World Cup Appearance
Highest Finish:
First round (1994, 2010)
Star Players:Kostas Mitroglu, Giorgios Karagounis, Vasilis Torosidis, Orestis Karnezis
Titles:None
FIFA Ranking Position:12
Coach:Fernando Santos (Por)
Population: 11.4 million (UN 2012)
Area: 131,957 sq km
Capital: Athens
Currency: Euro
Federation: The Hellenic Football Federation, founded in 1926, affiliated to FIFA in 1927.
Registered players: 359,230
Kit colours: All white with blue trim
Team nickname: Piratiko (The Pirate Ship)
World Cup record: First round (1994, 2010)
European Championship appearances: 3 (1980, 2004, 2008, 2012)
European Championship record: Winners (2004), first round (1980, 2008), quarter-finals (2012)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Came 2nd in Europe zone Group G with 25pts won 8 lost 1 drew 1, 12 goals for and 4 against, behind Bosnia on 25pts, but ahead of Slovakia 13, Lithuania 11, Latvia 8 and Liechtenstein 2. Then beat Romania in the play-offs 3-1, 1-1 (4-2 on agg).
Top clubs: Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
Coach:Fernando Santos (Por)
Population: 11.4 million (UN 2012)
Area: 131,957 sq km
Capital: Athens
Currency: Euro
Federation: The Hellenic Football Federation, founded in 1926, affiliated to FIFA in 1927.
Registered players: 359,230
Kit colours: All white with blue trim
Team nickname: Piratiko (The Pirate Ship)
World Cup record: First round (1994, 2010)
European Championship appearances: 3 (1980, 2004, 2008, 2012)
European Championship record: Winners (2004), first round (1980, 2008), quarter-finals (2012)
How they qualified for FIFA World Cup 2014: Came 2nd in Europe zone Group G with 25pts won 8 lost 1 drew 1, 12 goals for and 4 against, behind Bosnia on 25pts, but ahead of Slovakia 13, Lithuania 11, Latvia 8 and Liechtenstein 2. Then beat Romania in the play-offs 3-1, 1-1 (4-2 on agg).
Top clubs: Olympiakos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens