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| Federation founded: 1926 |
| FIFA member since: 1927 |
| Confederation: UEFA |
| Colours: Blue and white |
| Nicknames: Ethniki (national), Galanolefki (blue-white)
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| World Cups qualified for: 3 (of 21) |
| Best results: Round of 16 in 2014 |
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 WORLD CUP RANKING
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| P 10
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W 2
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D 2
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L 6
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GF 5
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GA 20
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Pts 8
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Greece
is 52nd on the all-time table.
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TEAM RECORDS
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| Champions |
- |
| Finalists |
- |
| Semi-finalists (or top 4) |
- |
| Quarter-finalists (or top 8) |
- |
| Biggest win |
2-1 vs Nigeria 2010
2-1 vs Côte d'Ivoire 2014 |
| Biggest loss |
0-4 vs Argentina 1994
0-4 vs Bulgaria 1994 |
| Most wins in a row |
1 |
| Most losses in a row |
4 |
| Longest unbeaten run |
3 |
| Longest run without win |
4 |
| Longest run qualifying |
2 (2010-14) |
| Longest run not qualifying |
14 (1930-90) |
| Penalty shoot-outs |
0 win, 1 loss |
| GRE vs Europe |
W0 - D0 - L1 |
| GRE vs South America |
W0 - D0 - L3 |
| GRE vs Asia |
W0 - D1 - L1 |
| GRE vs Africa |
W2 - D0 - L1 |
| GRE vs N/C America |
W0 - D1 - L0 |
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MOST WORLD CUP APPEARANCES
|
| Georgios Karagounis |
7 |
2010-14 |
| Georgios Samaras |
7 |
2010-14 |
| Vasilios Torosidis |
7 |
2010-14 |
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MOST WORLD CUP GOALS
|
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
1 |
2010-14 |
| Dimitrios Salpingidis |
1 |
2010-14 |
| Georgios Samaras |
1 |
2010-14 |
| Andreas Samaris |
1 |
2014 |
| Vasilios Torosidis |
1 |
2010-14 |
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YEAR RD OPPONENTS RESULT
1994 1R Argentina L 0-4
1R Bulgaria L 0-4
1R Nigeria L 0-2
2010 1R South Korea L 0-2
1R Nigeria W 2-1
1R Argentina L 0-2
2014 1R Colombia L 0-3
1R Japan D 0-0
1R Côte d'Ivoire W 2-1
2R Costa Rica [3-5 ap] D 1-1
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