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2026 WCQ: Greece - Denmark (8 September 2025 21:45 EEST, Stadio Giorgos Karaiskakis, Piraeus)


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This will be a test for how far we've come.

We usually lose games like this, an uninspiring but solid Scandi team. 

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What's good for us is they play a tough Scottish team before, while we can possibly rest some players vs Belarus.

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Going into this game with Denmark having drawn at home. Could be a huge chance to build up a lead here. Definitely need a win; could get unlucky in one or two of the three remaining tough games after this.

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Denmark will have even more urgency for the 3 points now.  We should look to capitalize on the counter if they open up at times. Will be a tough match for sure.  

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I found out that Christian Eriksen did not play in the home match vs. Scotland, so he will be out for this match as well. 

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It goes without saying, this game will be far tougher than the one against Belarus. The Danes who have been mainstays at major tournaments for the last 7 or so years, have been able to build that solid record of qualification on a strong defence. They have been typically tough to break down and have had plenty of results by keeping a clean sheet. 

So it will be the first real test for our young guns and all their attacking flair. I expect Denmark will look to keep it tight and allow us to have the bulk of possession. Our attack has been blowing teams away, so an early goal and who knows. But I would anticipate a cat and mouse game. 

I don't expect Jovanovic to make any changes to the starting 11 that we saw today. Even though plenty (myself included) wanted to see Konstantelias instead of Bakasetas, you can't deny Bakasetas has performed time and time again for the Ethniki. He had another good game against the Belarusians, so I don't think he will be dropped for this one. 

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If they're defensively strong, then this is great news. We have an overabundance of attacking talent. And my spirit animal Koulierakis might get annoyed and carry out some attacks on his own too. A good win here will make a serious statement.

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GREECE

 

12 Tzolakis(GK)

2 Vagiannidis

4 Mavropanos

3 Koulierakis

21 Tsimikas

6 Kourbelis

16 Zafeiris

19 Karetsas

18 Konstantelias

9 Tzolis

14 Pavlidis(Captain)

 

BENCH

 

1 Vlachodimos(GK)

13 Mandas(GK)

5 Retsos

7 Masouras

8 Ioannidis

10 Pelkas

11 Bakasetas

15 Rota

17 Hatzidiakos

20 Mantalos

22 Kyriakopoulos

23 Siopis

 

Manager: Ivan Jovanovic(SRB)

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DENMARK

 

1 Schmeichel(GK)

5 Maehle

6 Christensen

2 Andersen

13 Kristensen

15 Froholdt

21 Hjulmand

23 Hojbjerg(Captain)

14 Damsgaard

11 Skov Olsen

20 Biereth

 

BENCH

 

16 Hermansen(GK)

22 Jorgensen(GK)

3 Vestergaard

4 Hogsberg

7 O'Riley

8 Osula

9 Hojlund

10 Gronbaek

12 Dolberg

17 Dorgu

18 Bruun Larsen

19 Dreyer

 

Manager: Brian Riemer(DEN)

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3 hours ago, Brklyngrk said:

For those of us in the states, it may be carried on Amazon Prime...

My company is subtitling this tonight and I'm going to switch the subtitles on in 15 minutes. But Amazon have only supplied us with an audio feed, so I won't be able to watch it, so annoying!

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50 minutes ago, ChrisT said:

My company is subtitling this tonight and I'm going to switch the subtitles on in 15 minutes. But Amazon have only supplied us with an audio feed, so I won't be able to watch it, so annoying!

In the UK you can watch it live on Amazon Prime for £2.49.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/sports

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