Greece and Slovakia will lock horns in an international friendly on the island of Crete on Saturday night. After differing fortunes for these two in UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation playoffs in March, neither are in competitive action this month, with their World Cup qualifying campaigns not beginning until September.
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t was a memorable March for Greece’s young squad, as they earned promotion to League A of the Nations League for the first time, overturning a 1-0 home defeat to Scotland by winning 3-0 at Hampden Park in a dominant display.
That was the second time in six months that Greece had visited the British Isles and left with a famous victory, as they also won at Wembley against England last autumn during the group stage campaign in League B.
Ivan Jovanovic’s men were very unfortunate not to go up automatically, taking 15 points from a possible 18, but England pipped them to top spot on goal difference, so Greece had to take the scenic route through the playoffs.
With League A action on the horizon when the UNL gets underway again in 2026-27, that should provide Greece with a great opportunity to reach Euro 2028, having a guaranteed playoff spot to fall back on.
Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is first on the agenda though, and the Greek squad will be keen to avenge the extremely disappointing defeat they suffered against Georgia in the Euro 2024 playoffs, which extended their non-qualifying streak to six tournaments.
Greece will renew acquaintances with Scotland in qualifying for the World Cup, while also facing Denmark, in what is a wide-open group that is tough to call, but will provide one of the non-elite nations with a berth at the finals.
Preparation begins here with a friendly against Slovakia, who will also begin qualifying in September, when they go head-to-head with Germany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
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t was a memorable March for Greece’s young squad, as they earned promotion to League A of the Nations League for the first time, overturning a 1-0 home defeat to Scotland by winning 3-0 at Hampden Park in a dominant display.
That was the second time in six months that Greece had visited the British Isles and left with a famous victory, as they also won at Wembley against England last autumn during the group stage campaign in League B.
Ivan Jovanovic’s men were very unfortunate not to go up automatically, taking 15 points from a possible 18, but England pipped them to top spot on goal difference, so Greece had to take the scenic route through the playoffs.
With League A action on the horizon when the UNL gets underway again in 2026-27, that should provide Greece with a great opportunity to reach Euro 2028, having a guaranteed playoff spot to fall back on.
Qualifying for the 2026 World Cup is first on the agenda though, and the Greek squad will be keen to avenge the extremely disappointing defeat they suffered against Georgia in the Euro 2024 playoffs, which extended their non-qualifying streak to six tournaments.
Greece will renew acquaintances with Scotland in qualifying for the World Cup, while also facing Denmark, in what is a wide-open group that is tough to call, but will provide one of the non-elite nations with a berth at the finals.
Preparation begins here with a friendly against Slovakia, who will also begin qualifying in September, when they go head-to-head with Germany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.