Oh, how bad is Panama? The weakest teams in World Cup history

1. South Korea 1954. 2 games, 0 points, 0:16 goals (-16) First 0:9 against Hungary, then 0:7 against Turkey: Although debutants South Korea only played two games in Switzerland, the 16 goals they conceded at a World Cup is still a record. The defeat against the strong Hungarians led by Ferenc Puskas was the worst defeat at a World Cup until 1982, when El Salvador also lost 1:10 against Hungary. It wasn't until 32 years later that the Asians made it to the finals again. 2. Zaire 1974. 3 games, 0 points, 0:14 goals (-14) The World Cup debutant from Africa went down in Germany: 0:2 against Scotland, 0:9 against Yugoslavia, 0:3 against defending champions Brazil. The scene in which Brazil wants to take a free kick, but Zaire's Mwepu Ilunga runs out of the wall and knocks the ball away, is still legendary today. There are two theories for this action. Number one: Ilunga didn't know any better. Number two: Zaire's players feared for their lives if they lost by too much. Before the match, President Mobutu Seso Seko is said to have threatened serious consequences in the event of a defeat by four goals. 3. Saudi Arabia 2002. 3 games, 0 points, 0:12 goals (-12) Saudi Arabia started in Russia two weeks ago with a 0-5 defeat against the hosts, but 16 years ago the Green Falcons were hit even harder: in Sapporo they lost 0-8 against Germany at the start of the World Cup. Miroslav Klose can now call himself the World Cup top scorer, not least because of his three goals against Saudi Arabia. Things got better against Cameroon (0-1) before the next debacle followed against Ireland (0-3) - goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea made two bad mistakes. 4. El Salvador 1982. 3 games, 0 points, 1:13 goals (-12) Actually, only the start was a failure: the 1:10 loss against Hungary is the biggest defeat to date and the only double-digit result in a final round. This was followed by respectable results against Belgium (0:1) and Diego Maradona's Argentinians (0:2). El Salvador has never made it back to the World Cup stage since then. In the record game, Laszlo Kiss scored three goals in seven minutes as a joker. At the end of the group phase, the Hungarians were eliminated - with 12:6 goals. For the sake of completeness: El Salvador's consolation goal was scored by Ramirez Zapata to make it 1:5. 5. Haiti 1974: 3 games, 0 points, 2:14 goals (-12) Haiti's only World Cup participation to date began with a sensation: Emmanuel Sanon beat Italy's legendary goalkeeper Dino Zoff to make it 46-1 in the 0th minute. Zoff had previously remained without conceding a goal for almost two years and 1143 minutes. "With this goal, Haiti gained international reputation, no matter what happened afterwards," Sanon, who died in 2008, once told 11Freunde magazine. Unfortunately, not much happened after that: After 1:3 against Italy, 0:7 against Poland and 1:4 against Argentina, Haiti was eliminated, and Ernst Jean-Joseph was also the first player in World Cup history to be excluded for doping. Nevertheless, the Haiti team is still famous as the team that overcame the great trouble. Further placements: 6. North Korea 2010: 3 games, 0 points, 1:12 goals (-11) 7. Greece 1994: 3 games, 0 points, 0:10 goals (-10) 8. Mexico 1978: 3 games, 0 points, 2:12 goals (-10) 8. New Zealand 1982: 3 games, 0 points, 2:12 goals (-10) 10. China 2002: 3 games, 0 points, 0:9 goals (-9) 10. El Salvador 1970: 3 games, 0 points, 0:9 goals (-9) 12. United Arab Emirates 1990: 3 games, 0 points, 2:11 goals (-9) 13. Mexico 1930: 3 games, 0 points, 4:13 goals (-9)

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Oh, how bad is Panama? The weakest teams in World Cup history

No point, 1:9 goals: If Panama loses against Tunisia on Thursday (20.00 p.m.), the Canaleros will be one of the worst teams in World Cup history. South Korea tops the list.

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