Greece team for 2010 FIFA world cup:
Coach: Otto Rehhagel
Captain: Georgios Karagounis
FIFA Rating: 13
Squad rating: 5/10
Group B: Greece, Argentina, Nigeria and South Korea
Highlight: Greece won Euro 2004 tournament.
Predictions: Sight chance to reach second round but Nigeria has more chance to progress to second round.
2010 World cup Squad:
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Goalkeepers: |
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1. Kostas Chalkias |
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2. Michalis Sifakis |
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3. Alexandros Tzorvas |
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Defenders: |
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1. Loukas Vyntra |
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2. Sotiris Kyrgiakos |
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3. Avraam Papadopoulos |
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4. Vasilios Torosidis |
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5. Georgios Seitaridis |
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6. Evangelos Moras |
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7. Sokratis Papastathopoulos |
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8. Nikos Spyropoulos |
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9. Stelios Malezas |
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Midfielders: |
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1. Kostas Katsouranis |
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2. Georgios Karagounis |
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3. Sotirios Ninis |
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4. Sakis Prittas |
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5. Alexandros Tziolis |
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6. Christos Patsatzoglou |
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Forwards: |
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1. Theofanis Gekas |
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2. Angelos Charisteas |
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3. Dimitrios Salpingidis |
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4. Pantelis Kapetanos |
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5. Giorgos Samaras |
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Qualification: Greece qualified to world cup by beating Ukraine in play-off.
Warm-up games:
1. May 25: Drew with North Korea (2-2)
2. June 2: Greece lost to Paraguay (0-2)
Schedule of Greece games at world cup:
1. June 12: Vs South Korea at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium
2. June 17: Vs Nigeria at Free State stadium
3. June 22: Vs Argentina at Peter Mokaba stadium
