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.
Overview FIFA World Cup recordFIFA World Cup qualification recordYearRoundPosition 1930Did not enterDid not enter 1934Did not qualify100104 19383201512 1950Did not enterDid not enter 1954Did not qualify420232 1958401329 1962410338 196662131014 19706231139 19744004511 1978411226 198283141013 19866123510 19906123315 1994Group stage24th30030108620102 1998Did not qualify8422114 20028215717 200612633159 2010Group stage25th310225127322110 2014Round of 1613th41213512921166 2018Did not qualify125521810 2022824288 20264103710 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034TotalBest: Round of 163/2310226520140573350174189
* Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
Greece's World Cup record First match 4–0 (Foxborough, United States; 21 June 1994) Biggest win 2–1 (Bloemfontein, South Africa; 17 June 2010) 2–1 (Fortaleza, Brazil; 24 June 2014) Biggest defeat 4–0 (Foxborough, United States; 21 June 1994) 4–0 (Chicago, United States; 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
The 1994 World Cup marked the country's first appearance in the finals. Greece qualified through a 1–1 draw with Russia. Public interest in football was high leading up to the tournament, but soured after the team failed to score in the three group stage matches.
Group stage
2010 South Africa
Round 1
2014 Brazil
Group stage
Knockout stage
Player records Most appearances RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups1Giorgos Karagounis72010 and 2014Georgios Samaras72010 and 2014Vasilis Torosidis72010 and 20144Theofanis Gekas62010 and 2014Kostas Katsouranis62010 and 2014Sokratis Papastathopoulos62010 and 2014Dimitris Salpingidis62010 and 20148José Holebas42014Orestis Karnezis42014Giannis Maniatis42014Kostas Manolas42014
Goalscorers Five players each scored one goal for Greece at a FIFA World Cup.
RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cup1Dimitris Salpingidis12010Vasilis Torosidis12010Sokratis Papastathopoulos12014Georgios Samaras12014Andreas Samaris12014
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
See also Greece at the FIFA Confederations Cup Greece at the UEFA European Championship
References
External links Greece at FIFA.com