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From South Korea to Tunisia: World Cup’s Worst Group-Stage Campaigns
From South Korea’s 1954 disaster to Tunisia’s 2026 struggles, here are the worst World Cup campaigns ever recorded.
Tunisia have entered an unwanted chapter of World Cup history after finishing their Group F campaign with zero points and a minus-10 goal difference.
The North African side ended their tournament with a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands on Thursday, joining a list of teams that failed to earn a single point while suffering a double-digit negative goal difference.
Among the most notorious performances was South Korea’s disastrous 1954 World Cup appearance, where they conceded 16 goals in only two games, including a 9-0 defeat to Hungary and a 7-0 loss to Turkey.
Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, also endured a difficult 1974 campaign after shipping 14 goals, highlighted by a 9-0 defeat against Yugoslavia.
That same year, Haiti conceded 14 goals as losses to Poland and Argentina ended their World Cup hopes.
El Salvador’s 1982 team still holds the record for the heaviest defeat in World Cup history after losing 10-1 to Hungary.
North Korea’s 2010 campaign included a 7-0 defeat to Portugal after initially impressing in a narrow 2-1 loss to Brazil.
Saudi Arabia’s 2002 tournament is remembered for Germany’s 8-0 victory inspired by Miroslav Klose’s hat-trick.
Mexico’s appearance on the list comes from their poor 1978 campaign, while Greece failed to score a single goal at the 1994 World Cup.
New Zealand also struggled badly during their first World Cup appearance in 1982.
Bolivia received a special mention after suffering an 8-0 defeat to Uruguay in their only match of the 1950 tournament.
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