The worst World Cup teams ever

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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5. Bolivia - 1950

Juan Schiaffino
Uruguay took on Brazil in the 1950 World Cup final / STAFF/GettyImages

The 1950 World Cup was a strange one; there were four groups - two consisting of four teams, one with three, and a final group of just two teams after France withdrew from the competition before playing.

In that final group, eventual champions Uruguay were pitted against Bolivia - one match to seal a place in the final stage of the tournament. As it turned out, 'match' wasn't a fitting description of the events that took place on 2 July 1950 as Uruguay swiftly put an end to Bolivia's World Cup campaign with an 8-0 trouncing.

Bit of a wasted journey, really.