FIFA Trigram: GRE
2010 World Cup Qualifying: Finished 2nd in UEFA Group 2 (6-2-2; 20 GF, 10 GA); Defeated Ukraine 1-0 on aggregate in UEFA playoff
World Cup Finals Appearances: 2 – 1994 (24th), 2010
Record vs. USA: 0-0-1
Head Coach: Otto Rehhagel (Germany)
Championship Honors: European Championship (2004)
Leading World Cup Qualifying Scorer: Theofanis Gekas (10)
Key Players: Angelos Charisteas (Celtic), Georgios Karagounis (Panathanaikos), Konstantinos Katsouranis (Panathanaikos), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Liverpool)
Language: Greek
Greece earned a hard-fought away victory in Ukraine to secure a 1-0 playoff victory and a place in the World Cup, their first in 16 years … Manager Otto Rehhagel overcame long odds to lead Greece to the European Championship in 2004, beating tournament favorites Czech Republic, defending champions France and hosts Portugal along the way … Theofanis Gekas was the highest goalscorer in UEFA qualifying with 10 goals
