Ranked 12th in the current FIFA Ranking, Greece Football team is making its third appearance in the FIFA World Cup. In 1994 it failed to win any of the group match, while in 2010 they did win a match. The 2004 UEFA Euro champion is remembered in Football World Cup only for the hattrick it conceded, and the win against Nigeria. For the third consecutive time they have Argentina and Nigeria in their Group.
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WC Feat
- In 6 matches, lost 5 and won only 1.
Batistuta (Argentina) scored one of his two hattricks against them, in 1994.
Scored only 2 goals so far in 6 matches, both in the same match.
Performance in Every Edition
World Cup Performances By Editions
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drew |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Overall Results by Edition
1994
- Lost to Argentina 0-4
Lost to Bulgaria 0-4
Lost to Nigeria 0-2
2010
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Lost to Korea 0-2
Def Nigeria 2-1
Lost to Argentina 0-2
Top Scorers
- 1 Salpingidis
1 Torosidis
World Cup Records By Editions
GS: Goals Scored, GC: Goals Conceded
| Year | Played | Best Rank | GS | GC |
| 1994 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 15 |
Opponents and Results
W= Won, L= Lost, D= Draw, GS= Goals Scored, GC = Goals Conceded
| Countries | Edition | Match | W/L/D | Gs | GC |
| Argentina | 1994, 2010 | 2 | 0/2/0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 1994 | 1 | 0/1/0 | 0 | 4 |
| Korea | 2010 | 1 | 0/1/0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 1994, 2010 | 2 | 1/1/0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 1/5/0 | 2 | 15 |
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