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Greecenational football team record

244
Wins
158
Draws
238
Defeats

640 matches, 1919 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1857, 26th in the world

Greece have played 640 internationals since 1919: 244 wins, 158 draws and 238 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Romania, with 36 meetings. Their biggest win is 8–0 against Syria in a friendly on 25 November 1949.

Greece's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All640244158238804–88338%
Competitive37515881136485–51542%
Friendlies2658677102319–36832%
At home2911406586450–32748%
Away2878480123294–44829%
Neutral venues6220132960–10832%

Record against every opponent

Greece have played 84 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Romania369101741–722022
Cyprus30206456–272022
Bulgaria25671237–462025
Hungary23107633–372026
Russia22451314–392012
Finland20113634–222024
Yugoslavia18221417–531989
Denmark17341018–382025
Israel17105227–182011
Poland17341012–302015
Switzerland1524912–202021
Italy141496–322026
Portugal1455418–162014
Albania1363413–102005
Austria1345420–182020
Turkey1333711–182019
Germany1214711–232026
Malta1283126–72024
Netherlands121295–262026
Spain1213811–212021
Bosnia1155117–92019
England111285–272024
France111289–372023
Georgia1073017–62024
Sweden1034312–222026
Belgium92437–92021
Luxembourg980117–32015
Northern Ireland960313–112022
Norway952213–102021
Croatia82429–102017
Egypt832312–112018
East Germany82067–121989
Latvia852113–62013
Australia732210–92016
Moldova761013–22020
Ireland761010–12024
Slovenia734011–32020
Armenia64117–32019
Estonia63219–52018
Kosovo63307–32022
Scotland63038–72025
Slovakia641110–52025
Ukraine62223–42009
Czechoslovakia50052–111984
Liechtenstein54108–12019
Serbia52124–62026
Belarus42116–22025
Canada43105–02011
Czech Republic41212–22012
Faroe Islands420211–42015
Gibraltar440016–12023
Kazakhstan440012–22024
Lithuania42114–22023
Nigeria42114–32014
South Korea40131–62014
Ethiopia33007–31972
Iceland32014–32016
Libya32109–41983
Mexico30211–22005
Saudi Arabia31116–42018
Argentina0–4 (1994), 0–2 (2010)20020–62010
Bolivia0–0 (1994), 2–1 (2014)21102–12014
Brazil0–0 (1974), 0–3 (2005)20110–32005
Colombia0–2 (1994), 0–3 (2014)20020–52014
El Salvador3–1 (1999), 3–0 (1999)22006–11999
Japan0–1 (2005), 0–0 (2014)20110–12014
Montenegro2–1 (2016), 0–1 (2022)21012–22022
Paraguay0–2 (2010), 0–1 (2026)20020–32026
San Marino2–0 (1994), 4–0 (1995)22006–01995
Wales2–0 (1964), 1–4 (1965)21013–41965
Cameroon0–3 (1994)10010–31994
Chile1–0 (1988)11001–01988
Costa Rica1–1 (2014)10101–12014
Ecuador1–1 (2011)10101–12011
Ghana1–1 (1999)10101–11999
Honduras2–1 (2021)11002–12021
Ivory Coast2–1 (2014)11002–12014
Morocco0–0 (1991)10100–01991
New Zealand2–0 (2023)11002–02023
North Korea2–2 (2010)10102–22010
Qatar1–0 (1986)11001–01986
Senegal0–2 (2010)10010–22010
Syria8–0 (1949)11008–01949
USA1–1 (1994)10101–11994

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v SyriaFriendly, 25 Nov 19498–0 for Greece
  2. v FinlandEuro qualifying, 11 Oct 19788–1 for Greece
  3. v EgyptFriendly, 10 Oct 19906–1 for Greece
  4. v BulgariaBalkan Cup, 7 Dec 19306–1 for Greece
  5. v KazakhstanEuro qualifying, 21 Mar 20245–0 for Greece

Heaviest defeats

  1. at FranceInter-Allied Games, 26 Jun 19190–11 for Greece
  2. at HungaryWorld Cup qualifying, 25 Mar 19381–11 for Greece
  3. v SwedenOlympic Games, 28 Aug 19200–9 for Greece
  4. v ItalyInter-Allied Games, 25 Jun 19190–9 for Greece
  5. at RomaniaBalkan Cup, 25 May 19301–8 for Greece

Latest results

  1. v GermanyNations League, 4 Oct 20260–0 for Greece
  2. v NetherlandsNations League, 1 Oct 20262–2 for Greece
  3. at GermanyNations League, 27 Sept 20261–0 for Greece
  4. at SerbiaNations League, 24 Sept 20262–1 for Greece
  5. v ItalyFriendly, 7 Jun 20260–1 for Greece
  6. at SwedenFriendly, 4 Jun 20262–2 for Greece
  7. at HungaryFriendly, 31 Mar 20260–0 for Greece
  8. v ParaguayFriendly, 27 Mar 20260–1 for Greece
  9. v BelarusWorld Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20250–0 for Greece
  10. v ScotlandWorld Cup qualifying, 15 Nov 20253–2 for Greece

Greece's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1919: 1444End of 1920: 1414End of 1929: 1416End of 1930: 1423End of 1931: 1376End of 1932: 1314End of 1933: 1283End of 1934: 1304End of 1935: 1270End of 1936: 1250End of 1938: 1313End of 1948: 1295End of 1949: 1299End of 1950: 1293End of 1951: 1314End of 1952: 1367End of 1953: 1380End of 1954: 1409End of 1955: 1416End of 1957: 1386End of 1958: 1396End of 1959: 1378End of 1960: 1354End of 1961: 1353End of 1962: 1365End of 1963: 1366End of 1964: 1452End of 1965: 1428End of 1966: 1439End of 1967: 1488End of 1968: 1523End of 1969: 1580End of 1970: 1530End of 1971: 1508End of 1972: 1501End of 1973: 1465End of 1974: 1523End of 1975: 1531End of 1976: 1527End of 1977: 1540End of 1978: 1578End of 1979: 1602End of 1980: 1580End of 1981: 1566End of 1982: 1513End of 1983: 1517End of 1984: 1518End of 1985: 1507End of 1986: 1566End of 1987: 1574End of 1988: 1624End of 1989: 1581End of 1990: 1622End of 1991: 1597End of 1992: 1611End of 1993: 1676End of 1994: 1628End of 1995: 1576End of 1996: 1630End of 1997: 1684End of 1998: 1675End of 1999: 1710End of 2000: 1673End of 2001: 1628End of 2002: 1635End of 2003: 1767End of 2004: 1866End of 2005: 1808End of 2006: 1845End of 2007: 1844End of 2008: 1782End of 2009: 1792End of 2010: 1775End of 2011: 1808End of 2012: 1846End of 2013: 1862End of 2014: 1704End of 2015: 1640End of 2016: 1691End of 2017: 1701End of 2018: 1658End of 2019: 1651End of 2020: 1669End of 2021: 1715End of 2022: 1734End of 2023: 1779End of 2024: 1861End of 2025: 1810End of 2026: 1857
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1910, reached on 18 August 2004. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2658677102319–368
World Cup qualifying142583450177–191
Euro qualifying130612742190–145
Nations League30195639–16
Balkan Cup23341636–75
European Championship1653814–20
World Cup102265–20
Mediterranean Cup83239–10
Cyprus International Tournament44006–1
Confederations Cup30120–4
Inter-Allied Games31023–22
Matthews Cup32104–0
LG Cup20202–2
Olympic Games10010–9

Top scorers

  1. 1Angelos Charisteas20
  2. 2Theofanis Gekas19
  3. 3Tasos Bakasetas16
  4. 4Nikos Anastopoulos13
  5. 5Mimis Papaioannou12
  6. 6Nikos Machlas11
  7. 7Dimitris Salpingidis10
  8. 8Giorgos Sideris10
  9. 9Demis Nikolaidis9
  10. 10Konstantinos Mitroglou9

Counted from the 300 of 640 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Greece play their first international?

On 25 June 1919, a 0–9 defeat against Italy in the Inter-Allied Games.

What is Greece's biggest win?

8–0 against Syria in a friendly on 25 November 1949.

What is Greece's heaviest defeat?

0–11 against France in the Inter-Allied Games on 26 June 1919.

Who have Greece played the most?

Romania: 36 matches, with 9 wins, 10 draws and 17 defeats for Greece.

What is Greece's longest winning run?

7 wins in a row, from 7 June 2013 to 15 November 2013.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.