Greece at the FIFA World Cup
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The Greece national football team have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1994, 2010 and 2014.
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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 | ||||||||||
| 23x15px 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 / 24 teams | 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 / 32 teams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | ||
 2014 |
Round of 16 | 13th / 32 teams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | ||
| Total | Best: Round of 16 | 3/20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 116 | 49 | 24 | 43 | 141 | 161 | ||
- * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
1994 United States
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Round 1
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Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
 Greece |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Win Tie Loss
| 21 June 1994 | Argentina |
4 – 0 | Greece |
Boston, United States |
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| 12:30 | Batistuta  2', 44', 89' (pen.)Maradona 60' |
Report | Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 54,456 Referee: Arturo Angeles (USA) |
| 26 June 1994 | Bulgaria |
4 – 0 | Greece |
Chicago, United States |
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| 12:30 | Stoichkov 5' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Letchkov 65'Borimirov 90' |
Report | Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 63,160 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE) |
| 30 June 1994 | Greece |
0 – 2 | Nigeria |
Boston, United States |
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| 19:30 | Report | George 45' Amokachi 90' |
Stadium: Foxboro Stadium Attendance: 53,001 Referee: Leslie Mottram (Scotland) |
2010 South Africa
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Win Tie Loss
| 12 June 2010 | South Korea |
2 – 0 | Greece |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 20:30 | Report | Demichelis 77' Palermo 89' |
Stadium: Peter Mokaba Stadium Attendance: 38,891 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan |
2014 Brazil
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 17:00 | Samaris 42' Samaras 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Bony 74' |
Stadium: Estádio Castelão Attendance: 59,095 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador) |
Knockout stage
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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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| 17:00 | Ruiz 52' |
Report | Papastathopoulos 90+1' |
Stadium: Arena Pernambuco Attendance: 41,242 Referee: Ben Williams (Australia) |
| Penalties | ||||
Borges  Ruiz González Campbell Umaña |
Mitroglou Christodoulopoulos Holebas Gekas |
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