330071+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 31115614
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31022533
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 30123521
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

  Win  Tie  Loss

12 June 2010 South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg20Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Port Elizabeth, South Africa
13:30 Lee Jung-soo Soccerball shade.svg7'
Park Ji-sung Soccerball shade.svg52'
Report Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Attendance: 31,513
Referee: Michael Hester (New Zealand)
17 June 2010 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg21Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Bloemfontein, South Africa
16:00 Salpingidis Soccerball shade.svg44'
Torosidis Soccerball shade.svg71'
Report Uche Soccerball shade.svg16'Stadium: Free State Stadium
Attendance: 31,593
Referee: Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
22 June 2010 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg02Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Polokwane, South Africa
20:30 Report Demichelis Soccerball shade.svg77'
Palermo Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium
Attendance: 38,891
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan

2014 Brazil

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31112424
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 31024513
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30122641
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

  Win  Tie  Loss

14 June 2014 Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg30Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Belo Horizonte, Brazil
13:00 Armero Soccerball shade.svg5'
Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg58'
Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Report Stadium: Estádio Mineirão
Attendance: 57,174
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
19 June 2014 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg00Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Natal, Brazil
19:00 Report Stadium: Arena das Dunas
Attendance: 39,485
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
24 June 2014 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg21Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Fortaleza, Brazil
17:00 Samaris Soccerball shade.svg42'
Samaras Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (pen.)
Report Bony Soccerball shade.svg74'Stadium: Estádio Castelão
Attendance: 59,095
Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

Knockout stage

  Win  Tie  Loss

29 June 2014Round of 16 Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Recife, Brazil
17:00
Report Stadium: Arena Pernambuco
Attendance: 41,242
Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)
Penalties

Record players

RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups
1 Giorgos Karagounis 72010 and 2014
Georgios Samaras 72010 and 2014
Vasilis Torosidis 72010 and 2014
4 Theofanis Gekas 62010 and 2014
Kostas Katsouranis 62010 and 2014
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 62010 and 2014
Dimitris Salpingidis 62010 and 2014
8 José Holebas 42014
Orestis Karnezis 42014
Giannis Maniatis 42014
Kostas Manolas 42014

Top goalscorers

Five players scored one goal each for Greece at a FIFA World Cup:

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cup
1 Dimitris Salpingidis 12010
Vasilis Torosidis 12010
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 12014
Georgios Samaras 12014
Andreas Samaris 12014

See also

Head-to-head record

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