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Greece National Football Team

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In the opening match against hosts Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
, Greece achieved a surprise 2-1 victory, receiving the nickname "pirate ship" used by Greek sportscasters in reference to the floating ship used in the tournament's opening ceremony. Greece won with a 25-yard strike from Giorgos Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis

Giorgos Karagounis is a midfielder currently playing for Panathinaikos FC and Greece national football team. He is best remembered for scoring the first goal of Euro 2004....
and a penalty from Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas is a Greeks international Association football player and the current captain of his country's Greece national football team. He is currently playing as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder for Portsmouth F.C....
. Four days later, Greece stunned Spain in front of a largely Spanish crowd with a 1-1 draw after being down 1-0 at half time. Greece fell behind from a defensive lapse, which allowed Fernando Morientes

Fernando Morientes

Fernando Morientes S?nchez is a Spain Association football who plays for Valencia CF. He has previously played for Liverpool F.C., AS Monaco FC, Albacete Balompi?, Real Zaragoza and most notably Real Madrid C.F....
to score. However, Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas is a Greece football striker who currently plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on loan from 1. FC Nuremberg. He is a member of the Greece national football team and played in the 2004 European Football Championship, in which Greece was triumphant, scoring the winning goal in the final against Portugal national football team....
scored an equaliser to give Greece hope of qualifying. In the last group game, Greece fell behind 2-0 to Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
(who were already eliminated) but managed to pull one back through Zisis Vryzas

Zisis Vryzas

Zisis Vryzas is a former football player. He was born 9 November 1973 in Kavala, city of northern Greece, located in the region of Macedonia . He played as a striker for various teams in Greece and abroad, as well as the Greek National team, with which he won the Euro 2004....
and thus progressed to the next round, at the expense of Spain, on goals scored.

In the quarterfinals Greece faced off with the undefeated and reigning champions France

France national football team

The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football . It is fielded by the French Football Federation and competes as a member of UEFA....
. At 65 minutes, Greece took the lead when captain Theodoros Zagorakis

Theodoros Zagorakis

Theodoros "Thodoris" Zagorakis...
flicked the ball high in the air, passed veteran French defender Bixente Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu

Bixente Lizarazu is a former football defender for Bayern Munich and three other professional teams, as well as the France national football team....
, and sent a perfect cross to Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas

Angelos Charisteas is a Greece football striker who currently plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on loan from 1. FC Nuremberg. He is a member of the Greece national football team and played in the 2004 European Football Championship, in which Greece was triumphant, scoring the winning goal in the final against Portugal national football team....
for the header and goal. Greece held on to win, despite a late French onslaught on goal with close efforts from Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry is a French association football striker who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona and the France national football team....
, knocking France out of Euro 2004 and becoming the first team ever to defeat both the hosts and defending champions in the same tournament.

Greece reached the semifinals to face the Czech Republic

Czech Republic national football team

The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic....
, who were the only team to defeat all of their opponents to that point. The Czech record included a convincing 3-2 win over the Netherlands

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team is the national Association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association....
, a 2-1 win over Germany

Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
, and a 3-0 win over Denmark

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908....
in the quarterfinals. At this stage in the tournament, the Czechs were favourites to take the trophy. The game began nervously for Greece, as the Czech Republic applied much pressure. Tomas Rosicky hit the crossbar in the opening minutes, and Jan Koller

Jan Koller

Jan Koller is a Czech football player, who plays for the Russian Premier League club Krylya Sovetov Samara in Russia and also played as a striker for the Czech Republic national football team....
had several efforts saved by Antonis Nikopolidis. The Czechs chances were dealt a blow when influential midfielder Pavel Nedved

Pavel Nedved

Pavel Nedved is a Czech Republic football midfielder currently playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. He was the recipient of the prestigious Ballon d'Or in 2003....
left the pitch injured in the first half. After 90 minutes the game ended 0-0, despite the Czechs having most of the game's missed chances. In the last minute of the first half of extra time, a close range silver goal

Silver goal

The silver goal was a method used in football to decide the result of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regular time....
header from Traianos Dellas

Traianos Dellas

Traianos Dellas is a Greece football who plays in the Defender #Centre back position for Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. and the Greek national football team....
from a Vassilios Tsiartas corner ended the Czech campaign, putting Greece into the final of Euro 2004 and sending their fans into raptures.

For the first time in history (a recurring theme in this tournament), the final was a repeat of the opening game, with Greece and hosts Portugal facing off in a rematch. In the 57th minute, Charisteas gave Greece the lead with a header from a corner by Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas is a Greeks international Association football player and the current captain of his country's Greece national football team. He is currently playing as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder for Portsmouth F.C....
. Portugal had much of the possession, but the Greek defence was solid and dealt with most attacks. Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football who plays as a Midfielder#Winger for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C....
had a good chance to equalise in the dying moments, but could not apply a finish. Greece held on to win 1-0, winning the tournament, an achievement considered by many to be one of the greater, if not the greatest, football upset in history. Captain Zagorakis was named the man of the tournament, having led Greece and made the most tackles in the entire tournament.

Recognition

Greece's victory shot them up in the FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in Association football, currently led by Spain national football team. The teams of the List of men's national football teams of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest....
from 35th in June 2004 to 14th in July 2004.This is one of the largest upward moves in a single month in the top echelon of the rankings. The triumph of Greece at Euro 2004 is the biggest sporting achievement in the country's history for a team sport, along with the successes of the Greece national basketball team

Greece national basketball team

The Greece national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international men's basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Hellenic Basketball Association....
in the European Championships

Eurobasket

EuroBasket is the name commonly used to refer to the men's basketball championship contested biennially by the national teams of the European continent under the auspices of FIBA Europe, a zone of the International Basketball Federation ....
of 1987

Eurobasket 1987

The EuroBasket 1987 was held in Greece between June 3 and June 14, 1987. Twelve national teams entered the event under the auspices of FIBA Europe, the sport's regional governing body....
, 2005

Eurobasket 2005

The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September, 2005. Greece national basketball team won the gold medal by defeating Germany national basketball team, while France national basketball team won the bronze medal over Spain national basketball team....
and 2006 FIBA World Championship

2006 FIBA World Championship

The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee....
. The team has appeared on stamps and received medals from the President of Greece

Costis Stephanopoulos

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos is a Greece politician and former List of Presidents of Greece.Stephanopoulos was born in Patras. After attending the Saint Andrew school of Patras, he studied law at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens....
, the Archbishop of Athens

Christodoulos

Christodoulos was List of Archbishops of Athens and All Greece and as such the Primate of the Autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church Church of Greece, from 1998 until his death....
, and an ecstatic ovation from the country's population which came out to see the team with the trophy from the Athens airport to the Panathinaiko Stadium

Panathinaiko Stadium

The Panathinaiko or Panathenaic Stadium in Athens is the only major stadium in the world built fully of white marble . It should not be confused with the Panathinaikos football pitch at Alexandras Avenue....
where the Greek political and religious leadership was awaiting them. The Euro 2004 winners were selected as "World Team of the Year" at the 2005 Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year

List of winners and nominees of the Laureus World Sports Awards: Team of the Year....
.

2005 Confederation Cup

As Euro 2004 winners, Greece qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup association football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005....
in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Greece were drawn into Group A along with 2002 World Cup champions

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....
Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation that represents Brazil in international football competitions....
, 2004 Asian champions

2004 AFC Asian Cup

The 2004 AFC Asian Cup Association football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in People's Republic of China....
Japan

Japan national football team

The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.On July 21, 2006, Bosnia and Herzegovina Ivica Osim, who previously coached Yugoslavia national football team and most recently JEF United Ichihara Chiba, took over as manager, succeeding Zico, who had coached Japan f...
, and 2003 North America champions

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federaci?n Mexicana de F?tbol and represents Mexico in international association football competition....
. Greece lost 3-0 to Brazil and 1-0 to Japan and draw 0-0 with Mexico in a tournament that was seen mostly as a time for experimentation as players like Efstathios Tavlaridis

Efstathios Tavlaridis

Efstathios Tavlaridis , sometimes known as Stathis Tavlaridis, is a Greece football defender . He currently plays for AS Saint-?tienne in the French Ligue 1....
, Loukas Vyntra

Loukas Vyntra

Loukas Vyntra is a Czechs-Greeks football player. The 184 cm tall defender started his career in 1999 in Paniliakos, but moved to Pontioi Verias in 2000....
, Mihalis Sifakis, Ioannis Amanatidis

Ioannis Amanatidis

Ioannis Amanatidis is a Greeks football currently playing for Eintracht Frankfurt.Amanatidis family immigrated when he was 9 years old to Stuttgart, Germany where he joined SC Stuttgart....
, Theofanis Gekas

Theofanis Gekas

Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas is a Greece football Striker who currently plays for Premier League club Portsmouth F.C. on loan from Bayer 04 Leverkusen....
and Sotirios Kyrgiakos

Sotirios Kyrgiakos

Sotirios "Sotiris" Kyrgiakos is a Greeks international Association football player currently playing as a Defender #Centre back for AEK Athens F.C....
either received their first ever calls or earned their maiden caps in the national squad.

World Cup 2006

After winning the Euro 2004, Greece were considered favourites to top their group, in the 2006 World Cup qualifyings

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup....
. The team was drawn into Group 2 along with Ukraine

Ukraine national football team

Turkey national football team

The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
, Denmark

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908....
, Albania

Albania national football team

The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania.Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and the national team has occasionally managed to perform well against more illustriou...
, Georgia

Georgia national football team

The Georgia national football team is the national football team of Georgia and is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union....
and Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan national football team

The Kazakhstan national football team is the national football team of Kazakhstan and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kazakhstan. After gaining independence, they played their first match against Turkmenistan national football team on June 1, 1992....
.

In their first qualifier, Greece could not handle the game with Albania and lost 2-1, which was the reason Greece could not go to Germany for the 2006 World Cup. Afterward their matches were followed by draws (home and away respectively) with Turkey and Ukraine, before defeating Kazakhstan 3-1 at home. It was thought that the team was back on course as the 2-1 win over Denmark, with Zagorakis scoring his first ever goal in over 100 caps. This was followed by wins against Georgia and Albania and a respectable away draw with Turkey. However, despite dominating the game, Greece lost at home to Ukraine 1-0 having two goals disallowed. Three months later, Greece barely escaped embarrassment as they scraped to a 2-1 away win against Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan national football team

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
as chances for a qualification through a playoff looked dismal after a 1-0 win of Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev, also known as Kyiv , is the Capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River....
against the already qualified Ukrainian side. In their last game, Greece defeated Georgia finishing 4th, four points behind first-placed Ukraine and two behind Turkey. Throughout the match, the 30,000 fans in the Karaiskákis Stadium

Karaiskakis Stadium

The Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area....
chanted the name of Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel is a Germany football coach and former football player. With Helmut Sch?n, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is one of the most successful German managers ever....
in their utmost support and he said afterwards "Even if 10 years pass, part of my heart will be Greek". There was a dissatisfaction with the selection of the team by Otto Rehhagel throughout qualification campaign from some journalists as they argued that he was sticking to exactly the same Euro 2004 squad even though some players didn't even have a club and was overlooking others most notably Ieroklis Stoltidis

Ieroklis Stoltidis

Ieroklis Stoltidis , also known as "I?ro", is a Greece Football , who typically plays as a midfielder. Stoltidis possesses a rare combination of exceptional physical strength as well as outstanding endurance....
of Olympiacos and Akis Zikos

Akis Zikos

Andreas Vassilis "Akis" Zikos is a retired Greeks international football player who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder. He was a strong and industrious player, known for his tackling and positioning skills....
of Monaco

AS Monaco FC

The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monaco football club founded in 1924. They became a professional club after 1948. Although the club is in Monaco, it has always competed in the France football structure due to Monaco being too small in territory to hold other clubs of note....
.

On May 25 2006, less than a month before the opening of the 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....
in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Greece lost 1-0 to Australia in a friendly match in front of 95,103 people at the MCG

Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne in inner Melbourne, home to the Melbourne Cricket Club....
.

Euro 2008 disappointment

Greece was the highest ranked seed in the 'pots' for qualification to the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
and Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
and was drawn with Turkey

Turkey national football team

The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation....
, Norway

Norway national football team

The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The team played its first international in 1908....
, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is controlled by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, Hungary

Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team represents Hungary in international Football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. It has a rich and proud pedigree in the game and a rightful place in football annals as one of the first original footballing nations in continental Europe and an innovator in the sport in the 1950s....
, Moldova

Moldova national football team

The Moldova national football team is the national football team of Moldova under the auspice of the Football Association of Moldova. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia national football team on July 2, 1991....
and Malta

Malta national football team

The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition and as of 12 October 2006 has won only four competitive matches....
being the only group which did not have a team represented in the World Cup 2006.

Greece began their Euro 2008 campaign with victories over Moldova, Norway and Bosnia-Herzegovina. As a result, Greece climbed eighteen places in two months to 13th place in the October FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

Athens

Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
. Nevertheless the team went on to win away to Malta, with the only goal coming in the 66th minute from an Basinas

Angelos Basinas

Angelos Basinas is a Greeks international Association football player and the current captain of his country's Greece national football team. He is currently playing as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder for Portsmouth F.C....
penalty, Hungary and Moldova at home and drew 2-2 away to Norway despite having hit the goalpost three times in this match. The draw in Oslo

Oslo

is the Capital and largest List of cities in Norway in Norway.Metropolitan Oslo or the Greater Oslo Region makes up the third largest urban area in Scandinavia after Metropolitan Stockholm and Metropolitan Copenhagen....
was followed by a 3-2 home win against Bosnia-Herzegovina and a 1-0 away win to Turkey, securing its presence to the Euro 2008 finals at their old rival's home ground. In the last two matches, Greece smashed Malta 5-0 in Athens and defeated Hungary with an away 2-1 win, finishing first in their group with a total of 31 points, the most points gained among any group. In the draw for the final tournament, Greece was seeded first as the defending European Champion. In addition to this, Greece climbed to the 11th place in the FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

The FIFA World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in Association football, currently led by Spain national football team. The teams of the List of men's national football teams of FIFA , football's world governing body, are ranked based on their game results with the most successful teams being ranked highest....
, the highest ever for them, thus they are seeded first for the draw of the European qualification zone for the World Cup 2010

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

The European Zone of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will see 53 teams competing for 13 places. The qualification process started on 20 August 2008, after UEFA Euro 2008....
, also for the first time. The draw for the Euro 2008 finals was held on December 2 in Switzerland

Switzerland

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
, Spain

Spain national football team

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
. In preparation for the tournament, Greece defeated Portugal

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
2-1 on March 26, 2008, in a repeat of the Euro 2004 opening and final match; as a result, Greece moved up to a record 8th position in the FIFA world ranking.

In the tournament finals, however, the Greek team lost all three games and scored only one goal. Greece underperformed in the opening match against Sweden

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
and lost 2-0. They tried to recover in the match against Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
, but lost 1-0. Having already been eliminated, the Greek team tried their chances against -already qualified- Spain

Spain national football team

The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Roja, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the . They are the current European Champions, having won the Euro 2008....
, but also lost 2-1, becoming the first defending champion not to earn a single point in the next European Championship.

World Cup 2010

Greece was seeded in the first pot for the draw of the European qualification zone

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....
, as to the FIFA World Rankings

FIFA World Rankings

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2

The 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Group 2 is a UEFA qualifying group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The group is comprised of Greece national football team, Israel national football team, Switzerland national football team, Moldova national football team, Latvia national football team and Luxembourg national football team....
with Israel

Israel national football team

The Israeli National Football Team is the List of men's national association football teams of Israel and is controlled by the Israel Football Association ....
, Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland and is controlled by the Swiss Football Association.Its best performances in the Football World Cup have been reaching the quarter-finals three times, in Football World Cup 1934, Football World Cup 1938 and when the country hosted the event in Football World Cup...
, Moldova

Moldova national football team

Latvia national football team

The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international soccer competitions, such as Football World Cup and the European Football Championship....
and Luxembourg

Luxembourg national football team

The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. It plays most of its home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg City....
. They will start off their campaign away vs Luxembourg

Luxembourg national football team

Stadium

Greece have been using the Karaiskákis Stadium

Karaiskakis Stadium

Piraeus

Piraeus is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a municipality within Athens urban area, located 10 km southwest of its center....
as their home ground since they became European Champions. They used that stadium for all the home games of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying round

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

In the qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup started with the preliminary draw held in Zurich in December 2003, 197 teams from the six FIFA confederations were allocated a share of the 31 spots available on the basis of the strength of their teams....
.

For the home games of the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying round Karaiskákis Stadium was used at first, but after some riots took place the National Team was forced to play at another ground for two fixtures, so they moved to Pankritio Stadiumin Heraklion

Heraklion

Heraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital city of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants....
. What is more, it was decided that the homefixtures against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Malta

Malta national football team

Olympic Stadium (Athens)

The Olympic Stadium , is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race in 1896 Summer Olympics....
.

In the past, Greece used several other stadiums including Kaftanzoglio Stadium

Kaftanzoglio Stadium

Kaftanzoglio is a soccer stadium located in Thessaloniki, Greece. The stadium was built with money donated by the Kaftanzoglou Foundation, hence its name....
, Athens Olympic Stadium, Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium

Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium

See also: Votanikos Arena, PanathinaikosApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium is the football ground Panathinaikos has played for most of the years of its existence, since its foundation back in 1908....
, etc. For the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round - in which Greece ended up winning the trophy - Greece used the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Panathinaikos

Panathinaikos FC

Panathinaikos F.C. , also known as P.A.O. , is a Greece professional football club based in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Football in Greece....
' stadium) for all their home matches.

Kits

Greece's home kit since the Hellenic Football Federation

Hellenic Football Federation

The Hellenic Football Federation is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Super League Greece and organizes the Greek football Cup and the Greece national football team....
was first established was blue, but after Greece's triumph at Euro 2004 they changed their home kit from blue to white. The team wears either a set of white jerseys, shorts and socks or a set of blue jerseys, shorts and socks. A combination of a blue jersey and white shorts has also been used in some matches. The official shirt supplier is Adidas

Adidas

Adidas Aktiengesellschaft is a Germany sports apparel manufacturer and part of the Adidas Group, which consists of Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-adidas golf company, and Rockport ....
which has signed a long-term agreement with the Greek Federation until 2012.

Greece's overall record against other national teams since 1929

Greece national football team

The Greece national football team is the national football team of Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....
and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation

Hellenic Football Federation

UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's List of men's national football teamss governed by UEFA ....
in only their second participation in the tournament, in UEFA Euro 2004. They beat hosts Portugal 1-0 in the final. Bookmaker

Bookmaker

A bookmaker, or bookie, is an organization or a person that takes gambling and pays winnings depending upon results and, depending on the nature of the bet, the odds....
s were giving odds of between 80-1 to 150-1 for the Greeks before the tournament.

ce made its first appearance in a major tournament at the Euro 1980

1980 UEFA European Football Championship

The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....
in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
after qualifying

1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams....
as first - under the guidance of Alketas Panagoulias- from a group that included USSR

USSR national football team

The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. It ceased to exist on the History of the Soviet Union . FIFA considers the CIS national football team as its successor team allocating its former records to them; nevertheless, a large percentage of the team's former players came from outside the Russian...
and Hungary

Hungary national football team

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1980 European Football Championship

Greece made its first appearance in a major tournament at the Euro 1980

1980 UEFA European Football Championship

Italy

1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying

USSR national football team

Hungary national football team

Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team is the national Association football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association....
, and Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national football team of Czechoslovakia, before the country was Dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia It was controlled by the Czechoslovak Football Association from 1922 to 1993....
. In their first game, Greece held the Dutch 0-0 until 65' when the only goal of the game was scored by Kist

Kees Kist

Kees Kist a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who obtained 21 caps for his Netherlands national football team, in which he scored four goals, in the years 1975–1980....
. Three days later Greece played against Czechoslovakia in Rome

Rome

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. After halting the Czechoslovakians to a 1-1 at the end the first half, Greece eventually lost 3-1. In their last game, Greece earned a 0-0 draw against eventually winners West Germany culminating what was considered a decent overall performance in the team's maiden presence in a final phase of any football competition.

World Cup 1994

The team's success in qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

United States

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, marked the first time they had made it to the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
finals. Greece finished first and undefeated in their qualifying group

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
, surpassing Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
in the final game. In the final tournament Greece were drawn into group D with Nigeria

Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Association ....
, Bulgaria

Bulgaria national football team

The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best Football World Cup performance was in the Football World Cup 1994 in USA, where they beat defending champions Germany national football team to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy national footba...
, and Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociaci?n del F?tbol Argentino . Argentina has the world record for most international titles won by any national team....
. After the successful qualifying campaign, expectations back in Greece were high as no one could imagine the oncoming astounding failure. Most notable reason for this complete failure was the fact that legendary coach Alketas Panagoulias opted to take a squad full of those players -though most of them aging and out of form - that helped the team in the qualifying instead of new emerging talents seeing it as a reward for their unprecedented success. It is worth mentioning that all players of the squad included the 3 goalkeepers took part in those 3 games, something very rare. In their first game against Argentina, Greece lost 4-0. Four days later Greece suffered another 4-0 blow from Bulgaria and in their final game lost to Nigeria 2-0. In the end, Greece were eliminated in the first round by losing all three games, scoring no goals and conceding 10, thus making one of the worst records in World Cup history.

Near misses

Greece failed to qualify for the Euro 1996 finishing third in the group behind Russia

Russia national football team

The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....
and Scotland

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in FIFA football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England national football team, whom they played in the world's Scotland v England in 1872....
. In their 1998 World Cup qualifying tournament

1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1998 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone .A total of 50 UEFA teams entered the competition....
the team finished only one point shy of second-placed Croatia

Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international Association football . The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by Slaven Bilic....
as, despite a plethora of missed chances, it was halted to a 0-0 draw by the eventual Group winners, the Danish

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908....
national football team. In their Euro 2000 qualifying group, Greece finished again in third place, two points behind second-placed Slovenia

Slovenia national football team

The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. They played their first match in 1992 after the split of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991....
in a highly disappointing campaign that saw the team lose at home to Latvia

Latvia national football team

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....
Greece finished a disappointing fourth in their group behind England

England national football team

The English national football team represents England in international Association football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England....
, Germany

Germany national football team

The German national football team is the association football team representing the country of Germany in international competition since 1908....
and Finland

Finland national football team

The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
making them change their coach Vasilis Daniil in the process and replace him with Otto Rehhagel

Otto Rehhagel

Helsinki

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and the 2-2 draw that followed in England, both the first two games of the soon to become legendary German coach at the reins of the Greek national team.

Euro 2004 triumph

Greece started the qualification process for the Euro 2004 in poor fashion losing at home to Spain

Spain national football team

Ukraine national football team

The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After the split of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary national football team on April 29, 1992....
both times with a 2-0 scoreline. Astonishingly, the team went on to win their remaining six games, including a highly decisive 1-0 away win over Spain in their second matchup, securing the first place of the group and a presence in the finals of a European Championship

UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's List of men's national football teamss governed by UEFA ....
for the first time in 24 years. Expectations before the tournament were low with the memories of the bitter 1994 FIFA World Cup

1994 FIFA World Cup

The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1994 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in July 1988....
experience still fresh in the minds of many, where Greece lost all three group stage matches, conceding ten goals and scoring none.

Against	W	D	L
	6	3	4
	0	0	1
	2	1	0
	3	3	3
	2	5	3
	1	0	0
	3	1	2
	0	1	0
	4	0	0
	0	1	1
	7	6	11
	0	0	1
	2	1	0
	1	0	0
	0	0	1
	1	2	1
	15	6	3
	2	2	0
	0	0	5
	3	5	8
	2	0	6
	4	2	3
	2	0	0
	1	2	8
	1	1	0
	3	0	0
	2	0	0
	7	2	3
	2	2	9
	5	0	0
	0	2	5
	0	1	0
	0	0	1
	8	5	5
	2	0	0
	1	1	0
	1	6	10
	6	4	3
	0	0	1
	3	0	0
	0	1	1
	1	1	1
	1	0	0
	1	0	0
	0	0	1
	7	0	0
	5	2	1
	1	2	1
	4	0	0
	0	1	0
	0	1	7
	1	0	1
	4	0	1
	3	2	2
	2	0	0
	4	1	9
	5	4	3
	1	0	0
	7	8	16
	1	4	4
	2	0	0
	1	1	0
	1	0	1
	1	1	1
	3	1	0
	2	2	8
	2	3	1
	2	3	6
	2	0	0
	3	2	7
	1	1	2
	0	1	0
	2	0	9
	1	0	1
	2	3	17
Total	175	109	198

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams of the members of F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global govern...
record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international association football teams. It was played in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July....	Did not enter
1934 1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup, or the World's Cup as it was known then, was the second football World Cup staged, and hosted by Italy from 27 May to 10 June....	Withdrew during qualifying
1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1938 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1936....	Did not qualify
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth staging of the World Cup, and the first staged in 12 years due to World War II....	Did not enter
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. As the year saw the 50th anniversary of FIFA, it was appropriate for football's premier competition to be played in the home of its governing body, and Switzerland was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1954 FIFA World Cup in July 1946....	Did not qualify
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. Sweden was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1958 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1950....	Did not qualify
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. Chile was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1962 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in June 1956, as the World Cup returned to the continent of South America after 12 years....	Did not qualify
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1966 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in August 1960 to celebrate the centenary of the The Football Association in England....	Did not qualify
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. Mexico was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1970 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in October 1964....	Did not qualify
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. West Germany had been chosen in July 1966 as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA....	Did not qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. Argentina was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....	Did not qualify
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. Spain was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1974, 1978, 1982 FIFA World Cups by FIFA in July 1966....	Did not qualify
1986 1986 FIFA World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. It was won by Argentina national football team , who beat Germany national football team 3-2 in the final at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca....	Did not qualify
1990 1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from 8 June to 8 July. Italy was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1990 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 19 May 1984, making it the second country to host the event twice....	Did not qualify
1994 1994 FIFA World Cup The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from 17 June to 17 July 1994. The United States was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1994 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in July 1988....	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	10
1998 1998 FIFA World Cup The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#1998 FIFA World Cup by FIFA on 1 July 1992....	Did not qualify
2002 2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as FIFA World Cup hosts#2002 FIFA World Cup by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries....	Did not qualify
2006 2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....	Did not qualify
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for Association football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa....
Total	1/18	3	0	0	3	0	10

European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship

The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's List of men's national football teamss governed by UEFA ....
record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
	Did not qualify
	Withdrew from qualifying
1968 1968 UEFA European Football Championship The 1968 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the third European Football Championship, an event held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Did not qualify
1972 1972 UEFA European Football Championship The 1972 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Belgium. This was the fourth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Did not qualify
1976 1976 UEFA European Football Championship The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This was the fifth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Did not qualify
1980 1980 UEFA European Football Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	4
1984 1984 UEFA European Football Championship The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. It was the seventh European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Did not qualify
1988 1988 UEFA European Football Championship The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA....	Did not qualify
	Did not qualify
	Did not qualify
	Did not qualify
	Champions	6	4	1	1	7	4
	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	5

Total	3/13	12	4	2	6	9	13

FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup

The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host country, to bring the number of teams up to eight....
record

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992 1992 King Fahd Cup The 1992 King Fahd Cup tournament, the first FIFA Confederations Cup, was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992. It was won by Argentina national football team, who beat Saudi Arabia national football team 3?1 in the final....	Did not qualify
	Did not qualify
1997 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first FIFA Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had been previously been played in 1992 King Fahd Cup and 1995 King Fahd Cup as the King Fahd Cup....	Did not qualify
1999 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fourth FIFA Confederations Cup, and the second organised by FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Mexico between 25 July and 4 August 1999....	Did not qualify
2001 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup was the fifth FIFA Confederations Cup and the third to be organised by FIFA. The tournament was played in May and June 2001 and co-hosted by South Korea and Japan, who were also hosts for the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals....	Did not qualify
2003 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup association football tournament was the sixth FIFA Confederations Cup, held in France in June 2003. France national football team retained the title they had won in 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup, but the tournament was overshadowed by the death of Cameroon national football team player Marc-Vivien Fo?, who died...	Did not qualify
2005 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup association football tournament was the seventh FIFA Confederations Cup. It was held in Germany between 15 June and 29 June 2005....	Round 1	3	0	1	2	0	4
2009 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be the eighth FIFA Confederations Cup, and will be held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup....	Did not qualify
Total	1/7	3	0	1	2	0	4

**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

Honours

Squad

Recent call-up

The following players have all been called up to the Greece squad within the last 12 months.

Past Coaches

Name	Nationality	Years
Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel Otto Rehhagel is a Germany football coach and former football player. With Helmut Sch?n, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Udo Lattek and Hennes Weisweiler, he is one of the most successful German managers ever....		2001-present
Vassilis Daniill		1999-2001
Anghel Iordanescu Anghel Iordanescu Anghel Iordanescu is a former Romanian football striker, currently a Coach . In 2007 Iordanescu retired from football, and the following February, after his predecessor resigned, he became a member of the Romanian Senate, sitting on the Social Democratic Party benches....		1998-1999
Kostas Polychroniou		1994-1998
Alketas Panagoulias		1992-1994
Antonis Georgiadis		1989-1992
Alekos Sofianidis Alekos Sofianidis Alekos Sofianidis, born 1933 in Istanbul, is a former Turkish people-Greeks football player and manager. Sofianidis was a left back. He is known as Aleko Sofyanidis in Turkey....		1988-1989
Miltos Papapostolou		1984-1988
Christos Archontidis		1982-1984
Alketas Panagoulias		1977-1982
Lakis Petropoulos		1976-1977
Alketas Panagoulias		1973-1976
Billy Bingham Billy Bingham William Laurence "Billy" Bingham, MBE is a former Football and Coach . He managed Northern Ireland national football team during two separate periods as well as Greece national football team....		1971-1973
Lakis Petropoulos		1969-1971
Dan Georgiadis		1968-1969
Panos Markovitis		1966-1968

Name	Nationality	Years
Lakis Petropoulos		1964-1966
Tryfon Tzanetis Tryfon Tzanetis Tryfon Tzanetis was a Greece Football player and coach. Born in 1918, he was a best known as a striker for AEK Athens FC during the 1930s and 1940s, partnering Kleanthis Maropoulos in AEK's front line....		1960-1964
Paul Baron		1959-1960
Rino Martini		1957-1959
Kostas Andritsos Kostas Andritsos Kostas Andritsos is a Greece film director and writer.Films directed include AERA! AERA! AERA! .External links ...		1956-1957
Ioannis Chelmis		1955-1956
Antonis Migiakis		1954-1955
Kostas Negrepontis		1953-1954
Antonis Migiakis		1951-1953
Kostas Negrepontis		1938-1951
Kostas Konstantaras		1935-1938
Apostolos Nikolaidis		1934-1935
Kostas Negrepontis Kostas Negrepontis Kostas Negrepontis was a star Greeks football striker of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Constantinople in 1897, he started his football career in Turkey, playing for the Beyoglu-based Pera Club....		1933–1934
Lefteris Panourgias		1932–1933
Jan Kopsiva		1930-1932
Apostolos Nikolaidis Apostolos Nikolaidis Apostolos Nikolaidis was a Greek athlete. He marked multisport club Panathinaikos with his personality during the first years of the intervening period between the two world wars....		1929–1930

Player records

As of February, 2009

Most capped Greece players

#	Name	Debut	Caps	Goals	Active?
1	Theodoros Zagorakis Theodoros Zagorakis Theodoros "Thodoris" Zagorakis...	1994	120	3	No
2	Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas Angelos Basinas is a Greeks international Association football player and the current captain of his country's Greece national football team. He is currently playing as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder for Portsmouth F.C....	1999	98	7	Yes
3	Stratos Apostolakis Stratos Apostolakis Efstratios "Stratos" Apostolakis , nicknamed The Turbo, was a Greece football er.The former Defender was no stranger to controversy as a player, his switch from Olympiacos FC to Panathinaikos FC in 1990 led to the cancellation of the Greek Super Cup as the authorities feared riots....	1986	96	5	No
4	Antonios Nikopolidis Antonios Nikopolidis Antonios Nikopolidis is a Greece Football player, a goalkeeper for Olympiacos and the Greece national football team. He is the Captain of Greece national football team in the UEFA Euro 2008....	1999	90	0	No
5	Giorgos Karagounis Giorgos Karagounis Giorgos Karagounis is a midfielder currently playing for Panathinaikos FC and Greece national football team. He is best remembered for scoring the first goal of Euro 2004....	1999	82	6	Yes

Top Greece goalscorers

#	Player	Debut	Goals	Caps	Active?
1	Nikos Anastopoulos Nikos Anastopoulos Nikos Anastopoulos is a former Greece soccer player, one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the late 1970s and the 1980s....	1977	29	75	No
2	Angelos Charisteas Angelos Charisteas Angelos Charisteas is a Greece football striker who currently plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on loan from 1. FC Nuremberg. He is a member of the Greece national football team and played in the 2004 European Football Championship, in which Greece was triumphant, scoring the winning goal in the final against Portugal national football team....	2001	23	73	Yes
3	Dimitris Saravakos Dimitris Saravakos Dimitrios Saravakos , nicknamed O ?????? is a Greece former football player, considered to be one of the best Greece association football midfielders of all time....	1982	22	78	No
4	Mimis Papaioannou Mimis Papaioannou Dimitris "Mimis" Papaioannou was one of the star football players of AEK Athens FC. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of Nea Nikomedia , Imathia Prefecture....	1963	21	61	No
5	Nikos Machlas Nikos Machlas Nikolaos Machlas is a Greece retired football . He finished his career as a striker for Greek Cypriots team APOEL F.C..He began his career with OFI Crete, where he made his debut in February 1991 against Panionios NFC....	1993	18	61	No

See here

Top international goal scorers

This page lists the top all-time male goal scorer for each List of national football teams where the top scorer has a minimum 19 Goal in official international matches for his country....
for top goal scorers per country.

Noted players (in alphabetical order)

#	Name	Debut	Caps	Goals
1	Alexandros Alexandris Alexandros Alexandris Alexios Alexandris is a former Greeks soccer striker....	1991	42	10
2	Nikos Anastopoulos Nikos Anastopoulos Nikos Anastopoulos is a former Greece soccer player, one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the late 1970s and the 1980s....	1977	75	29
3	Antonis Antoniadis Antonis Antoniadis Antonis Antoniadis is one of the great goal scorers of Greece soccer in the post-war era, scoring about 148 goals in a career which spanned 22 years....	1970	21	6
4	Stratos Apostolakis Stratos Apostolakis Efstratios "Stratos" Apostolakis , nicknamed The Turbo, was a Greece football er.The former Defender was no stranger to controversy as a player, his switch from Olympiacos FC to Panathinaikos FC in 1990 led to the cancellation of the Greek Super Cup as the authorities feared riots....	1986	96	5
5	Christos Ardizoglou Christos Ardizoglou Christos Ardizoglou is a former Greeks football player. He started his career with Apollon Smyrnis and won several titles in Greece with AEK Athens FC but his greatest moment was reaching the UEFA Cup semi-finals in UEFA Cup 1976-77....	1975	43	2
6	Nikos Dabizas Nikos Dabizas Nikolaos "Nikos" Dabizas is a Greece professional Association football and former Newcastle United F.C., Leicester City F.C. and Olympiacos F.C....	1994	70	0
7	Georgios Delikaris Georgios Delikaris Georgios Delikaris was a Greece Football who played for the two greatest Greek clubs, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos FC.Nicknamed the "Gianni Rivera of Greece" - though appearance-wise he was closer to George Best....	1971	32	7
8	Giorgos Dedes Giorgos Dedes Giorgos Dedes is a former Greek footballer.He was a fast forward player with great flexibility in his play as well as a great ball shooter. He was twice the leading scorer in the Greek championship in 1971 with 28 goals , and in 1976 with 15 goals....	1966	20	7
9	Mimis Domazos Mimis Domazos Dimitris "Mimis" Domazos , is a retired Greece soccer born in Ampelokipi, Athens. His nickname is "The General".Mimis Domazos is considered by many to be the best footballer that Greece has ever produced....	1959	50	4
10	Giorgos Foiros Giorgos Foiros Giorgos Foiros is a retired Greece soccer and coach . He played center-back or sweeper. He was one of the very few players that was consistent in every game played....	1974	52	0
11	Takis Fyssas Takis Fyssas Panagiotis "Takis" Fyssas is a former Greece international football .Fyssas started his career in the Panionios NFC youth academy, achieving his senior debut in the 1990-91 season....	1999	60	4
12	Grigoris Georgatos	1996	35	3
13	Georgios Georgiadis Georgios Georgiadis Georgios Georgiadis is a former Greek football player who last played for PAOK FC. Born in Kavala, Greece, on March 8, 1972, his family, soon after his birth, left for Stuttgart, Germany, where young Giorgos first learned to play football....	1994	61	11
14	Kostas Iosifidis	1974	51	2
15	Savvas Kofidis Savvas Kofidis Savvas Kofidis is a Greece football coach and former midfielder player.He started his career in Iraklis, debuting in 18 January, 1981 when Iraklis was participating in the Beta Ethniki....	1982	67	1
16	Yiorgos Kostikos Yiorgos Kostikos Yiorgos Kostikos is a Greece Football coach and former player, who played for Thessaloniki side PAOK FC. He played for PAOK from the late 1970s until the late 1980s....	1977	35	3
17	Giorgos Koudas Giorgos Koudas Giorgos Koudas is a retired attacking midfielder. He is considered the last of the great player generation of Greek soccer, nicknamed ?e?a???a?d??? of Greek football....	1967	43	4
18	Dinos Kouis Dinos Kouis Arguably the best player ever to wear the jersey of Aris Thessaloniki, Dinos Kouis was a football midfielder who starred at Harilaou Stadium between 1975 and 1991....	1979	33	7
19	Takis Loukanidis Takis Loukanidis Takis Loukanidis is a retired Greece Association football.He was born in Paranesti, a village in the broader area of Drama, Greece in 1937, he played with AEK-Komotini and Doxa-Drama....	1958	23	3
20	Nikos Machlas Nikos Machlas Nikolaos Machlas is a Greece retired football . He finished his career as a striker for Greek Cypriots team APOEL F.C..He began his career with OFI Crete, where he made his debut in February 1991 against Panionios NFC....	1993	61	18
21	Stelios Manolas Stelios Manolas Stylianos "Stelios" Manolas is a retired Greece football defender .Arguably the best football defender ever to come out of Greece, Manolas, a product of AEK Athens FC's youth academy, played for the team from 1977 until 2000....	1982	71	6
22	Thomas Mavros Thomas Mavros Thomas Mavros is a retired Greeks Association football player. He is regarded as one of the best players to play club football in Greece having scored a record number of goals there....	1972	36	11
23	Tasos Mitropoulos Tasos Mitropoulos Tasos Mitropoulos is a Greece politician and retired football midfielder.Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career at local team Aris Petroupoli....	1978	76	8
24	Kostas Nestoridis Kostas Nestoridis Kostas Nestoridis , a Greece football , is still widely regarded as one of the best forwards Greece has ever produced. He debuted for the Greece national football team in 1951 and won 17 caps for his country, scoring 3 goals....	1951	17	3
25	Demis Nikolaidis Demis Nikolaidis Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis , born September 17, 1973, Gie?en, West Germany) was the forty second manager of AEK Athens F.C., and is considered one of the finest soccer Greece has ever produced....	1995	54	17
26	Antonis Nikopolidis	1999	90	0
27	Nikos Nioplias Nikos Nioplias Nikolaos Nioplias or Nioblias , born on 17 January 1965 is a Greeks footballer. The playmaker's career began with OFI FC in 1982, winning the Greek Cup in 1987, and he remained for a decade before moving to Panathinaikos FC....	1988	44	1
28	Mimis Papaioannou Mimis Papaioannou Dimitris "Mimis" Papaioannou was one of the star football players of AEK Athens FC. He was born in 1942 and began his career at Nea Genea in the town of Nea Nikomedia , Imathia Prefecture....	1963	61	21
29	Dimitris Saravakos Dimitris Saravakos Dimitrios Saravakos , nicknamed O ?????? is a Greece former football player, considered to be one of the best Greece association football midfielders of all time....	1982	78	22
30	Nikos Sarganis Nikos Sarganis Arguably the best football goalkeeper Greece has ever produced, Nikos Sarganis was born on January 15, 1954, in Rafina, Attica.Sarganis started his football career as a fullback at Ilisiakos F.C.....	1980	58	0
31	Giorgos Sideris Giorgos Sideris Giorgos Sideris is a retired Greece soccer striker and is considered one of the greatest forwards in Olympiacos and Greece soccer history. An inside-right forward that no-one or nothing could stand in his way ....	1958	28	14
32	Giotis Tsalouchidis	1987	76	16
33	Vassilis Tsiartas Vassilis Tsiartas Vassilios Tsiartas is a former Greece football player, revered by many as one of the most naturally talented Greece footballers of his generation....	1994	70	12
34	Kleanthis Vikelides	1936	7	4
35	Thodoris Zagorakis	1994	120	3

Ranking History

Date	Fifa Ranking Position
1993	34
1994	28
1995	34
1996	35
1997	42
1998	53
1999	34
2000	42
2001	57
2002	48
2003	30
2004	18
2005	16
2006	16
2007	11
2008	20
January 2009	20
February 2009	19

Memorable matches

Date	Tournament	Place	Match	Score
December 9, 1964	1966 FIFA World Cup qualification 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 74 teams entered the 1966 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	4 - 2
October 4, 1967	UEFA EURO 1968 qualifying 1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1968 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into eight groups; seven of four teams and one of three teams....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	4 - 1
December 11, 1968	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	4 - 2
May 4, 1969	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament....	Porto Porto Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal.... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	-	2 - 2
October 15, 1969	1970 FIFA World Cup qualification 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification A total of 75 teams entered the 1970 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament....	Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country in Greece and the capital of Macedonia , the nation's largest Regions of Greece.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	4 - 1
November 20, 1974	UEFA EURO 1976 qualifying 1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	2 - 2
October 11, 1975	UEFA EURO 1976 qualifying 1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to the quarter-finals....	Dusseldorf, West Germany West Germany West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....	-	1 - 1
May 10, 1977	1978 FIFA World Cup qualification 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification....	Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country in Greece and the capital of Macedonia , the nation's largest Regions of Greece.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	1 - 0
October 11, 1978	UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	8 - 1
October 29, 1978	UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams....	Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , Thessalonica, or Salonica is the List of largest cities and second largest cities by country in Greece and the capital of Macedonia , the nation's largest Regions of Greece.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	4 - 1
September 12, 1979	UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying 1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1980 European Football Championship consisted of 31 teams divided into seven groups; three of five teams and four of four teams....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	1 - 0
June 17, 1980	UEFA EURO 1980 1980 UEFA European Football Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA....	Turin Turín Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	-	0 - 0
October 15, 1980	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification....	Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....	-	0 - 1
November 14, 1981	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification....	Turin Turín Tur?n is a municipality in the Ahuachap?n Department Departments of El Salvador of El Salvador.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....	-	1 - 1
March 30, 1983	UEFA EURO 1984 qualifying 1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1984 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams....	London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	-	0 - 0
March 25, 1987	UEFA EURO 1988 qualifying 1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The qualifying round for the 1988 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into seven groups; three of four teams and four of five teams....	Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are... , Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....	-	1 - 1
January 23, 1991	UEFA EURO 1992 qualifying 1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying This page describes the qualifying procedure for UEFA Euro 1992....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	3 - 2
November 17, 1993	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....	Athens Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years.... , Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkans. It has borders with Albania, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east....	-	1 - 0
October 9, 1999	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying	Ljubljana Ljubljana Ljubljana is the capital city of Slovenia and its largest town. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants.... ,Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west, the Adriatic Sea to the southwest, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north....	-	0 - 3
October 6, 2001	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....	Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1853.... , England England native_name =\|conventional_long_name = England\|common_name = England\|image_flag = Flag of England.svg\|image_coat = England COA.svg\|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...	-	2 - 2
June 7, 2003	UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying 2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying The finals of the UEFA Euro 2004, were held in Portugal between 12 June and 4 July 2004. The UEFA European Championship is a quadrennial football competition between national teams organised by UEFA, the sport's governing body in Europe....	Zaragoza Zaragoza Zaragoza, also called Saragossa in English language, is the capital city of the Zaragoza and of the Autonomous communities of Spain and former Kingdom of Aragon of Aragon, Spain.... , Spain Spain Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....	-	0 - 1
June 12, 2004	UEFA EURO 2004 2004 UEFA European Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial association football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004....	Porto Porto Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal.... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	-	1 - 2
June 25, 2004	UEFA EURO 2004 2004 UEFA European Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial association football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004....	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	-	0 - 1
July 1, 2004	UEFA EURO 2004 2004 UEFA European Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial association football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004....	Porto Porto Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal.... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	-	1 - 0
July 4, 2004	UEFA EURO 2004 2004 UEFA European Football Championship The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial association football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004....	Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. It is also the seat of the Lisbon and capital of the Lisbon region. Its municipalities of Portugal, which matches the city proper excluding the larger continuous conurbation, has a municipal population of 564,477 in , while the Lisbon Metropolitan Area in total has around 2.8 million inha... , Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....	-	0 - 1
October 17, 2007	UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying 2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying This page describes the qualifying procedure for the UEFA Euro 2008....	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, and List of cities proper by population in the world with a population of 12.6 million.... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....	-	0 - 1

Squads

1980 UEFA European Football Championship
1980 UEFA European Football Championship squads

These are the squads for the 1980 European Football Championship tournament in Italy, that took place between 11 June and 22 June 1980. The players' listed ages is their age on the tournament's opening day ....
1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup squads

Below are the squads for the 1994 FIFA World Cup tournament in the United States....
2004 European Football Championship
2004 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads

This article is team squads of Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics#Men.Age is based on August 13, 2004 which is the 2004 Summer Olympics 1st day....
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads

Squads of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup played in Germany. Players in Groups A and B are listed below. Nations in Group A and B include: Argentina, Australia, Germany, Tunisia, Brazil, Greece, Japan, Mexico....
2008 European Football Championship
UEFA Euro 2008 squads

The following is a list of squads for each nation competing at UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. The tournament started on 7 June and the UEFA Euro 2008 Final took place in Vienna on 29 June 2008....

Nickname

During the opening ceremony of Euro 2004, which took place right before the match of Portugal vs. Greece, the hosts used the replica of a 16th century ship referring to the portuguese expeditions of that time. The Greek radio sports journalist Georgios Helakis

Georgios Helakis

Georgios Helakis is a Greece sports journalist, famous for his passionate live radio broadcasting of international football matches, particularly UEFA Champions League and UEFA Euro 2004....
commented that "since the portuguese team appear in such ship, it's time for us to become pirates and steal the victory". This nickname was repeated at every win, and especially after the final match (again vs Portugal). After Greece won the trophy, The Pirate Ship is the nickname of the Greek team.

Some DVD collections of the tournament have also been released under the name "The Pirate Ship".

Greece national football team

History

1980 European Football Championship

World Cup 1994

Near misses

Euro 2004 triumph

Recognition

2005 Confederation Cup

World Cup 2006

Euro 2008 disappointment

World Cup 2010

Stadium

Kits

Greece's overall record against other national teams since 1929

Competitive record

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Honours

Squad

Recent call-up

Past Coaches

Player records

Most capped Greece players

Top Greece goalscorers

Noted players (in alphabetical order)

Ranking History

Memorable matches

Squads

Nickname

External links

Titles

European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship

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