Greece 2010 World Cup Team

Greece Football Team Profile & Form

Greece secured last-minute qualification for the 2010 Football World Cup by defeating the Ukraine in a UEFA region qualifying playoff. The former European champions had struggled to find form during qualifying, finishing second behind Switzerland in Group 2.

Greece’s indifferent form during qualifying follows over a year of mediocre results, which included the team losing each of its matches at the Euro2008 tournament.

Whether the Greek football team is peaking at the right time remains to be seen, but there will be few betting on this team making it past the opening stages of the 2010 Football World Cup.

Quick Facts

Nickname: N/A
Coach: Otto Rehhagel
Confederation: UEFA
Best World Cup Performance: First Round (1994)
Highest FIFA Ranking: 8
Key Players: Giorgos Karagounis, Theofanis Gekas

Greece World Cup Betting Tip

The Greece Football team is trading around the 100/1 margin at most bookmakers. We’re prepared to lay them with a small bet at these odds, as the team appears to be unlikely to secure passage beyond the first stage of the 2010 Football World Cup.

Bets on Greece are better reserved for their World Cup matches, where punters can expect relatively high scoring games, as the Greeks appear to have lost some of their strength in defence. Over/under goal markets would therefore seem to be the best betting option for Greek matches.