
Greece were European Champions just ten years ago but they have struggled ever since. Greece are capable of upsetting the World Cup Odds but they are more likely to fail to show up than to make a huge impact.
These were the best World Cup bets on Greece at the most recent World Cup.
1. Greece to be eliminated at the Group Stage
2. Greece to gain 3 points in Group B
3. Greece to finish third in Group B
4. Greece to beat Nigeria
5. Vasilis Torosidis to be Greece's top scorer at the World Cup
| Year | Stage of Exit |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Eliminated In Group Stage |
| 2006 | Did Not Qualify |
| 2002 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1998 | Did Not Qualify |
| 1994 | Eliminated in Group Stage |
| 1990 | Did Not Qualify |
Greece will have to qualify for the World Cup in the same manner as all the other European sides, most qualification groups will have six teams in and one team will qualify from each group. The eight runners up from the groups with six teams will compete for four spots in playoff games over two legs.
| Date | Team | Scores | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
This is the Greece World Cup Squad which failed to progress from the group stage at the most recent World Cup.
| Goalkeepers | Kostas Chalkias (PAOK), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michael Sifakis (Aris) |
| Defenders | Loukas Vyntra, Giourkas Seitaridis and Nikos Spyropoulos (Panathinaikos), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Avraam Papadopoulos and Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa) |
| Midfielders | Kostas Katsouranis, Sotiris Ninis and Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena), Sakis Prittas (Aris) |
| Forwards | Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos), Theofanis Gekas (Eintracht Frankfurt), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucharest), Angelos Haristeas (Nurnberg) |