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Greece
- South Korea 2-0 Greece
Saturday, 12 June Match report - Greece 2-1 Nigeria
Thursday, 17 June Match report - Greece 0-2 Argentina
Tuesday, 22 June Match report
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Extended highlights - Greece 0-2 Argentina 
Highlights - Greece 0-2 Argentina 
Samaras spurns great chance for Greece 
Highlights - Greece 2-1 Nigeria 
Torosidis pounces to put Greece ahead 
Salpingidis equalises for Greece Blogs
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Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Total Greece | 18|19 Total Greece |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 2 Total Greece | 2 Total Greece |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 33|28 Total Greece | 5|0 Total Greece |
Team profile
Greece head to their second World Cup with a point to prove. They may have been surprise winners at Euro 2004, but their only previous appearance on the global stage was humiliating. At the 1994 World Cup they conceded 10 unanswered goals, losing to Argentina, Bulgaria and Nigeria. Having to play the Argentines and Nigerians again this summer, the Greeks will be determined to show they are no longer the minnows.
Whatever happens in South Africa, it is hard to imagine Otto Rehhagel's side capitulating as they did at USA '94. The veteran coach will stick to the defensive tactics that have served him so well since taking over in 2001. The Greeks will sit deep, defend in numbers and hope to snatch a goal on the break or from set pieces. It may not be the beautiful game, but it is usually effective. As Rehhagel says, "we will play exciting football when we have Messi, Kaka, Iniesta and Xavi."
Squad List
| NO | POS | PLAYER | CLUB | AGE | CAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Kostantinos Chalkias | PAOK Salonika | 36 | 27 |
| 2 | DF | Giourkas Seitaridis | Panathinaikos | 29 | 70 |
| 3 | MF | Christos Patsatzoglou | Omonia Nicosia | 31 | 45 |
| 4 | DF | Nikos Spiropoulos | Panathinaikos | 26 | 20 |
| 5 | DF | Vangelis Moras | Bologna | 28 | 12 |
| 6 | MF | Alexis Tziolis | Siena | 25 | 22 |
| 7 | FW | Georgios Samaras | Celtic | 25 | 37 |
| 8 | DF | Avraam Papadopoulos | Olympiakos | 25 | 17 |
| 9 | FW | Angelos Charisteas | Nuremberg | 30 | 85 |
| 10 | MF | Georgios Karagounis | Panathinaikos | 33 | 96 |
| 11 | DF | Loukas Vyntra | Panathinaikos | 29 | 32 |
| 12 | GK | Alexandros Tzoras | Panathinaikos | 27 | 11 |
| 13 | GK | Michail Sifakis | Aris Salonika | 25 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | Dimitrios Salpingidis | Panathinaikos | 28 | 30 |
| 15 | DF | Vasileios Torosidis | Olympiakos | 25 | 29 |
| 16 | DF | Sotirios Kyrgiakos | Liverpool | 30 | 60 |
| 17 | FW | Theofanis Gekas | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 49 |
| 18 | MF | Sotiris Ninis | Panathinaikos | 20 | 6 |
| 19 | DF | Socrates Papastathopoulos | Genoa | 22 | 12 |
| 20 | FW | Pantelis Kapetanos | Steaua Bucharest | 27 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | Kostantinos Katsouranis | Panathinaikos | 31 | 72 |
| 22 | DF | Stelios Malezas | PAOK Salonika | 25 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Athanasios Prittas | Aris Salonika | 31 | 0 |
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| Group A Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Group B Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group C Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| England | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| Group D Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Group E Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Group F Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Italy | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Group G Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 0 |
| Group H Teams | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Honduras | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
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