How they qualified: Finished 1st in European Qualifying Group F

Team Base: Jachranka

The shock winners of Euro 2004 will not be underestimated again by Europe’s elite, but the likelihood of them pulling off the same feat again is a slim one.

Having taken over from Championship winning Otto Rehhagel, Fernando Santos is a manager who has shown he feels right at home in Greek football, having also managed AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos before taking the national side job. 

The Greeks come into the competition with a side filled with youth including 22-year-old Sotiris Ninis of Panathinaikos and the spritely winger Giannis Fetfatzidis who, at 21, can make a big impact coming off the bench.

Santos has tried to build on Greece’s traditionally stable defense while adding attacking flair, but we will have to wait and see if the changes made will work on the big stage.

WFD Predicted Starting XI: 4-3-3

Karnezis

 Torosidis - Papastathopoulos  - A. Popadopoulos - Holebas

Ninis - Katsouranis - Karagounis

Samaras - Gekas - Salpigidis

WFD predicted group finish: 4th

Greece Group Schedule: (All times local)

Match 1: June 8 v Poland - National Stadium, Warsaw (18:00)

Match 2: June 12 v Czech Republic - Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw (18:00)

Match 3: June 16 v Russia - National Stadium, Warsaw (20:45)