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May 25th, (Tazakhobor.com): Greece also named as “The Pirate Ship” have participated only twice in the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively. Greece was crowned European champions in the UEFA Euro 2004, which was their second participation in the tournament. Ob this tournament they defeated some of the favorites in the competition including defending champions France and hosts Portugal.
Their manager demanded that Greece has one of the strongest defenses of the World Cup tournament; they could absolutely shut down any opponent making the above scenario very possible.
Greece's World Cup record: 1994 1st rd.
How Greece qualified for World Cup 2010: European play-off winners. Greece was seeded in the first pot for the draw of the European qualification zone and their campaign began and ended with matches against Luxembourg. Two losses to Switzerland placed the Greeks one point behind the Swiss group winners, leaving Greece's 2010 World Cup hopes to be decided in a play-off with Group 6 runner-up Ukraine.
The Coach: Otto Rehhagel (German, 71). Appointed: Aug 2001. WC experience: Player: None. Coach: None. Rehhagel is the only person who, as player and as manager, has participated in over 1000 Bundesliga matches.
Who to Watch: Theofanis Gekas, 29 years old, played in striker position, 1st time in FIFA World Cup Football. Played 11 games in World Cup 2010 qualification and scored 10 goals. Caps: 45, Goals: 20
FIFA ranking of Greece: 12 with 968 points
Greece FIFA World Cup 2010 Squad:
| Greece 23-man World Cup squad in full |
| Name/Position |
Recent Team/ Country |
| Goalkeepers |
- |
| Alexandros Tzorvas |
Panathinaikos |
| Michalis Sifakis |
Aris FC |
| Defenders |
- |
| Giorkas Seitaridis |
Panathinaikos |
| Nikos Spiropoulos |
Panathinaikos |
| Vangelis Moras |
Bologna |
| Loukas Vyntra |
Panathinaikos |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
Genoa |
| Sotirios Kyrgiakos |
Liverpool |
| Vasilis Torosidis |
Olympiakos |
| Avraam Papadopoulus |
Olympiakos |
| Midfielders |
|
| Angelos Basinas |
Portsmouth |
| Christos Patsatzoglou |
Omonia |
| Kostas Katsouranis |
Panathinaikos |
| Giorgios Karagounis |
Panathinaikos |
| Alexandros Tziolis |
Panathinaikos |
| Georgios Fotakis |
PAOK |
| Grigoris Makos |
AEK Athens |
| Sotiris Ninis |
Pananthinaikos |
| Forwards |
- |
| Georgios Samaras |
Glasgow Celtic |
| Angelos Charisteas |
FC Nurnberg |
| Dimitis Salpigidis |
Panathinaikos |
| Theofanis Gekas |
Hertha Berlin |
| Ioannis Amanatidis |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Greece Fixture In FIFA 2010 World Cup:
| Greece |
| Date/Time |
Country 1 |
Vs |
Country 2 |
Venue |
Bangladesh Time |
| Saturday, June 12 2010 (13.30) |
South Korea |
Vs |
Greece |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
17:30 (5:30 pm) |
| Thursday, June 17 2010 (16:00) |
Greece |
Vs |
Nigeria |
Free State Stadium |
20:00 (8:00 pm) |
| Tuesday, June 22 2010 (20.30) |
Greece |
Vs |
Argentina |
Peter Mokaba Stadium |
00:30 (12:30 am) |
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