Greece national football team
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{{Infobox National football team
|Name = Greece
|Badge = Greece National Crest.jpg |logo
|Badge_size = 110px
|FIFA Trigramme = GRE
|Nickname = "The Pirate Ship"
|Association = [[Hellenic Football Federation]]
|Confederation = [[UEFA]] ([[Europe]])
|Coach = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Otto Rehhagel]]
|Asst Manager = {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Topalidis]]
|Captain = [[Angelos Basinas]]
|Most caps = [[Theodoros Zagorakis]] (120)
|Top scorer = [[Nikos Anastopoulos]] (29)
|Home Stadium = [[Karaiskákis Stadium]]
|FIFA Rank = 18
|FIFA max = 8
|FIFA max date = From April 2008 to June 2008
|FIFA min = 66
|FIFA min date = September 1998
|Elo Rank = 31
|Elo max = 7
|Elo max date = August 2004
|Elo min = 78
|Elo min date = November 1963
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|First game = {|First game = {{fb|Greece|old}} 1 - 4 {{fb|Italy|old}}<br/>([[Athens]], [[Greece]]; [[7 April]], [[1929]])
|Largest win = {{fb|Greece|old}} 8 - 0 {{fb|Syria|1932}}<br/>([[Athens]], [[Greece]]; [[25 November]], [[1949]])
|Largest loss = {{fb|Hungary}} 11 - 1 {{fb|Greece|old}} <br/>([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]; [[25 March]], [[1938]])
|World cup apps = 1
|World cup first = 1994
|World cup best = Round 1, [[Football World Cup 1994|1994]]
|Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]]
|Regional cup apps = 3
|Regional cup first = [[1980 European Football Championship|1980]]
|Regional cup best = Winners, [[2004 European Football Championship|2004]]
|Confederations cup apps = 1
|Confederations cup first = 2005
|Confederations cup best = Round 1, [[Confederations Cup 2005|2005]]
}}
The '''Greece national football team''' is the national [[Association football|football]] team of [[Greece]] and is controlled by the [[Hellenic Football Federation]].
Greece won the [[UEFA European Football Championship]] in their second participation in the tournament, in [[UEFA Euro 2004]]. They beat hosts Portugal 1-0 in the final. [[Bookmaker]]s were giving odds of about 80-1 to 150-1 for the [[Greeks]] before the tournament.
==History==
===1980 European Football Championship===
Greece made its first appearance in a major tournament at the [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1980]] in [[Italy]] after [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|qualifying]] as first - under the guidance of [[Alketas Panagoulias]]- from a group that included [[USSR national football team|USSR]] and [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], both world powers back then. In the final tournament, Greece was drawn into group A with [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], and [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. In their first game, Greece held the Dutch 0-0 until 65' when the only goal of the game was scored by [[Kees Kist|Kist]]. Three days later Greece played Czechoslovakia in [[Rome]]. 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]] in the [[United States|USA]], marked the first time they had made it to the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals. Greece finished first and undefeated in their [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying group]], surpassing [[Russia national football team|Russia]] in the final game. In the final tournament Greece were drawn into group D with [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]. 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 [[UEFA Euro 96|Euro 1996]] finishing 3rd in the group behind [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. In their [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 World Cup qualifying tournament]] the team finished only one point shy of second placed [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] as, despite a plethora of missed chances, it was halted to a 0-0 draw by the eventual Group winners, the [[Denmark national football team|Danish]] national football team. In their [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifying group]], Greece finished again in third place, two points behind second placed [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] in a highly disappointing campaign that saw the team lose at home to [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] and led to the sacking of then national coach Kostas Polychroniou. In the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 World Cup qualifying]] Greece finished a disappointing fourth in their group behind [[England national football team|England]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Finland national football team|Finland]] making them change their coach Vasilis Daniil in the process and replace him with [[Otto Rehhagel]]. Highlights of the campaign were the humiliating 5-1 defeat in [[Helsinki]] and the 2-2 draw that followed in England both the first 2 games of the soon to become legendary German coach at the reigns of Greek national team.
===Euro 2004 triumph===
[[Image:Greece 2004 lineup.png|thumb|200px|Greece lineup during [[Euro 2004]]]]
Greece started the [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|qualification]] process for the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] in poor fashion losing at home to [[Spain national football team|Spain]] and away to [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] 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 at [[Zaragoza]] securing the first place of the group and a presence in the finals of a [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] for the first time in 24 years. Expectations before the tournament were low with the memories of the bitter [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] experience still fresh in the minds of many, where Greece lost all three group stage matches, conceding ten goals and scoring none.
In the opening match against hosts [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], 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]] and a penalty from [[Angelos Basinas]]. 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]] to score. However, [[Angelos Charisteas]] scored an equaliser to give Greece hope of qualifying. In the last group game, Greece fell behind 2-0 to [[Russia national football team|Russia]] (who were already eliminated) but managed to pull one back through [[Zisis Vryzas]] 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 national football team|France]]. At 65 minutes, Greece took the lead when captain [[Theodoros Zagorakis]] flicked the ball high in the air, passed veteran French defender [[Bixente Lizarazu]], and sent a perfect cross to [[Angelos Charisteas]] for the header and goal. Greece held on to win, despite a late French onslaught on goal with close efforts from [[Thierry Henry]], 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 national football team|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 national football team|Netherlands]], a 2-1 win over [[Germany national football team|Germany]], and a 3-0 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] 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]] had several efforts saved by [[Antonis Nikopolidis]]. The Czechs chances were dealt a blow when influential midfielder [[Pavel Nedved]] 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]] header from [[Traianos Dellas]] from a [[Vassilios Tsiartas]] corner ended the Czech campaign, putting Greece into the final of [[UEFA Euro 2004|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]]. Portugal had much of the possession, but the Greek defence was solid and dealt with most attacks. [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] 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]] 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]] in the [[EuroBasket|European Championships]] of [[EuroBasket 1987|1987]], [[EuroBasket 2005|2005]] and [[2006 FIBA World Championship]]. The team has appeared on stamps and received medals from the [[Costis Stephanopoulos|President of Greece]], the [[Christodoulos|Archbishop of Athens]], and an ecstatic ovation from the country's population which came out to see the team with the trophy from the [[Athens International Airport|Athens airport]] to the [[Panathinaiko Stadium]] 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]].
===2005 Confederation Cup ===
As Euro 2004 winners, Greece qualified for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[Germany]]. Greece were drawn into Group A along with [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup champions]] [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004 Asian champions]] [[Japan national football team|Japan]], and [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2003 North America champions]] [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. Greece lost 3-0 to Brazil and 1-0 to Japan and drew 0-0 with Mexico in a tournament that was seen mostly as a time for experimentation as players like [[Efstathios Tavlaridis]], [[Loukas Vyntra]], [[Mihalis Sifakis]], [[Ioannis Amanatidis]], [[Theofanis Gekas]] and [[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]] either received their first ever calls or earned their maiden caps in the national squad.
===World Cup 2006===
After winning the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], Greece were considered favourites to top their group, in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2006 World Cup qualifyings]]. The team was drawn into Group 2 along with [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Albania national football team|Albania]], [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] and [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] in what was considered the toughest qualifying group.
In their first qualifier, Greece shockingly lost 2-1 to Albania which 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 controversially. Three months later, Greece barely escaped embarrassment as they scraped to a 2-1 away win against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] in the dying seconds. Greece was defeated 1-0 by Denmark in [[Copenhagen]] as chances for a qualification through a playoff looked dismal after a 1-0 win of [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in [[Kiev]] 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]] chanted the name of [[Otto Rehhagel]] 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]] of [[Olympiacos FC|Olympiacos]] and [[Akis Zikos]] of [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]].
On [[May 25]] [[2006]], less than a month before the opening of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]], Greece lost 1-0 to [[Australia national football team|Australia]] in a friendly match in front of 95,103 people at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]].
===Euro 2008 disappointment ===
Greece was the highest ranked seed in the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|'pots' for qualification]] to the [[UEFA Euro 2008]] in [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]] and was drawn with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Norway national football team|Norway]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]] being the only group which did not have a team represented in the World Cup 2006.
Greece began their [[UEFA Euro 2008|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]]. On [[March 24]], [[2007]] Greece lost their fourth game 4-1 against Turkey in [[Athens]]. Nevertheless the team went on to win away to Malta, with the only goal coming in the 66th minute from an [[Angelos Basinas|Basinas]] 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]] 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]], the highest ever for them, thus they are seeded first for the draw of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|European qualification zone for the World Cup 2010]], also for the first time.
The draw for the [[Euro 2008]] finals was held on [[December 2]] in [[Switzerland]], Greece were drawn in [[UEFA Euro 2008 - Group D|Group D]] along with [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], [[Spain national football team|Spain]], and [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. In preparation for the tournament, Greece defeated [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] 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 national football team|Sweden]] and lost 2-0. They tried to recover in the match against [[Russia national football team|Russia]], but lost 1-0. Having already been eliminated, the Greek team tried their chances against -already qualified- [[Spain national football team|Spain]], 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 [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|European qualification zone]] for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], as to the [[FIFA World Rankings]], and they were drawn in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - UEFA Group 2|Group 2]] with [[Israel national football team|Israel]], [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]], [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] and [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]].
They will start off their campaign away vs [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]] on [[September 6]] [[2008]].
===Group 2===
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==Stadium==
{{main|Karaiskákis Stadium}}
Greece have been using the [[Karaiskákis Stadium]] in [[Piraeus]] ([[Olympiacos FC|Olympiacos]]' stadium) as their home ground since they became European Champions. They used that stadium for all the home games of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying round]].
For the home games of the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|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 Stadium]]. What is more, it was decided that the homefixtures against [[Bosnia-Herzegovina]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]] were held at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium of Athens]].
In the past, Greece used several other stadiums including [[Kaftanzoglio Stadium]], Athens Olympic Stadium, [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium]], etc. For the [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying|UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying round]] - in which Greece ended up winning the trophy - Greece used the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium ([[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]]' stadium) for all their home matches.
==Kits==
Greece's home kit since the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] 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]] which has signed a long-term agreement with the Greek Federation until [[2012]].
==World Cup record ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||''Withdrew during qualifying''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||Round 1||3||0||0||3||0||10
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]||||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||1/18||3||0||0||3||0||10
|}
==European Championship record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]]||''Withdrew from qualifying''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1968 UEFA European Football Championship|1968]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|1972]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship|1976]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|1980]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||1||4
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]||'''Champions'''||6||4||1||1||7||4
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}}{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]||Round 1||3||0||0||3||1||5
|-
|'''Total'''||3/13||12||4||2||6||9||13
|}
:''**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.''
==Confederations Cup record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1995 FIFA Confederations Cup|1995]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||0||4
|-
||'''Total'''||1/7||3||0||1||2||0||4
|}
==Honours==
*{{Sport honours|[[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]]|1| [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]]}}
*{{Sport honours|[[Laureus World Sports Awards]]|1| [[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year|2005]]}}
*{{Sport honours|[[World Soccer Magazine]]|1| [[World Soccer Magazine|World Team of the Year 2004]]}}
*{{Sport honours|[[FIFA Fair Play Award|FIFA Fair Play Award Confederations Cup 2005]]|1| [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]}}
==Squad==
Caps and goals as of [[June 18]], [[2008]].
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=GK|name=[[Konstantinos Chalkias]]|caps=15|goals=0|age= [[30 May]] [[1974]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=GK|name=[[Alexandros Tzorvas]]|caps=0|goals=0|age=[[12 August]] [[1982]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[OFI Crete]]}}
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! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Giourkas Seitaridis]]|caps=58|goals=1|age=[[4 June]] [[1981]] |club={{flagicon|Spain}} [[Atlético Madrid]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Christos Patsatzoglou]]|caps=30|goals=1|age=[[19 March]] [[1979]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Nikos Spiropoulos]]|caps=6|goals=0|age=[[10 October]] [[1983]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Traianos Dellas]]|caps=45|goals=1|age=[[31 January]] [[1976]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[AEK Athens FC|AEK Athens]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=DF|name=[[Loukas Vyntra]]|caps=19|goals=0|age=[[5 February]] [[1981]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=DF|name=[[Vasilis Torosidis]]|caps=15|goals=0|age=[[10 June]] [[1985]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Sotirios Kyrgiakos]]|caps=41|goals=4|age=[[23 July]] [[1979]] |club= [[None]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=DF|name=[[Yannis Goumas]]|caps=45|goals=0|age=[[24 May]] [[1975]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
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! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Angelos Basinas]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|12px|Captain]] |caps=91|goals=7|age=[[3 January]] [[1976]] |club= [[None]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Stelios Giannakopoulos]]|caps=77|goals=12|age=[[12 July]] [[1974]] |club= [[None]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Giorgos Karagounis]]|caps=76|goals=6|age=[[6 March]] [[1977]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=MF|name=[[Kostas Katsouranis]]|caps=52|goals=6|age=[[21 June]] [[1979]] |club={{flagicon|Portugal}} [[SL Benfica|Benfica]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=MF|name=[[Alexandros Tziolis]]|caps=9|goals=0|age=[[13 February]] [[1985]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
|-----
! colspan="9" bgcolor="#B0D3FB" align="left" |
|----- bgcolor="#DFEDFD"
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=FW|name=[[Georgios Samaras]]|caps=19|goals=3|age=[[21 February]] [[1985]] |club={{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Angelos Charisteas]]|caps=68|goals=19|age=[[9 February]] [[1980]] |club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[1. FC Nuremberg|Nuremberg]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=FW|name=[[Dimitrios Salpigidis]]|caps=21|goals=1|age=[[10 August]] [[1981]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]]|caps=29|goals=6|age=[[23 May]] [[1980]] |club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Leverkusen]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=FW|name=[[Ioannis Amanatidis]]|caps=29|goals=3|age=[[3 December]] [[1981]] |club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=FW|name=[[Nikos Liberopoulos]]|caps=60|goals=13|age=[[4 September]] [[1975]] |club={{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]]}}
{{nat fs g end}}
=== Recent call-up ===
The following players have all recently been called up to the Greece squad.
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Chrisostomos Michailidis]]|caps=1|goals=0|age=[[15 January]] [[1975]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Atromitos]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Stefanos Kotsolis]]|caps=4|goals=0|age=[[6 May]] [[1979]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Larissa FC|Larissa]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Avraam Papadopoulos]]|caps=1|goals=0|age=[[3 December]] [[1984]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Christos Melissis]]|caps=2|goals=0|age=[[1 December]] [[1982]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]]|caps=3|goals=0|age=[[9 June]] [[1988]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sotiris Ninis]]|caps=1|goals=1|age=[[3 April]] [[1990]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Grigorios Makos]]|caps=2|goals=0|age=[[4 June]] [[1986]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Pantelis Kafes]]|caps=31|goals=3|age=[[24 June]] [[1978]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Panagiotis Lagos]]|caps=8|goals=0|age=[[18 July]] [[1985]] |club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|other=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Lazaros Christodoulopoulos]]|caps=2|goals=0|age=[[19 December]] [[1986]]|club={{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|other=}}
{{nat fs end}}
==Past Coaches==
{|
|width="10"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|[[Otto Rehhagel]]
|{{flagicon|Germany}}
|align=left|2001-''present''
|-
|align=left|Vassilis Daniill
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1999-2001
|-
|align=left|[[Anghel Iordănescu]]
|{{flagicon|Romania}}
|align=left|1998-1999
|-
|align=left|Kostas Polychroniou
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1994-1998
|-
|align=left|[[Alketas Panagoulias]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1992-1994
|-
|align=left|Antonis Georgiadis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1989-1992
|-
|align=left|Alekos Sofianidis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1988-1989
|-
|align=left|Miltos Papapostolou
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1984-1988
|-
|align=left|Christos Archontidis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1982-1984
|-
|align=left|Alketas Panagoulias
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1977-1982
|-
|align=left|Lakis Petropoulos
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1976-1977
|-
|align=left|[[Alketas Panagoulias]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1973-1976
|-
|align=left|[[Billy Bingham]]
|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}}
|align=left|1971-1973
|-
|align=left|Lakis Petropoulos
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1969-1971
|-
|align=left|Dan Georgiadis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1968-1969
|-
|align=left|Panos Markovitis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1966-1968
|-
|}
|width="30"|
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Name
!rowspan="1"|Nationality
!rowspan="1"|Years
|-
|align=left|Lakis Petropoulos
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1964-1966
|-
|align=left|[[Tryfon Tzanetis]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1960-1964
|-
|align=left|Paul Baron
|{{flagicon|France}}
|align=left|1959-1960
|-
|align=left|Rino Martini
|{{flagicon|Italy}}
|align=left|1957-1959
|-
|align=left|[[Kostas Andritsos]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1956-1957
|-
|align=left|Ioannis Chelmis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1955-1956
|-
|align=left|Antonis Migiakis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1954-1955
|-
|align=left|Kostas Negrepontis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1953-1954
|-
|align=left|Antonis Migiakis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1951-1953
|-
|align=left|Kostas Negrepontis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1938-1951
|-
|align=left|Kostas Konstantaras
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1935-1938
|-
|align=left|Apostolos Nikolaidis
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1934-1935
|-
|align=left|[[Kostas Negrepontis]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1933–1934
|-
|align=left|Lefteris Panourgias
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1932–1933
|-
|align=left|Jan Kopsiva
|{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}}
|align=left|1930-1932
|-
|align=left|[[Apostolos Nikolaidis]]
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|align=left|1929–1930
|-
|}
|}
</div>
===Player records===
As of [[June 18]], [[2008]]
===Most capped Greece players===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Debut
!Caps
!Goals
!Active?
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Theodoros Zagorakis]]
|1994
|120
|3
|No
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Stratos Apostolakis]]
|1986
|96
|5
|No
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Angelos Basinas]]
|1999
|91
|7
|Yes
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Antonios Nikopolidis]]
|1999
|90
|0
|No
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Dimitris Saravakos]]
|1982
|78
|22
|No
|}
===Top Greece goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!Debut
!Goals
!Caps
!Active?
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nikos Anastopoulos]]
|1977
|29
|75
|No
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Dimitris Saravakos]]
|1982
|22
|78
|No
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Mimis Papaioannou]]
|1963
|21
|61
|No
|-
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Angelos Charisteas]]
|2001
|19
|68
|Yes
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Nikos Machlas]]
|1993
|18
|61
|No
|}
See [[Top international goal scorers|here]] for top goal scorers per country.
==Noted players (in alphabetical order)==
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Debut
!Caps
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Alexandros Alexandris]]
|1991
|42
|10
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Nikos Anastopoulos]]
|1977
|75
|29
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Antonis Antoniadis]]
|1970
|21
|6
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Stratos Apostolakis]]
|1986
|96
|5
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Christos Ardizoglou]]
|1975
|43
|2
|-
|6
|align="left"|[[Nikos Dabizas]]
|1994
|70
|0
|-
|7
|align="left"|[[Georgios Delikaris]]
|1971
|32
|7
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Giorgos Dedes]]
|1966
|20
|7
|-
|9
|align="left"|[[Mimis Domazos]]
|1959
|50
|4
|-
|10
|align="left"|[[Giorgos Foiros]]
|1974
|52
|0
|-
|11
|align="left"|[[Grigoris Georgatos]]
|1996
|35
|3
|-
|12
|align="left"|[[Georgios Georgiadis]]
|1994
|61
|11
|-
|13
|align="left"|[[Kostas Iosifidis]]
|1974
|51
|2
|-
|14
|align="left"|[[Savvas Kofidis]]
|1982
|67
|1
|-
|15
|align="left"|[[Yiorgos Kostikos]]
|1977
|35
|3
|-
|16
|align="left"|[[Giorgos Koudas]]
|1967
|43
|4
|-
|17
|align="left"|[[Dinos Kouis]]
|1979
|33
|7
|-
|18
|align="left"|[[Takis Loukanidis]]
|1958
|23
|3
|-
|19
|align="left"|[[Nikos Machlas]]
|1993
|61
|18
|-
|20
|align="left"|[[Stelios Manolas]]
|1982
|71
|6
|-
|21
|align="left"|[[Thomas Mavros]]
|1972
|36
|11
|-
|22
|align="left"|[[Tasos Mitropoulos]]
|1978
|76
|8
|-
|23
|align="left"|[[Kostas Nestoridis]]
|1951
|17
|3
|-
|24
|align="left"|[[Demis Nikolaidis]]
|1995
|54
|17
|-
|25
|align="left"|[[Antonis Nikopolidis]]
|1999
|90
|0
|-
|26
|align="left"|[[Nikos Nioplias]]
|1988
|44
|1
|-
|27
|align="left"|[[Mimis Papaioannou]]
|1963
|61
|21
|-
|28
|align="left"|[[Dimitris Saravakos]]
|1982
|78
|22
|-
|29
|align="left"|[[Nikos Sarganis]]
|1980
|58
|0
|-
|30
|align="left"|[[Giorgos Sideris]]
|1958
|28
|14
|-
|31
|align="left"|[[Giotis Tsalouchidis]]
|1987
|76
|16
|-
|32
|align="left"|[[Vassilis Tsiartas]]
|1994
|70
|12
|-
|33
|align="left"|[[Kleanthis Vikelides]]
|1936
|7
|4
|-
|34
|align="left"|[[Thodoris Zagorakis]]
|1994
|120
|3
|}
==Memorable matches==
{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Date
!
!
! Tournament
!
!
! Place
!
!
! Match
! Score
|-
|-
| align="center" | [[December 9]], [[1964]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|DEN}}
| align="center" | '''4 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 4]], [[1967]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1968 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1968 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|AUT}}
| align="center" | '''4 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[December 11]], [[1968]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|POR}}
| align="center" | '''4 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[May 4]], [[1969]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Porto]], [[Portugal]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|POR}} - {{fb|GRE|old}}
| align="center" | '''2 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 15]], [[1969]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|SUI}}
| align="center" | '''4 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[November 20]], [[1974]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1976 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|FRG}}
| align="center" | '''2 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 11]], [[1975]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1976 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1976 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Dusseldorf]], [[West Germany]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|FRG}} - {{fb|GRE|old}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[May 10]], [[1977]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|URS}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 11]], [[1978]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|FIN}}
| align="center" | '''8 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 29]], [[1978]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE|old}} - {{fb|HUN|1957}}
| align="center" | '''4 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[September 12]], [[1979]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1980 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE}} - {{fb|URS}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[June 17]], [[1980]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA EURO 1980]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE}} - {{fb|FRG}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 15]], [[1980]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|DEN}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[November 14]], [[1981]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|ITA}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[March 30]], [[1983]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1984 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[London]], [[England]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|ENG}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[March 25]], [[1987]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1988 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|NED}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[January 23]], [[1991]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 1992 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE}} - {{fb|POR}}
| align="center" | '''3 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[November 17]], [[1993]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE}} - {{fb|RUS}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 9]], [[1999]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Ljubljana]],[[Slovenia]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|SLO}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 3'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 6]], [[2001]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Manchester]], [[England]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|ENG}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''2 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[June 7]], [[2003]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 2004 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|ESP}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[June 12]], [[2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA EURO 2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Porto]], [[Portugal]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|POR}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 2'''
|-
| align="center" | [[June 25]], [[2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA EURO 2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|FRA}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[July 1]], [[2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA EURO 2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Porto]], [[Portugal]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|GRE}} - {{fb|CZE}}
| align="center" | '''1 - 0'''
|-
| align="center" | [[July 4]], [[2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|UEFA EURO 2004]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|POR}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 1'''
|-
| align="center" | [[October 17]], [[2007]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[2008 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying|UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying]]
|
|
| align="center" | [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]
|
|
| align="left" | {{fb|TUR}} - {{fb|GRE}}
| align="center" | '''0 - 1'''
|-
|}
<br clear=all>
== Ranking History ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!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'''
|-
| Jan '''[[2008]]''' || '''11'''
|-
| Feb '''[[2008]]''' || '''10'''
|-
| Mar '''[[2008]]''' || '''10'''
|-
| Apr '''[[2008]]''' || '''8'''
|-
| May '''[[2008]]''' || '''8'''
|-
| Jun '''[[2008]]''' || '''8'''
|-
| July '''[[2008]]''' || '''18'''
<!-- ByNicolaClaire xx -->
|}
==Squads==
* [[1980 UEFA European Football Championship squads|1980 UEFA European Football Championship]]
* [[1994 FIFA World Cup squads|1994 FIFA World Cup]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2004 squads|2004 European Football Championship]]
* [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads|2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
* [[UEFA Euro 2008 squads|2008 European Football Championship]]
==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]] 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".
==External links==
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*[http://www.epo.gr/ Hellenic Football Federation]
*[http://www.uefa.com/ UEFA Europe's football website]
*[http://rsssf.com/tablesg/grk-intres.html RSSSF Greece International Matches]
*[http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/grk-recintlp.html RSSSF Greece Record International Players]
*[http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/grk-coach.html RSSSF Greece National Team Coaches]
*[http://sports.phantis.com/soccer/ntl/ Phantis Greek Soccer]
*[http://www.hi5.com/friend/group/2834968--Ethniki%2BEllados--front-html Hi5.com Greek National Team fun club]
==Titles==
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| before = [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship|2000]] [[France national football team|France]] {{flagicon|France}}
| title = [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Champions]]
| years = [[2004 UEFA European Football Championship|2004]] (First title)
| after = [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]] [[Spain national football team|Spain]] {{flagicon|Spain}}
}}
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