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FIFA WORLD CUP 2010: Greece national football team FIFA world cup 2010

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Monday, June 7, 2010

Greece national football team FIFA world cup 2010

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The Hellenic Football Federation is controlled  The Greece national football team.The name of this confederation is call URFA(Europe). Greece was founded 1926 and 1927 it was entry in FIFA. Greece participated the final tournaments of the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship, in 1994 and 1980 respectively. Greece have received several distinctions for their triumph and have reached a higher status in international football. Greece made its first appearance in a major tournament at the Euro 1980 in Italy.  The first time they Greece  participated in to the FIFA World Cup finals 1994. Greece failed to qualify for the Euro 1996 finishing third in the group behind Russia and Scotland. In their 1998 World Cup qualifying tournament the team finished only one point shy of second-placed Croatia as, despite a plethora of missed chances, it was halted to a 0-0 draw by the eventual Group winners, the Danish national football team. As Euro 2004 winners, Greece qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. After winning the Euro 2004, Greece were considered favourites to top their group, in the 2006 World Cup qualifyings. Greece was the highest ranked seed in  to the UEFA Euro 2008 in Switzerland. Greece climbed to the 11th place in the FIFA World cup. 
 
 
  

Name
D. o. B.
Position
Current club

Tzórvas, Aléxandros
1982-08-12
goal
Panathinaïkós AO


Chalkiás, Kóstas
1974-05-30
goal
PAOK
Thessaloníkis

Sifákis, Michális
1984-09-09
goal
Áris Thessaloníkis


Kyrgiákos, Sotíris
1979-07-23
goal
Liverpool FC


Móras, Vangélis
1981-08-26
defence
FC Bologna


Spyrópoulos, Níkos
1983-10-10
defence
Panathinaïkós AO


Výntra, Loukás
1981-02-05
defence
Panathinaïkós AO

Papadópoulos, Avraám
1984-12-03
defence
Olympiakós Peiraiós

Déllas, Traïanós
1976-01-31
defence
Anórthosis Ammóchostou

Papastathópoulos, Sokrátis
1988-06-09
defence
FC Genoa


Patsatzóglou, Chrístos
1979-03-19
defence
Omónoia Lefkosías

Seïtarídis, Gioúrkas
1981-06-04
defence
Panathinaïkós AO
Torosídis, Vasílis
1985-06-10
defence
Olympiakós Peiraiós

Karagoúnis, Giórgos
1977-03-06
midfield
Panathinaïkós AO


Katsouránis, Kóstas
1979-06-21
midfield
Panathinaïkós AO


Tziólis, Aléxandros  
1985-02-13
midfield
AC Siena


Christodoulópoulos, Lázaros
1986-12-19
midfield
Panathinaïkós AO


Mákos, Grigóris
1987-01-18
midfield
AEK Athínas


Basinás, Ángelos
1976-01-03
midfield
Portsmouth FC


Fotákis, Giórgos
1981-10-29
midfield
PAOK

Thessaloníkis
Koutsianikoúlis, Vasílis
1988-08-09
midfield
PAOK Thessaloníkis

Nínis, Sotíris
1990-04-03
midfield
Panathinaïkós AO

Pliátsikas, Vasílis
1988-04-14
midfield
Schalke 04 Gelsenkirchen

Charistéas, Ángelos
1980-02-09
attack
1.FC Nürnberg


Kapetános, Pantelís
1983-06-08
attack
Steaua Bucureşti


Samarás, Giórgos
1985-02-21
attack
Celtic Glasgow


Gékas, Fánis
1980-05-23
attac
Hertha BSC Berlin

Salpingídis, Dimítris
1981-08-18
attack
Panathinaïkós AO


Amanatídis, Giánnis
1981-12-03
attack
Eintracht Frankfurt


Lyberópoulos, Níkos
1975-08-04
attack
Eintracht Frankfurt


Mántzios, Vangélis
1983-04-22
attack
Anórthosis Ammóchostou

Mítroglou, Kóstas
1988-03-12
attack
Olympiakós Peiraiós


    
World Cup 2010
November 2007 FIFA World Rankings, Greece was seeded in Pot A for the European zone group stage draw for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying. They were drawn into Group 2 with Israel, Switzerland, Moldova, Latvia and Luxembourg.
Past squads 

FIFA World Cup squads
 1994 FIFA World Cup squad

UEFA European Championship squads
     UEFA Euro 1980 squad
     UEFA Euro 2004 squad
     UEFA Euro 2008 squad

FIFA Confederations Cup squads
     2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squad



 Most capped players


Rank
Name     
Debut
Caps
Goals
Active?

1
Theodoros Zagorakis
1994
120
3
No
2
Angelos Basinas
1999
100
7
Yes
3
Stratos Apostolakis
1986
96
5
No
4
Antonios Nikopolidis
1999
90
0
Yes
5
Giorgos Karagounis
1999
91
6
Yes

Top goalscorers


Rank            
Player
Debut
Goals
Caps
Active
1
Nikos Anastopoulos
1977
29
75
No
2
Angelos Charisteas
2001
23
81
Yes
3
Dimitris Saravakos
1982
22
78
No
4
Mimis Papaioannou
1963
21
61
No
5
Theofanis Gekas
2005
20
46
Yes
                                                                     
 

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