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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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6. North Korea - 2010

Pak Chol-Jin, Cha Jong-Hyok, Cristiano Ronaldo, An Young-Hak
Cristiano Ronaldo scored Portugal's seventh in a 7-0 victory over North Korea at the 2010 World Cup / Laurence Griffiths/GettyImages

North Korea qualified for the World Cup for just the second time in 2010, but didn't exactly make good use of their feat.

In their first World Cup fixture in 44 years, the North Koreans fell to a respectable 2-1 defeat to Brazil in their opening game. 'Respectable' didn't really cover their subsequent 7-0 thrashing by Portugal and 3-0 loss to the Ivory Coast, however.

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