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The worst World Cup teams ever

By Max Parsons

2022 hosts were one of the worst-ever World Cup teams
2022 hosts were one of the worst-ever World Cup teams / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/GettyImages
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10. Qatar - 2022

Felix Sanchez Bas, Hassan Al-Haydos
Felix Sanchez's men didn't really impress in their maiden World Cup appearance / Jean Catuffe/GettyImages

There are plenty more sides that have suffered zero-point World Cup campaigns but, while their record isn't technically among the worst of them, Qatar make this list for being the worst-ever host nation in the competition's history.

Spain (1982) and South Africa (2010) might have shared that deeply unwanted honour previously but, following a despondent group stage in which the Qataris were utterly outplayed in their defeats to Ecuador, Senegal and the Netherlands, Felix Sanchez's side can't escape.

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