TheGreece national football team have appeared in theFIFA World Cup on three occasions, in1994,2010 and2014. They were the reigningEuropean champions when they failed to qualify for the2006 tournament.
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Did not qualify | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Group stage | 25th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | |||
| Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | |||
| Did not qualify | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Round of 16 | 3/23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 140 | 57 | 33 | 50 | 174 | 189 | ||
| Greece's World Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First match | (Foxborough,United States; 21 June 1994) | ||||
| Biggest win | (Bloemfontein,South Africa; 17 June 2010) (Fortaleza,Brazil; 24 June 2014) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | (Foxborough,United States; 21 June 1994) (Chicago,United States; 26 June 1994) | ||||
| Best result | Round of 16 at the2014 FIFA World Cup | ||||
| Worst result | Group Stage at the1994 and2010 FIFA World Cup | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Win Tie Loss
| 21 June 1994 | Argentina | 4–0 | Boston,United States | |
| 12:30 | Batistuta Maradona | Report | Stadium:Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 54,456 Referee:Arturo Angeles (United States) |
| 26 June 1994 | Bulgaria | 4–0 | Chicago,United States | |
| 12:30 | Stoichkov Letchkov Borimirov | Report | Stadium:Soldier Field Attendance: 63,160 Referee:Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) |
| 30 June 1994 | Greece | 0–2 | Boston,United States | |
| 19:30 | Report | George Amokachi | Stadium:Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 53,001 Referee:Leslie Mottram (Scotland) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Win Tie Loss
| 12 June 2010 | South Korea | 2–0 | Port Elizabeth,South Africa | |
| 13:30 | Lee Jung-soo Park Ji-sung | Report | Stadium:Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Attendance: 31,513 Referee:Michael Hester (New Zealand) |
| 17 June 2010 | Greece | 2–1 | Bloemfontein,South Africa | |
| 16:00 | Salpingidis Torosidis | Report | Uche | Stadium:Free State Stadium Attendance: 31,593 Referee:Óscar Ruiz (Colombia) |
| 22 June 2010 | Greece | 0–2 | Polokwane,South Africa | |
| 20:30 | Report | Demichelis Palermo | Stadium:Peter Mokaba Stadium Attendance: 38,891 Referee:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Win Tie Loss
| 14 June 2014 | Colombia | 3–0 | Belo Horizonte,Brazil | |
| 13:00 | Armero Gutiérrez Rodríguez | Report | Stadium:Estádio Mineirão Attendance: 57,174 Referee:Mark Geiger (United States) |
| 19 June 2014 | Japan | 0–0 | Natal,Brazil | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium:Arena das Dunas Attendance: 39,485 Referee:Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) |
| 24 June 2014 | Greece | 2–1 | Fortaleza,Brazil | |
| 17:00 | Samaris Samaras | Report | Bony | Stadium:Estádio Castelão Attendance: 59,095 Referee:Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Win Tie Loss
| 29 June 2014Round of 16 | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3p) | Recife,Brazil | |
| 17:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 41,242 Referee:Ben Williams (Australia) |
| Penalties | ||||
| Rank | Player | Matches | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Five players scored one goal each for Greece at a FIFA World Cup:
| Rank | Player | Goals | World Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitris Salpingidis | 1 | 2010 |
| Vasilis Torosidis | 1 | 2010 | |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | 1 | 2014 | |
| Georgios Samaras | 1 | 2014 | |
| Andreas Samaris | 1 | 2014 |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 020.00 |