FIFA World Cup 2010: Greece 23-man Squad

Coach Otto Rehhagel announced the final 23-man squad for the World Cup finals. They are:

Goalkeepers:

Kostas Chalkias (PAOK Thessaloniki), Michalis Sifakis (Aris Thessaloniki), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos Athens)

Defenders:

Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool), Stelios Malezas (PAOK Thessaloniki), Vangelis Moras (Bologna), Avraam Papadopoulos (Olympiakos Piraeus), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Genoa), Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos Athens), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panathinaikos Athens), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos Piraeus), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos Athens)

Midfielders:

Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos Athens), Kostas Katsouranis (Panathinaikos Athens), Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos Athens), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia), Sakis Prittas (Aris Thessaloniki), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena)

Forwards:

Angelos Charisteas (Nurnberg), Fanis Gekas (Eintracht Frankfurt), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucharest), Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos Athens), Georgios Samaras (Celtic)

In the meantime:

• Nigeria 1 – Colombia 1: Nigeria managed to score in the 70th minute after they injected some youth to the team.
• Belarus 1 – South Korea 0: A game against a team that “plays like Greece!” They must be getting tired!