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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4. Greece - 1994

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Maradona's mad World Cup celebration came against Greece in 1994 / DANIEL GARCIA/GettyImages

Remember when a slightly deranged Diego Maradona went absolutely bananas at the World Cup after rasping one in from outside the box? Yep, that was against poor old Greece in a disaster of a 1994 tournament.

The Greeks lost that particular game 4-0, before succumbing to Daniel Amokachi and Nigeria by a slightly more respectable 2-0 scoreline.

But determined to go down in history as one of the worst World Cup teams ever, Greece were spanked 4-0 by Bulgaria in their final group game, ending up with zero goals and ten conceded. You won't be surprised to know that head coach Alketas Panagoulias resigned immediately.