Tunisia's poor performance in the 2026 World Cup has come to an end. In the final match of the league stage of Group 'F', Tunisia was defeated by the Netherlands 3-1. They did not collect a single point from three matches. Instead, they were 'minus' by 10 goals.

This will be considered as one of the worst performances in the history of the World Cup. Tunisia was defeated by Sweden 5-1 in their first match. Japan defeated Tunisia 4-0 in the next match. Tunisia fired their coach Sabri Lamouchi immediately after the first match.

Then came the role of coach, Harvey Ronald. He too could not change the fate of the team. The World Cup is not only a story of victory and success. It is also a story of defeat and failure. What are the worst performances in the World Cup so far? Now we are looking back at 9 teams that have performed as poorly as Tunisia.

1. North Korea (2010)

North Korea had a relatively good start. In their first Group G match, Brazil defeated North Korea 2-1. Then Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal defeated them 7-0. In the next match, North Korea also lost 3-0 to Ivory Coast.

2. Saudi Arabia (2002)

Saudi Arabia had a start that no one could have imagined. In their first match, Germany defeated Saudi Arabia 8-0. In that match, Miroslav Klose scored a hat-trick. In this match, he opened his World Cup account. Then Saudi Arabia lost 1-0 to Cameroon and 3-0 to the Republic of Ireland.

3. Greece (2004)

Greece failed to score a single goal in three matches in the league stage and conceded only one goal to the opposing team. Greece lost their first two matches against Argentina and Bulgaria 4–0. Then, they lost their last match 2–0 to Nigeria. One notable fact is that Nigeria won this group.

4. El Salvador (1982)

El Salvador holds the record for the most defeats in the World Cup. In their first match, El Salvador lost 10–1 to Hungary. This is the biggest defeat margin in the World Cup so far. After that, the same team also lost to Belgium and Argentina. Coincidentally, Hungary also failed to advance from this group.

5. New Zealand (1982)

This was New Zealand's debut in the World Cup. The team's journey was truly unforgettable. New Zealand lost their first match to Scotland 5–2. Then New Zealand lost badly to the then Soviet Union 3-0 and Brazil 5-0.

6. Mexico (1978)

The most unexpected name in this list of bad performances is Mexico. At the beginning, Mexico lost 3-1 to Tunisia. After that, the results of the matches were even more unacceptable. The then West Germany and Poland registered 6-0 and 3-1 victories over Mexico.

7. Zaire (1974)

At that time, DR Congo was called Zaire. That World Cup experience was not sweet for the team. In the first match, Zaire was defeated 9-0 by the then Yugoslavia. The results that the team assimilated in the subsequent matches were 2-0 defeats to Scotland and 2-0 defeats to Brazil.

8. Haiti (1974)

Like DR Congo, Haiti also played in the World Cup 52 years ago. But the performance was not pleasant for Congo either. The team also conceded 14 goals and the performance was forgettable. These included 3-1 defeats to Italy, 7-0 to Poland and 4-1 defeats to Argentina.

9. South Korea (1954)

The record for the worst performance in a World Cup is surprisingly in the name of South Korea. This will not interest the current Asian power at all. South Korea lost 9-0 to Hungary in their first World Cup match. Then they were defeated 7-0 by Turkey in the second match. At that time, there were three teams in the group.