Soccer-Greece squad for World Cup play-off

Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:24pm GMT
 
Email | Print | | Single Page
[-] Text [+]

ATHENS, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Greece coach Otto Rehhagel named the following 22-man squad for the 2010 World Cup playoff against Ukraine on Nov. 14 and 18.

Goalkeepers: Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Salonika), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos).

Defenders: Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Evangelos Moras (Bologna), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Loukas Vintra, Nikos Spiropoulos (both Panathinaikos), Vasilis Torosidis, Avraam Papadopoulos (both Olympiakos).

Midfielders: Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Kostas Katsouranis, Giorgos Karagounis, Sotiris Ninis, Alexandros Tziolis (all Panathinaikos), Vassilis Pliatsikas (Schalke 04).

Strikers: Angelos Charisteas (Nuremberg), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Theofanis Gekas (Bayer Leverkusen), Dimitris Salpigidis (Panathinaikos), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos), Vasilis Koutsianikoulis (PAOK). (Editing by Toby Davis)

 

Most Popular General News on Reuters UK

  • Articles
  • Videos