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{{Short description|Men's national association football team representing Greece}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Greece women's national football team}}
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{{Infobox national football team
| Name                     = Greece
| Nickname                 = ''Piratiko'' (The Pirate Ship)<br />''Ethniki'' (The National)<br />''Galanolefki'' (The Sky Blues and Whites)<br />
| Badge                    = Greece National Football Team.svg
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| Association              = [[Hellenic Football Federation]] (HFF)<br />(''Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία – ΕΠΟ'')
| Confederation            = [[UEFA]] (Europe)
| Home Stadium             = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
| Coach                    = [[Gus Poyet]]
| Captain                  = [[Anastasios Bakasetas]]
| Most caps                = [[Giorgos Karagounis]] (139)
| Top scorer               = [[Nikos Anastopoulos]] (29)
| FIFA Trigramme           = GRE
| FIFA Rank                = {{FIFA World Rankings|GRE}}
| FIFA max                 = 8<ref name=rank>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=gre/men/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219135046/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=gre/men/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 February 2015 |title= Greece Men's Ranking – Details and Ranking History |work= FIFA |access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref>
| FIFA max date            = April 2008, October 2011
| FIFA min                 = 66
| FIFA min date            = September 1998
| Elo Rank                 = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Greece}}
| Elo max                  = 7
| Elo max date             = August 2004
| Elo min                  = 78
| Elo min date             = May 1963, November 1963
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{{fb|GRE|old}} 1–4 {{fb-rt|ITA|1861}}<br />([[Piraeus]], [[Greece]]; 7 April 1927)
| Largest win              = {{fb|GRE|old}} 8–0 {{fb-rt|SYR|1932}}<br />([[Athens]], [[Greece]]; 25 November 1949)
| Largest loss             = {{fb|HUN|1920}} 11–1 {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}<br />([[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]; 25 March 1938)
| World cup apps           = 3
| World cup first          = 1994
| World cup best           = Round of 16 ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
| Regional name            = [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]]
| Regional cup apps        = 4
| Regional cup first       = [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]
| Regional cup best        = '''Champions''' ([[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]])
| Confederations cup apps  = 1
| Confederations cup first = [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]
| Confederations cup best  = Group stage ([[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]])
| 2ndRegional name         = [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps     = 3
| 2ndRegional cup first    = [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]
| 2ndRegional cup best     = Group stage ([[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004]])
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 Portugal]]|[[UEFA Euro 2004 squads#Greece|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Football at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1951 Mediterranean Games|1951 Alexandria]]|[[Football at the 1951 Mediterranean Games – squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1991 Mediterranean Games|1991 Athens]]|[[Football at the 1991 Mediterranean Games – squads|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Mediterranean Cup (men's football)|Mediterranean Cup]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1950–53 Mediterranean Cup]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Balkan Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1934–35 Balkan Cup]]|}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1929–31 Balkan Cup]]|}}
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The '''Greece national football team''' ({{lang-el|Εθνική Ελλάδας}}, {{lang|el-Latn|Ethniki Elladas}}) represents [[Greece]] in men's international [[Association football|football]] matches, and is controlled by the [[Hellenic Football Federation]], the governing body for [[football in Greece]]. Starting in 2023, Greece play their home matches in [[Nea Filadelfeia]], a suburb of [[Athens]], at the newly built [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]. Greece is one of only [[UEFA European Championship|ten national teams]] to have been crowned [[List of UEFA European Championship finals|UEFA European Champions]].

Greece had a small presence in international football. From the 1980s they have experienced the first taste, but not a banquet, of football achievement. Their first appearance in a major tournament was at [[UEFA Euro 1980]] where they were knocked out in the group stage. Their qualification to the then eight-team [[UEFA European Championship]] gave them a position in the top eight European football nations that year. Greece did not qualify for another major tournament until the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] and after an undefeated qualifying campaign, they produced a poor performance in the finals, losing all three group matches without scoring.

[[UEFA Euro 2004]] marked the highest point in Greece's football history when they won the tournament in only their second participation. Dismissed as rank outsiders before the tournament, Greece defeated some of the favourites in the competition including defending European champions [[France national football team|France]] and hosts [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] twice. During the tournament, Greece defeated the hosts in both the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Group A|opening game]] of the tournaments and again in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|final]]. Their triumph earned them a place in the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

In the decade after the 2004 victory, Greece qualified for the finals tournaments of all but one major competition entered, reaching the [[UEFA Euro 2012 knockout phase|quarter-finals]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2012]] and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|round of 16]] at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. During that period, they occupied a place in the top 20 of the [[FIFA Men's World Rankings|FIFA World Rankings]] for all but four months, and reached an all-time high of eighth in the world from April to June 2008, as well as in October 2011.

==History==
{{See also|Football in Greece}}
[[File:Greece football team Inter-Allied Games 1919.jpg|thumb|180px|The national team for the [[Inter-Allied Games]] in [[Paris]], 1919.]]
[[File:Greece national football team 1920 Olympics.jpg|thumb|180px|Greece squad for the [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]].]]

===First years===
On 12 April 1896, a Greek XI represented by Podilatikos Syllogos Athinon lost to a [[Denmark national football team|Denmark XI]] by either [[Football at the 1896 Summer Olympics|9–0 or 15–0]], at the [[Neo Phaliron Velodrome]] in [[Athens]] in a demonstration game during the [[1896 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1896f.html |title=Games of the I. Olympiad |language=English |date=3 February 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

The first three editions of the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic football event]] (1900–06) had an unofficial status, as the event was not yet open for national football teams to compete, and only had limited participation of three or four club teams from a few nations. Greece had no club team invited in the [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Olympics]] and the [[Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904 Olympics]], but then hosted the [[Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906 Olympics]], competing against a Danish club team again ([[DBU Copenhagen]]) and two club teams from the Ottoman Empire ([[İzmir|Smyrna]] and [[Thessaloniki]]). The team to represent Greece compiled of players from [[Athens]], hence the '''Athens City''' selection, and in the [[Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games#Final|final]] they conceded 9 goals from the Denmark XI in the first half alone, and thereby they withdrew from the final at half time, and were then invited to a play-off in a match to decide the second place, but Athens declined and were promptly ejected from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1906f.html |title=Intermediate Games of the IV. Olympiad |language=English |date=1 April 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

Greece had to wait 13 years for their next (unofficial) appearance when they participated in the [[Association football at the Inter-Allied Games|Inter-Allied Games]] in [[Paris]] in 1919, following the end of [[World War I]], and once again it was a disaster as the team conceded twenty goals without reply in their first two games, although this time with a silver lining since Greece managed to beat [[Romania national football team|Romania]] in their third and final match with a dramatic 3–2 win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/interallied19.html |title=Interallied Games 1919 |language=English |date=23 September 2021 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref> In the following year, Greece participated in the [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Summer Games]] of [[Antwerp]], being knocked out in the first round by [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] with yet another heavy defeat (9–0). This match is recognized as their first official match by [[FIFA]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk-intres29.html |title=Greece - International Matches 1929-1938 |author= Alexander Mastrogiannopoulos |website=[[RSSSF]] |date=25 September 2004 |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> Notable figures during these years was [[Giorgos Kalafatis]], player and later manager of the team, and [[Giannis Andrianopoulos]].

The Greece national team's first official match came on 7 April 1929 in a 1–4 loss to [[Italy national football B team|Italy B]], with [[Alvertos Nahmias]] being the author of the nation's first-ever official goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hellenic.football/2021/04/09/1929-the-first-offical-match/ |title=The first {{sic|offi|cal|nolink=yes}} match in 1929 |work=hellenic.football |date=9 April 2021 |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref>

===1930s Balkan Cups===
Between 1929 and 1936, Greece participated in six [[Balkan Cup]]s, with their best campaign coming in the [[1934–35 Balkan Cup]] when they finished second just one point short of [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]]. A notable figure during these years was [[Kostas Choumis]], who scored a total of 7 goals in the Balkan Cup, being among the [[Balkan Cup#All-time top goalscorers|all-time top goal scorers in the competition's history]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkancup.html |title=Balkan Cup (for Nations) |work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |date=26 November 2020 |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref>

===1950s Mediterranean Cups===
Between 1949 and 1958, Greece participated in three [[Mediterranean Cup (men's football)|Mediterranean Cup]]s, with their best campaign coming in the [[1950–53 Mediterranean Cup]] when they finished second just one point short of [[Italy national football B team|Italy B]]. A notable figure during these years was [[Georgios Darivas]], who was the top goal scorer of the 1950-53 edition with 4 goals, a tally that includes a [[hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames.html |title=Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games - Overview |work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |date=5 July 2018 |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref>

In 1951, Greece also won the 1st edition of the [[Football at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games men's football tournament]], held in [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]], defeating both [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and the hosts [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] on their way to the title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames51.html |title=Mediterranean Games 1951 (Alexandria, Egypt) |work=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]] |publisher=Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin|date=21 December 2002 |access-date=8 June 2022}}</ref> The star of the Greece team was [[Nikos Lekatsas]], who was the top goal scorer with 4 goals, a tally that includes a [[hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] against Syria.

===1970s World Cups near misses===
During the following decades, Greece had passion but little international success in the sport, as the nation's economical and social situations after [[World War II]] did not allow for successful development of a national team.

At its best, Greece narrowly missed qualifying for two [[FIFA World Cup]] competitions: [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] (despite a quality team, including some of its greatest-ever players, such as [[Mimis Domazos]], [[Giorgos Sideris]], [[Giorgos Koudas]] and [[Mimis Papaioannou]]), and [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]].

===Euro 1980===
[[File:Alketas Panagoulias (1986).jpg|thumb|180px|[[Alketas Panagoulias]] led Greece to the [[UEFA Euro 1980|Euro 1980]] and [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].]]

Greece, under the guidance of [[Alketas Panagoulias]], made its first appearance in a major tournament at the [[UEFA Euro 1980|Euro 1980]] in Italy, after [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying|qualifying]] top of a group that included the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] and [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], both world football powers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sansimera.gr/articles/277|title=Greece is in the Euro, for the first time, 1980|publisher=sansimera.gr|language=el}}</ref> In the final tournament, Greece was drawn into group A with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], and [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. In their first game, Greece held the Dutch until the only goal of the game was scored with a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty kick]] by [[Kees Kist|Kist]], in the 65th minute. Three days later Greece played Czechoslovakia in [[Rome]]. After holding the Czechoslovakians 1–1 at the end the first half, Greece eventually lost 3–1. In their last game, Greece earned a 0–0 draw against eventual winners West Germany, concluding what was considered a decent overall performance in the team's maiden presence in a final phase of any football competition.

=== Wilderness before 1994 ===
Greece failed to qualify for six competitive tournaments: three World Cups and three Euros, during which the Greeks largely produced poor performance. Despite this, Greece did have some surprisingly good results, such as a shock away draw to [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1982 FIFA World Cup qualification]]; a 3–2 win away over [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and a goalless draw away to [[England national football team|England]] for the [[UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying]]; a goalless home draw to [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]]; a surprise 1–0 home victory over [[Poland national football team|Poland]] in the [[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying]]; a 1–0 shock home win over [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]] and a 1–1 draw to [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1990 FIFA World Cup qualification]]; and a heroic 3–2 comeback victory over [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]]. However, Greece suffered from shortage of quality strikers and its defence was largely disorganized at best, resulting in Greece botching important games and thus failed to qualify.

===1994 World Cup===
The team's success in qualifying for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] in the United States, marked the first time they had made it to the [[FIFA World Cup]] finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/h-mixani-tou-xronou/article/1009276/o-mahlas-esteile-tin-ellada-sto-proto-tis-moyntial-vid|title=Machlas sent Greece to its first World Cup!|publisher=gazzetta.gr|language=el}}</ref> Greece finished first and undefeated in their [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifying group]], surpassing [[Russia national football team|Russia]] in the final game. In the final tournament Greece were drawn into [[1994 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] with [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]], [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]].<ref name="Το Ελληνικό Όνειρο">{{cite book |editor1-last=Μπακατσέλος |editor1-first=Πέτρος |title=Το Ελληνικό Όνειρο |date=1994 |publisher=ΕΘΝΟΣ Α.Ε. |page=167}}</ref> After the successful qualifying campaign, expectations back in Greece were high as no one could imagine the oncoming astounding failure.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yannis |first=Alex |date=1994-03-28 |title=Joy Ride on Astoria Boulevard: Greece Is Finally in the World Cup |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/28/sports/joy-ride-on-astoria-boulevard-greece-is-finally-in-the-world-cup.html |access-date=2023-09-18 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Most notable reason for this complete failure was the fact that [[Alketas Panagoulias]] opted to take a squad full of those players – though most of them aging and out of form – that helped the team in the qualifying instead of new emerging talents seeing it as a reward for their unprecedented success.<ref name="Kaisaris/Sport24">{{cite web |last1=Καίσαρης |first1=Κώστας |title=Ο κοσμοπολίτης Αλκέτας |url=https://www.sport24.gr/opinions/kostas-kaisaris/o-kosmopolitis-alketas.8026603.html |website=Sport24 |access-date=7 March 2024}}</ref> Furthermore, they had the disadvantage of being drawn into a "[[group of death]]", with runners-up at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] Argentina, later semifinalists Bulgaria, and Nigeria, one of the strongest African teams. Panagoulias was also criticized for his and the Greek Federation's practice of carrying the players around to various events of the Greek community and sponsors before the official matches.<ref name="Kaisaris/Sport24"/> It is worth mentioning that all players of the squad, including the three goalkeepers, took part in those three games, something very rare.

This tournament was humiliating for the Greece squad, though it was understandable (if not say predictable) given its maiden appearance and the vast disparity of quality of opponents. In their first game against Argentina at [[Foxboro Stadium]] just outside Boston, they lost 4–0. Four days later Greece suffered another 4–0 blow from Bulgaria at [[Soldier Field]] in Chicago, and then, in what would be their final game, they lost to Nigeria 2–0 at Foxboro Stadium again. In the end, Greece were eliminated in the first round by losing all three games, scoring no goals and conceding ten.

===Near misses===
Greece failed to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]] finishing third in the group behind [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. In their [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1998 World Cup qualifying tournament]] the team finished only one point shy of second-placed [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] after a 0–0 draw by the eventual Group winners, the [[Denmark national football team|Danish]]. Croatia and Denmark would make the Semi-Finals and Quarter-Finals respectively, of that World Cup. In their [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying|Euro 2000 qualifying group]], Greece finished again in third place, two points behind second-placed [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]] in a highly disappointing campaign that saw the team lose at home to [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]]. In the [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2002 World Cup qualifying]] Greece finished a disappointing fourth in their group behind [[England national football team|England]], [[Germany national football team|Germany]] and [[Finland national football team|Finland]], which led to the sacking of coach [[Vasilios Daniil|Vasilis Daniil]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport-retro.gr/ellada-germania-2-4-ethniki-germany-apovoli-vasilis-daniil/|title=The misconduct that "dismantled the National Team"|date=28 March 2018|publisher=sport-retro.gr|language=el}}</ref> replaced by [[Otto Rehhagel]]. Highlights of the campaign included a 5–1 defeat in Finland and the 2–2 draw that followed in England, the first of two games the Greece national team would be under the reins of the German coach.

===European Champions: Euro 2004 triumph===
[[File:Greece 2004 lineup.png|thumb|left|160px|Greece line-up in [[Euro 2004]]]]
[[File:Tsiartas.jpg|thumb|160px|[[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]]]]
[[File:Theodoros Zagorakis.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Theodoros Zagorakis|Thodoris Zagorakis]], captain of the national team and "player of the tournament" in Euro 2004.]]

====Qualification====
Greece started the [[UEFA Euro 2004]] [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 6|qualification]] campaign with defeats at home to [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]] and away to [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], both with a 2–0 scoreline. The team went on to win their remaining six games, including a 1–0 away win over Spain in [[Zaragoza]], securing first place in the group and an appearance in the [[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championship]] finals for the first time in 24 years.

====Before the tournament====
Greece were the second-least favorite in the competition to win, with [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]] being the least favorite. Greece were also considered as outsiders and underdogs and were given odds of 150–1 of winning before the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4021041.stm|title=Greece defy the odds at Euro 2004|date=20 December 2004|publisher=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=20 December 2004}}</ref> They were drawn in Group A, ending up with [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], Spain and [[Russia national football team|Russia]], a "group of death"; Portugal, hosts and favourites to win, Spain, former European champions, and Russia, who won the first-ever Euro as the Soviet Union. Very few people expected Greece to proceed to the quarter-finals, let alone win the tournament.

====Group stage====
In the opening match against hosts [[Portugal]], Greece achieved a surprise 2–1 victory,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/06/12/euro.greece/index.html|title=Greece shock hosts in Euro opener|publisher=CNN|access-date=12 June 2004}}</ref> receiving the nickname "pirate ship" (Το Πειρατικό) used by Greek sportscasters in reference to the floating ship used in the tournament's opening ceremony. Greece won with a 25-yard strike by [[Giorgos Karagounis]] and a penalty by [[Angelos Basinas]]. Four days later, Greece stunned Spain in front of a largely Spanish crowd with a 1–1 draw after being down 1–0 at half time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/3787467.stm|title=Greece 1-1 Spain, Euro 2004|date=16 June 2004|publisher=BBC|access-date=16 June 2004}}</ref> Greece fell behind from a defensive lapse, which allowed [[Fernando Morientes]] to score. However a sublime diagonal pass by playmaker [[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]] allowed [[Angelos Charisteas]] to score an equaliser in the second half, giving Greece hope of qualifying. In the final group match Greece fell behind 2–0 to Russia (who were already eliminated) within the first ten minutes of the game but managed to pull one back through [[Zisis Vryzas]] and thus progressed to the next round, at the expense of Spain, on goals scored. [[Dmitri Kirichenko]] had the chance to eliminate Greece in the final minutes of this match, but his stretched effort squeezed just wide.

====Quarter-finals====
In the quarter-finals Greece faced off with the undefeated and reigning champions [[France national football team|France]]. At 65 minutes Greece took the lead. Angelos Basinas played a perfect pass to captain [[Theodoros Zagorakis|Thodoris Zagorakis]], who flicked the ball high in the air, past veteran French defender [[Bixente Lizarazu]], and sent a perfect cross to [[Angelos Charisteas]] for the header and goal. Greece held on to win despite a late French onslaught, with close efforts by [[Thierry Henry]], thus knocking France out of Euro 2004 and becoming the first team ever to defeat both the hosts and defending champions in the same tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/h-mixani-tou-xronou/article/763993/ellada-gallia-1-0-sto-euro-2004|title=Greece - France 1-0 at Euro 2004|publisher=gazzetta.gr|language=el}}</ref>

====Semi-finals====
Greece reached the semi-finals to face the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], who were the only team to defeat all of their opponents to that point. The Czech record included a convincing 3–2 win over the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]], a 2–1 win over [[Germany national football team|Germany]], and a 3–0 win over [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] in the quarter-finals. At this stage in the tournament the Czechs were favourites to take the trophy. The game began nervously for Greece, as the Czech Republic applied much pressure. [[Tomáš Rosický]] hit the bar in the opening minutes, and [[Jan Koller]] had several efforts saved by [[Antonios Nikopolidis|Antonis Nikopolidis]]. The Czechs chances were dealt a blow when influential midfielder [[Pavel Nedvěd]] left the pitch injured in the first half. After 90 minutes the game ended 0–0, despite the Czechs having most of the game's missed chances. In the final minute of the first half of extra time, a close range [[silver goal]] header by [[Traianos Dellas]] from a [[Vassilios Tsiartas|Vasilis Tsiartas]] corner ended the Czech campaign, putting Greece into the final of [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] and sending their fans into euphoria.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/1-7-2004-gkol-kai-fugame-gia-teliko.4746605.html|title=1/7/2004: Goal and go for the final!|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/jul/02/euro2004.sport3|title=Dellas fires the silver bullet|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/h-mixani-tou-xronou/article/1245954/san-simera-i-ellada-ston-teliko-toy-euro-2004-pics-vid|title=Greece is in the final of EURO 2004!|publisher=gazzetta.gr|language=el}}</ref>

====Final====
{{main|UEFA Euro 2004 Final}}
[[File:Charisteas' Siegtreffer im Finale der Euro 2004.jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[Angelos Charisteas]] scoring Greece's winning goal in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Euro 2004 final]].]]
{{football squad on pitch|align=left
| GK  = [[Antonis Nikopolidis|'''Nikopolidis''']]
| RB  = [[Giourkas Seitaridis|'''Seitaridis''']]
| RCB = [[Michalis Kapsis|'''Kapsis''']]
| LCB = [[Traianos Dellas|'''Dellas''']]
| LB  = [[Takis Fyssas|'''Fyssas''']]
| DM = [[Kostas Katsouranis|'''Katsouranis''']]
| RCM = [[Theodoros Zagorakis|'''Zagorakis (C)''']]
| LW  = [[Stelios Giannakopoulos|'''Giannakopoulos''']]
| LCM = [[Angelos Basinas|'''Basinas''']]
| RW  = [[Angelos Charisteas|'''Charisteas''']]
| CF  = [[Zisis Vryzas|'''Vryzas''']]
| caption = Greece starting line-up against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] at the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final]].}}
For the first time in history the final was a repeat of the opening match, with Greece and hosts Portugal facing off in a rematch. In the 57th minute Charisteas gave Greece the lead with a header from a corner by [[Angelos Basinas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enikos.gr/sports/397834/to-gkol-tou-xaristea-ston-teliko-tou-euro-2004-pou-trelane-tin-ellada-video|title=The goal of Charisteas in the Euro 2004 final that sent Greece to the seventh heap|date=4 July 2016 |publisher=enikos.gr|language=el}}</ref> Portugal had much of the possession, but the Greece defence was solid and dealt with most attacks. [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] had a good chance to equalise in the dying moments, but could not apply a finish. Greece held on to win 1–0, winning the tournament, an achievement considered by many to be one of the greatest football upsets in history, if not the greatest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eifsoccer.com/euro-2016/revisiting-greece-euro-2004-true-underdog-story/|title=Revisiting Greece in Euro 2004: A True Underdog Story|date=8 August 2021|publisher=eifsoccer.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2004/3867133.stm|title=Greatest Euro shock ever?|date=5 July 2004|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/portugal/1466245/Greece-shock-football-world-with-Euro-win.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/portugal/1466245/Greece-shock-football-world-with-Euro-win.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Greece shock football world with Euro win|work=The Telegraph|access-date=5 July 2004}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Greece captain Zagorakis was named the player of the tournament, having led Greece and made the most tackles in the entire tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/greece-s-zagorakis-named-euro-mvp-1.513023|title=Greece's Zagorakis named Euro MVP|publisher=cbc.ca|access-date=5 July 2004}}</ref>

====Recognition====
Greece's victory shot them up in the [[FIFA World Rankings]] from 35th in June 2004 to 14th in July 2004. This is one of the largest upward moves in a single month in the top echelon of the rankings. The triumph of Greece at Euro 2004 is the biggest sporting achievement in the country's history for a team sport, along with the successes of the [[Greece national basketball team]] in the [[EuroBasket|European Championships]] of [[EuroBasket 1987|1987]], [[EuroBasket 2005|2005]] and [[2006 FIBA World Championship]] and the [[Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships#Women's tournament|World Championship title]] of [[Greece women's national water polo team]] in [[Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament|2011]]. The team has appeared on stamps and received medals from [[Konstantinos Stephanopoulos]] (the President of Greece), [[Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens]], and an ecstatic ovation from the country's population which came out to see the team drive with the trophy from the [[Athens International Airport|Athens airport]] to the [[Panathenaic Stadium]] where the Greek political and religious leadership was awaiting them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/3866949.stm|title=Greece welcomes back squad|date=5 July 2004|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/2004/07-06/2994_greeks_get_heroes__welcome_after_.html|title=Greeks get heroes' welcome after Euro stunner|publisher=kitsapsun.com|access-date=6 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.gr/2004/07/05/greece/seistike-to-kallimarmaro-xiliades-kosmoy-apothewsan-toys-irwes-toy-rexagkel/|title=The Kallimarmaro was thrown, thousands of people deposited the heroes of Rehhagel|date=5 July 2004|publisher=in.gr|language=el|access-date=5 July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://travelphoto.gr/euro-2004-greek-celebrations/|title=Euro 2004, the Greek festivals|publisher=travelphoto.gr|language=el|access-date=5 July 2004}}</ref> The Euro 2004 winners were selected as "World Team of the Year" at the 2005 [[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laureus.com/content/greece-mens-football-team?awardyear=2005&nomwin=w|title=Greece Men's Football Team, Laureus Award, 2005|publisher=laureus.com}}</ref>

===2005 Confederations Cup===
As European champions, Greece qualified for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in Germany and were drawn into [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]] along with [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] champions [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]] champions [[Japan national football team|Japan]], and [[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] champions [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. Greece lost their first two matches 3–0 to Brazil and 1–0 to Japan before drawing 0–0 with Mexico to finish at the bottom of the group. The squad included players such as [[Efstathios Tavlaridis|Stathis Tavlaridis]], [[Loukas Vyntra]], [[Michalis Sifakis]], [[Ioannis Amanatidis|Giannis Amanatidis]] and [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]], all of whom earned their first call ups or maiden caps in the national squad.

===2006 World Cup qualifying===
After winning the [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], Greece faced [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]], [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]], [[Albania national football team|Albania]], [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] and [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]] in [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|Group 2]] of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament. Greece opened their campaign with a 2–1 loss to Albania in Tirana before draws with Turkey (0–0) and Ukraine (1–1) followed by a 3–1 victory over Kazakhstan.

In 2005, Greece resumed their campaign with three victories, defeating Denmark 2–1; Georgia 3–1; and Albania 2–0; before earning a goalless away draw with Turkey. Just prior to the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, Greece lost 1–0 at home to Ukraine after a late goal from [[Andriy Husin]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Greece's World Cup campaign ends despite win over Georgia |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/greek-tragedy-spells-joy-for-clinical-ukraine-36472 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828060617/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/greek-tragedy-spells-joy-for-clinical-ukraine-36472 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2019 |work= FIFA |date=2005-06-09 |access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> Following a 2–1 away win against [[Kazakhstan national football team|Kazakhstan]], the team experienced a setback after a 1–0 defeat to Denmark in [[Copenhagen]] diminished their chances of qualification.

In their last game, Greece defeated Georgia, finishing in fourth place, four points behind first-placed Ukraine, two behind Turkey, and a point behind Denmark. Throughout the match, fans in the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] chanted the name of [[Otto Rehhagel]] in their utmost support and he said afterwards ''"Even if 10 years pass, part of my heart will be Greek"''.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Greece's World Cup campaign ends despite win over Georgia |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/35155/article/ekathimerini/sports/greeces-world-cup-campaign-ends-despite-win-over-georgia |work= Kathimerini |date=2005-10-13 |access-date=2019-08-27}}
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===Euro 2008===
[[File:Euro 2008 em-stadion wals-siezenheim 9.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Greece vs [[Spain national football team|Spain]] in [[Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)|Red Bull Arena]] during [[UEFA Euro 2008]].]]

Greece was the highest-ranked seed for the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] tournament and was drawn with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]], [[Norway national football team|Norway]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], [[Moldova national football team|Moldova]] and [[Malta national football team|Malta]].

They began their [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]] qualification campaign with victories over Moldova, Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina before suffering a 4–1 home loss against Turkey in [[Athens]]. Greece went on to win away to Malta, with the only goal coming in the 66th minute from an [[Angelos Basinas]] penalty, beat Hungary and Moldova at home and drew 2–2 away to Norway despite having hit the goalpost three times in this match. The draw in [[Oslo]] was followed by a 3–2 home win against Bosnia-Herzegovina and a 1–0 away win to Turkey, securing its presence to the Euro 2008 finals at their old rival's home ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/soccer/matchstats?gameId=197451|title=Turkey 0 vs. 1 Greece - Football Match Stats|publisher=espn.co.uk|access-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> In the last two matches, Greece overcame Malta 5–0 in Athens and defeated Hungary with an away 2–1 win, finishing first in their group with a total of 31 points, the most points gained among any team in qualifying.

As defending European champions, Greece were top seed for the final tournament and were drawn with [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]], [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], and [[Russia national football team|Russia]] in [[UEFA Euro 2008 Group D|Group D]].

In the tournament, Greece team lost all three games and scored only one goal. Greece underperformed in the opening match against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] and lost 2–0 before losing 1–0 to [[Russia national football team|Russia]]. Having already been eliminated, [[Angelos Charisteas]] opened the scoring for Greece against [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], but lost 2–1, becoming the first defending champion not to earn a single point in the next European Championship.

===2010 World Cup===
Despite the scoring prowess of [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#Goalscorers|Europe's top 2010 World Cup qualifying goal-scorer]] [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]]—who produced 10 goals in as many games—Greece took second place to Switzerland in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|Group 2]] of UEFA qualification, thus advancing to a home-and-away [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round|playoff]] round, where they faced [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]]. After a scoreless draw at home in the first match, the second leg in [[Donetsk]] saw Greece triumph with a 1–0 win, sending Greece to the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/6598639/Ukraine-0-Greece-1-agg-0-1-match-report.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup/6598639/Ukraine-0-Greece-1-agg-0-1-match-report.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Greece win in Ukraine to qualify for World Cup|work=The Telegraph|access-date=18 November 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the 2010 World Cup draw in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] on 4 December 2009, Greece found itself grouped with two familiar opponents from its first World Cup appearance in 1994. [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] and [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] were yet again drawn into group stage play alongside Greece, this time into [[2010 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]] with [[Korea Republic national football team|South Korea]] replacing Greece's third 1994 opponent, [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.protothema.gr/zoi/homme/bon-appetit/article/54017/moyntial-2010-me-argentinh_-nighria-kai-n-korea-h-ethnikh/|title=World Cup 2010: With Argentina, Nigeria and South Korea, the national team was drawn|publisher=protothema.gr|language=el|access-date=4 December 2009}}</ref>

In its World Cup opener, Greece lost 2–0 to South Korea after a dismal performance characterized by excessive long-ball attacks and a lack of offensive creativity. In the second fixture against Nigeria, Greece won 2–1,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sport/worldcup2010/2010/06/2010617182244412193.html|title=Greece get first World Cup win|publisher=aljazeera.com|access-date=17 June 2010}}</ref> coming from behind after conceding an early goal. [[Dimitris Salpingidis]] scored Greece's first-ever goal in the World Cup finals in the 44th minute of the first half to tie the match at 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/h-mixani-tou-xronou/article/1240708/san-simera-i-partheniki-niki-tis-ethnikis-se-moyntial-pics-vid|title=The "maiden" victory of the National team in the World Cup|publisher=gazzetta.gr|language=el}}</ref> [[Vasilis Torosidis]] scored the winning goal in the 71st minute, securing the first points and first victory for Greece in tournament history. In the third match against heavily favoured Argentina, Greece needed a combination of results to advance to the next round. As expected, in what would be his final game as Greece's national team head coach, [[Otto Rehhagel]] conjured up a very defensive-minded strategy, leaving [[Georgios Samaras]] with nearly all offensive responsibilities as the lone striker. The strategy nearly paid off in the second half with the score still locked at 0–0 when Samaras beat the last Argentine defender on a quick long-ball counter-attack but curled a rushed shot just wide of the far post. Greece held Argentina scoreless until the 77th minute but ultimately lost 2–0, finishing third in Group B.

Greece moved from 13th to 12th in the [[FIFA World Rankings]] following the tournament. Russia, Croatia and France dropped lower than Greece while Uruguay and Chile jumped ahead of
[[File:20150616 - Portugal - Italie - Genève - Fernando Santos.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Fernando Santos (footballer, born 1954)|Fernando Santos]]]]

Twenty-four hours removed from Greece's World Cup loss to Argentina, Otto Rehhagel stepped away from his post as Greece national team manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8755226.stm|title=World Cup 2010: Otto Rehhagel quits as Greece coach|date=24 June 2010|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Eight days later a new era in Greece football was ushered in as the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] named former [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] and [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] boss [[Fernando Santos (footballer, born 1954)|Fernando Santos]] the new manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8780517.stm|title=World Cup {{sic|2012|nolink=y}}: Fernando Santos named new Greece coach|date=1 July 2010|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref> Under Santos the Greece immediately went to work on an unprecedented streak of success, setting a senior-club record by going unbeaten in Santos' first seventeen matches as manager. While Greece's proficiency in stifling opposition attacks seemed to wane toward the end of Rehhagel's tenure, the emergence of Santos seemed to galvanize Greece defending once more. Through seven international friendlies and ten Euro 2012 qualifiers, Greece kept nine [[clean sheet]]s and conceded just one goal in each of the remaining eight contests. From start to end of their unbeaten run, Santos' national side moved from No. 12 to No. 8 in FIFA's world rankings, equaling the highest mark in history credited by FIFA to Greece. Only one match from their streak featured a team (other than Greece) that appeared at the 2010 World Cup, a 1–0 defeat of Serbia in [[Belgrade]].

===Euro 2012===

====Qualifying====
With its late-game comeback victory over [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] in October 2011, Greece padded its historic football tournament résumé, most importantly by sealing an automatic berth into [[UEFA Euro 2012|UEFA's 2012 European Football Championship tournament]]. For the second time in team history the national side won its qualifying group for a major football tournament without a single loss incurred, as Greece also went undefeated in [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 5)|1994 World Cup qualifiers]]. Adding to its [[UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying Group 6|1980]], [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying Group 6|2004]] and [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group C|2008]] Euro qualifying campaigns, the Georgia triumph marked the fifth time overall that Greece has won its qualification group for a major tournament. Although their tendency to produce positive results remained steady throughout qualifying, so too did the Greece proclivity to start games slowly and concede early goals. This habit would plague Greece through qualifying and eventually tarnish their Euro 2012 performances.

Over two qualifying contests, Greece trailed Georgia on the scoreboard for 130 of 180 minutes and still managed to grab four of six possible points in the standings by way of three late strikes. Goals scored in the dying minutes of games, often coming from defenders, became somewhat of a Greek signature on [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F|Group F's table]]. In fact Greece was able to take and keep a first-half lead just once in ten games, the 3–1 home defeat of [[Malta national football team|Malta]] which was [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying#Seedings|ranked 50th]] of 53 teams in Europe. In Malta, a last-second tie-breaking strike from defender [[Vasilis Torosidis]] pocketed a crucial extra two points in the standings for Greece, the same number of points it held over [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]] at the end of qualifying. Despite allowing weaker teams in the group to bring the game to them, Greece admirably held powerful Croatia scoreless through two meetings and deservedly won Group F four days after a decisive 2–0 home win versus the second-place Croats. [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]], who retired from national team service in 2010 after Fernando Santos' third game as manager, came out of retirement in time to contribute a goal to the result. Gekas was eventually included in Santos's 23-man Euro 2012 roster, leaving out Euro 2004 hero [[Angelos Charisteas]] who scored the group-clinching goal in the aforementioned Greece qualifying victory in Georgia.

====Group stage in Poland====
[[File:Greece team POL-GRE 8-6-2012.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Greece players singing the [[Hymn to Liberty|Greece national anthem]] in [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] opening match against the hosts [[Poland national football team|Poland]] (1–1).]]

"Shades of 2004" was a commonly perceived theme regarding the buildup to Euro 2012 for Greece and their progression through the tournament. As in 2004 Greece was drawn into the same group as the host nation, [[Poland national football team|Poland]] on this occasion, and also had the pressure of playing in the tournament's opening match. Two familiar foes from its 2004 championship run, [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]], joined Greece and Poland in Group A on 2 December 2011 at the tournament's final draw in Kiev. Upon drawing the lowest-ranked teams from Pots 1 and 2 as well as the second-lowest from Pot 4, Greece's prospects of passing the group stage at Euro 2012 were given a boost.

Ideas of steering "To Piratiko" to a dream start in host-nation territory as Greece did in Portugal eight years before, rapidly turned sour during the opening match's first half. From the outset Greece appeared uncomfortable holding the ball for long spells and seemed content to allow hosts Poland to push numbers forward with the ball, hoping to score through counter-attacks. However, Poland made the most of its early possession, as top scorer [[Robert Lewandowski]] converted a header from a goal line cross past a scurrying [[Kostas Chalkias]]. Hope and momentum continued to tip in favor of Poland when [[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]] received his second yellow card of the game in just the 44th minute from Spanish referee [[Carlos Velasco Carballo]]. Greece began to boss the game after halftime while playing down a man. [[Dimitris Salpingidis]] made the greatest impact on the game for Greece as a second-half substitute, making brilliant penetrating runs behind the Polish defense, eventually bringing the game level 1–1 on a mistake by Poland keeper [[Wojciech Szczęsny]]. Salpingidis was then responsible for levelling up the numbers for Greece when Szczęsny made a red-card foul on Salpingidis' breakaway attempt on goal in the 68th minute. But Greece captain [[Giorgos Karagounis]]' subsequent penalty kick was turned away by substitute keeper [[Przemysław Tytoń]]. A second goal by Salpingidis was disallowed as he was assisted by an offside [[Kostas Fortounis]], denying Greece's best opportunity to take three points from what ended as an improbable 1–1 draw.

The Czech Republic exploited Greece's weakness at the left-defender position early in the second group stage match, notching two goals in the first six minutes. Just as Poland had, the Czechs repeatedly penetrated Greece back line behind left-side defender [[José Holebas|José Cholevas]], scoring on a through-ball and a cross from Cholevas' side. [[Petr Čech]]'s gaffe on a [[Georgios Samaras]] cross in the second half turned into a gift goal for [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]]. The Czechs then eased off on their early pressure, opting to sit back and guard their lead for much of the second half, but Gekas' goal was too little too late. Greece lost the match 2–1, placing them at the foot of Group A in need of a victory over the attack-minded Russians to advance to the knockout rounds.

After thrashing the Czech Republic 4–1 and displaying more offensive potency in a 1–1 draw with Poland, the Russians were favored to earn the one point they needed to advance against the Greeks, especially since defeating the team in both of the previous two European Championships. However, Greece delivered a trademark 1–0 defensive victory and advanced to the Euro 2012 quarterfinals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jun/16/euro-2012-greece-russia-live|title=Euro 2012: Greece v Russia - as it happened|work=The Guardian|date=16 June 2012|access-date=16 June 2012|last1=Fanning|first1=Evan}}</ref> Greece scored when Russia defender [[Sergei Ignashevich]] errantly headed a Greece throw-in behind the Russian defense for Giorgos Karagounis to pounce on. Greece's captain sprinted in on goal and struck the ball at the back post under keeper [[Vyacheslav Malafeev]] in first-half stoppage time to send the Russians reeling into the locker rooms. Ignashevich appeared to have conceded an additional golden scoring opportunity for Greece upon tripping Karagounis in the Russian penalty area early in the second half, but referee [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]] instead booked Karagounis for what he believed to be [[Diving (association football)|simulation]]. This being Karagounis' second yellow card of the tournament, Greece was to be without its suspended captain in the next round. With that victory, Greece qualified to the quarterfinals for a second time after their successful Euro 2004 campaign.

====Quarter-finals====
[[File:Gdansk PGE Arena GER-GRE Euro 2012 17.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Greece played against [[German national football team|Germany]] for a place in the semi-finals of [[UEFA Euro 2012|Euro 2012]] but they were eliminated after a 4–2 loss in the quarter-final match.]]

In the quarter-finals, Greece met with a [[German national football team|Germany]] side that won all three of its group matches against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] and [[the Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]]. Greece applied very little pressure in the midfield in the opening period, slowing the tempo of the game and affording Germany the majority of possession. Young [[Sotiris Ninis]] switched off momentarily in defence, allowing German captain [[Philipp Lahm]] to cut infield and open the scoring with a long-distance strike. Greece remained calm as in [[Georgios Samaras]] they carried a constant threat. On the counter-attack, they pulled level early in the second half; regaining possession in their defensive third, [[Georgios Fotakis|Giorgos Fotakis]] found [[Dimitris Salpingidis]] streaking 40 yards deep into German territory. Salpingidis delivered a ball five yards in front of goalkeeper [[Manuel Neuer]], which Samaras was able to meet and power underneath Neuer for the equalizer. Twenty minutes later, however, the Germans led 4–1. Greece scored an 89th-minute penalty kick by Salpingidis, but the match ended 4–2 to the Germans, ending Greece's Euro 2012 campaign.

=== 2014 World Cup ===

====Qualifying====
[[File:20130814 AT-GR Nationalteam Griechenland 2414.JPG|thumb|300px|Greece national team in 2013]]

To reach the [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]] in Brazil, Greece had to contend with a team on the rise in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and a dangerous [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakian]] side seemingly in decline since its memorable 2010 World Cup qualifying and finals performances. [[Latvia national football team|Latvia]], a familiar qualification foe for Greece in its previous two major tournaments ([[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 2|2010 World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group F|Euro 2012]]), joined the fray as well. Ahead of those aforesaid tournaments, Bosnia twice narrowly missed out on its first major international tournament appearance due to [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team#Blažević leads team to World Cup 2010 play-offs|consecutive playoff defeats]] at the hands of Portugal. No playoff would be necessary for Bosnia in 2013, as it [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G|won its qualifying group]] over Greece on [[goal difference]]. The decisive match was in Bosnia on 22 March, when Greece succumbed to three set-piece goals (two free-kick headers and one penalty miss rebound) in a 3–1 defeat. Greece's defense proved rigid throughout qualifying, conceding zero goals in open play. Four goals were allowed by Greece in ten games, the first of which was a penalty by Latvia, and yet four goals were too many for a relatively unproductive Grece attack to overcome. Though Greece was shut out just once, the team only managed to score 12 goals, an output Bosnia reached in its second game.

Following group play [[Romania national football team|Romania]], which claimed second place over [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]] in a group dominated by the [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch]], awaited Greece in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round#Matches|two-legged playoff]]. The last time the two sides met in late 2011, Romania came into Greece and dealt [[Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer)|Fernando Santos]] his first defeat as Greece manager in his 18th game at the helm. Greece reversed the prior 3–1 result in their favour this time, scoring each goal through skillful one-touch passing and finishing. [[Kostas Mitroglou]] accounted for three of Greece's four goals in a 4–2 aggregate playoff victory, though none were actual game-winners. [[Dimitris Salpingidis]] notched the game winner in Athens, while the second leg finished 1–1 in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24907600|title=Greece booked their place at the 2014 World Cup|work=BBC Sport|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>

====Finals====
[[File:Arena das Dunas 19062014.JPG|thumb|240px|right|[[Arena das Dunas]] before the Japan vs Greece match.]]

[[Aracaju]] was chosen as the team's base camp for the tournament in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=team-base-camps-for-brazil-2014-announced-2267880.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427034316/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=1/news=team-base-camps-for-brazil-2014-announced-2267880.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 April 2014 |title=Team Base Camps for Brazil 2014 announced|date=31 January 2014|access-date=28 May 2014|publisher=FIFA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/se/copa-do-mundo/fotos/2014/06/fotos-confira-como-esta-o-batistao-apos-reformas-para-receber-grecia.html|title=Slideshow|access-date=7 June 2014|publisher=GE Sergipe}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/mg/copa-do-mundo/noticia/2014/06/gregos-de-belo-horizonte-prometem-festa-em-jogo-contra-colombia.html | title = Gregos de Belo Horizonte preparam festa para partida contra a Colômbia | date = 4 June 2014 |access-date=7 June 2014|publisher=GE Sergipe | first = Marco Antônio | last = Astoni | language = pt}}</ref> Greece was drawn into [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]] with [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]], [[Ivory Coast national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]] and [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and ultimately created an extraordinarily similar tournament experience as it did two years prior at Euro 2012. Greece conceded an early goal in their first game against Colombia, but [[Panagiotis Kone]] narrowly missed equalizing just one minute after Colombia's fifth-minute goal. Trailing 2–0 in the 63rd minute, [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]]' header from six yards struck the crossbar for Greece's best chance of the match. The Colombians proved to be the more clinical finishers, prevailing 3–0 despite an even number of shots for both teams and a slight possession advantage in Greece's favor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/statistics/id/383299/statistics.html |title=Greece v Colombia|date=14 June 2014|access-date=1 August 2014|work=ESPN.com}}</ref> To stave off the threat of elimination, the Greece needed to earn at least a point in their second match with Japan, who sat alongside them at the bottom of Group C. The task grew more difficult once captain [[Kostas Katsouranis]] received two yellow cards, reducing Greece to ten men in the 38th minute. Greece held out for a 0–0 draw and remained tied with Japan on points. The draw made it necessary for Greece to defeat Ivory Coast in their final group match in order to reach the round of 16 for the first time in their history. An early injury to midfielder Panagiotis Kone brought on young [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]] midfielder [[Andreas Samaris]], who would score his first international goal after intercepting a poor back-pass by an Ivorian defender. [[Swansea City F.C.|Swansea City]] striker [[Wilfried Bony]] equalized for Ivory Coast in the 73rd minute. In the first minute of stoppage time, Ivory Coast striker [[Giovanni Sio]] obstructed a Samaras shot by clipping him from behind in the Ivorian penalty area, resulting in a Greece penalty kick which Samaras converted with 30 seconds remaining in the game, prompting wild celebrations in Greece.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2014/6/24/5839030/greece-vs-ivory-coast-2014-world-cup-final-score-result|title=Greece vs. Ivory Coast, 2014 World Cup: Final score 2-1, Greece advances on a stoppage time penalty|date=24 June 2014|publisher=sbnation.com|access-date=24 June 2014}}</ref>

As Group C runners-up Greece was paired in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Costa Rica vs Greece|round of 16]] with [[2014 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]] shock winners [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], who won their first-ever World Cup group stage ahead of former world champions Uruguay, Italy and England. Trailing 1–0 but handed an advantage by the dismissal of Costa Rican [[Óscar Duarte (Costa Rican footballer)|Óscar Duarte]], Greece forced extra time through a [[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]] equalizer ten seconds into stoppage time. This was the only goal that Costa Rica goalkeeper [[Keylor Navas]] conceded in open play throughout the tournament. Navas thwarted several opportunities for Greece throughout the 30 minutes of extra time and saved [[Theofanis Gekas|Fanis Gekas]]' penalty in the game's concluding penalty shootout. Costa Rica claimed its first World Cup knockout stage victory and denied Greece its first by defeating Greece 5–3 on penalties.

===Post Brazil 2014===

====Euro 2016 qualifying: Reorganization and decline====

The team appointed [[Claudio Ranieri]] as head coach in July 2014. He was sacked in November of the same year after a shocking home defeat to the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/nov/15/greece-sack-claudio-ranieri-faroe-islands |title=Greece sack Claudio Ranieri after Faroe Islands humiliation, say reports |work=The Guardian |date=15 November 2014 |access-date=14 September 2021 }}</ref> [[Sergio Markarián]] was appointed in his place, but he too has come under fire, after the team's terrible performances in the remaining [[UEFA Euro 2016]] qualifying. The team's form after September 2014 proved to be abysmal, with no wins in over a year. Greece finished in bottom place in their [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group F|Euro Qualifying group]], earning just one victory against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] in the final round, and failing to qualify for the tournament. Greece, along with [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] and [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] were the only nations from [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying#Qualifying group stage|Pot 1]] not to qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 2016|finals]]. Those three had taken part in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. Incidentally, the three teams would also fail to qualify for the World Cup in 2018.

====2018 World Cup qualifying: Resurgence====

In attempting to qualify for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]], Greece would suffer a second successive failure to reach a major tournament, despite improvements and some positive results. They finished second in Group H of the European qualifying stages, nine points behind runaway leaders [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] and two points clear of third placed [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. Greece were subsequently drawn against Croatia in the play-off round, where they were knocked out over two legs; a 4–1 away defeat set the tone for Greece's campaign, and in the second leg they drew a blank in a 0–0 stalemate against the Croats to signify the end of their World Cup hopes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/season=2018/teams/team=49/squad/#/|title=Greece 2018 Squad Info|work=UEFA|access-date=12 December 2017}}</ref>

====2018–19 Nations League and Euro 2020 qualifying: Inconsistency, fall and promising finish====

Greece had to start their [[UEFA Nations League]] in [[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C|League C]] due to previously poor performance. Greece won and lost three games each to these opponents altogether, and only finished third in the Nations League and was unable to promote to [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League B|League B]] when the UEFA revised the format.

Greece's qualification campaign for [[UEFA Euro 2020]] commenced with the team being placed in [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group J|Group J]]. Due to disappointing results, [[John van 't Schip]] decided not to call-up some of the leading members of the squad, such as [[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]] and [[Kostas Manolas]] for their final matches. A more youthful Greek showed a massive improvement in their attacking and pressing style of play. In the final three games Greece achieved successive victories. Greece finished third in the final table but this was still not enough to earn a play-off spot.

====2020–21 Nations League and 2022 World Cup Qualifying====

Having been forced to remain in [[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C|League C]] due to poor performance, Greece had to start its campaign on their quest to be promoted. Greece needed a win in the last game against Slovenia at home to achieve promotion to [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League B|League B]]. The match ended on 0-0, with Greece failing to promote a second consecutive time, despite being unbeaten and having conceded just one goal.

Greece was put in [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group B|Group B]] for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers. The campaign started with an upset away 1–1 draw against group favourites [[Spain men's national football team|Spain]], but was followed by two 1-1 draws to [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]] at home and [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]] away. A 2–1 home win over [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] kept the hopes for qualification alive, and was followed by a 2–0 away win against Georgia. At the crucial away match in Stockholm, Greece made a good performance in the first half but eventually lost 2–0 to Sweden. Another loss, 1–0 at home to group winners Spain ratified Greece's elimination from the finals, with Greece failing to qualify for a World Cup for the second consecutive time.

===2022–23 UEFA Nations League and Euro 2024===
Under the instructions of manager [[Gus Poyet]], Greece had a successful run in the [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League C#Group 2|Group C2]] of the [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]] competition. The ''Galanolefki'' secured promotion to League B by topping the group ahead of [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]], [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]], and [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herald |first=The Greek |date=2022-09-27 |title=Greece promoted to UEFA Nations League second division after 3-1 win against Northern Ireland |url=https://greekherald.com.au/sports/greece-promoted-to-uefa-nations-league-second-division-after-3-1-win-against-northern-ireland/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Greek Herald |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NATIONS LEAGUE: GREECE SECURE PROMOTION – Greece Football Fans |url=https://www.greecefootballfans.info/nations-league-greece-secure-promotion/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Their Nations League success guaranteed them a playoff spot should they not qualify directly. They subsequently were put into the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|Group B]] for the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|Euro 2024 qualifiers]] along with [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]], [[France national football team|France]], [[Republic of Ireland national football team|the Republic of Ireland]], and [[Gibraltar national football team|Gibraltar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oranje draws difficult group including France, Ireland, & Greece for Euro 2024 qualifiers {{!}} NL Times |url=https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/09/oranje-draws-difficult-group-including-france-ireland-greece-euro-2024-qualifiers |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=nltimes.nl |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McDonnell |first=Daniel |date=2022-10-09 |title=Ireland to face Netherlands and France after nightmare draw for Euro 2024 qualifiers |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/international-soccer/ireland-to-face-netherlands-and-france-after-nightmare-draw-for-euro-2024-qualifiers/42052081.html |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> After they finished third in their group, they qualified for the playoffs due to their Nations League success.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-16 |title=Greece 0-1 Netherlands: Virgil van Dijk scores late penalty as Ronald Koeman’s side squeeze to win in Athens |url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/euro-qualifying/2024/greece-v-netherlands-uefa-euro-qualifying-live_sto9838357/story.shtml |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 18, 2023 |title=Dutch qualify for Euro 2024 with 1-0 win over Ireland in Amsterdam |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/dutch-qualify-euro-2024-finals-they-edge-ireland-2023-11-18/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

==Home stadium==
[[File:Argentina Vs Italy 3-0 2004 Olympics Athens.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] in [[Piraeus]], the home ground of Greece from 2004 until 2017.]]
Traditionally, Greece has spent most of its history playing its home matches in different stadiums primarily in or near [[Athens]], but also in several other cities around the country. The home ground of the national team was the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] in [[Piraeus]], since its reconstruction in 2004 until 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/ektos-attikhs-oi-agwnes-ths-ethnikhs-elladas.4946988.html4|title=Termination of Karaiskakis Stadium for the Greece national football team|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el|access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>

Since their first international fixture in 1929 and for the next 33 years, Greece regularly used [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium]] as their home ground. Their first home match away from it was played at the [[Nikos Goumas Stadium]] in 1962, while the Karaiskakis Stadium was used for the first time in 1964 when it was renovated. In 1966, [[Kaftanzoglio Stadium]] in [[Thessaloniki]] became the first stadium outside of the Athens area to be used. Since then all of these stadiums were alternately used until the early 1980s, while a few other stadiums were inaugurated by the national team as well such as Thessaloniki's [[Toumba Stadium]] and [[Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium|Harilaou Stadium]] in 1975 and 1977 respectively. Greece also held matches at other home grounds outside of the two major cities in 1976, such as [[Kostas Davourlis Stadium|Panachaiki Stadium]] in [[Patras]] and [[Anthi Karagianni Stadium|Kavala Stadium]] in [[Kavala]]. In 1982, [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium]] was added to the list of home grounds for the national team, the first in Athens out of the three major stadiums.

On 16 November 1983, the newly built [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]], to date the largest stadium in the country, housed the national team for the first time in a qualifier for [[UEFA Euro 1984]] against Denmark. It served as the primary home ground for the team for the rest of the 1980s and the 1990s, until 2001 when it was closed for renovations. Meanwhile, a large number of matches were held in various stadiums including old choices and some new ones in provincial cities all over the country, something that did not change until the early 2000s, when the Athens Olympic Stadium was almost abandoned. From the start of 2000 until the qualifiers games of [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], the Greek National Team used [[Leoforos Alexandras Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] as its home. Since 2004 Greece has mainly used Karaiskakis Stadium, with very few of Greece's matches being played in other stadiums. They returned to [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|OAKA]] in 2018 for a friendly against Switzerland and announced they would play their home matches for the new UEFA Nations League there, as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/sto-olympiako-stadio-h-ethnikh-elladas-gia-to-nations-league.5259766.html|title=In Olympic Stadium the matches of Greece national team for the Nations League|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el|access-date=13 July 2018}}</ref> For the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers, they were slated to split time between OAKA in Athens, and the [[Pankritio Stadium]] in [[Heraklion]] on the island of [[Crete]], but with the latter requiring upgrades to be fit for FIFA standards, the entire campaign was held in Athens. They remained at OAKA until 2021, before making a temporary move to the [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium]] in late 2021 for the [[UEFA Nations League]] campaign, also hosting two matches in Volos.

On 7 March 2023, it was announced that the new [[Agia Sophia Stadium]] in the [[Nea Filadelfeia]] section of Athens would become the new home of the Ethniki.

==Team image==
{{Commons|Greece national football team kits}}
Greece's traditional colors are blue and white, originating from the [[Flag of Greece|Greece flag]]. Although blue was used as the home kit since the team's inception, white became the primary home color following [[UEFA Euro 2004]]. In recent decades, Greece has worn either a set of white jerseys, sh,orts and socks, or an all-blue combination. Formerly, the kit consisted of a combination of blue jerseys and white shorts and vice versa. Meanwhile, Greece's kit has occasionally featured stripes, crosses, or other designs, as well as various values of blue.

On 10 April 2013, the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] announced a partnership with American manufacturer [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], which is Greece's current official supplier, with their first kit debuting on 7 June 2013 in the away match to [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nikeinc.com/news/nike-and-hellenic-football-federation-announce-partnership|title=Nike and Hellenic Football Federation announce partnership|date=10 April 2013|access-date=3 July 2014|publisher=[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]|language=en, el}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/ethniki_elladas/anakoinwthhke-h-symfwnia-ths-epo-me-th-nike.2204732.html|title=The agreement with NIKE was announced|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el|access-date=10 April 2013}}</ref> On 4 March 2014, Greece unveiled their latest kit also worn at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nikeinc.com/news/greece-unveils-2014-national-team-kit-with-nike#/inline/27802|title=Greece unveils 2014 national team kit with Nike|date=4 March 2014|access-date=3 July 2014|publisher=[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]}}</ref>

The crest (''εθνόσημο'' means "national sign"),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/kremasan-thn-fanela-me-to-ethnoshmo.2960968.html|script-title=el:Η φανέλα με το εθνόσημο|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el}}</ref> which is used in the kit, is the official emblem of the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/ethnikiomada|title=Greece national football team Official Facebook page|publisher=facebook.com}}</ref>

===Kit sponsorship===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|- style="color:white;"
! style="width:120px; background:#0066bc;"|Supplier
! style="width:90px; background:#0066bc;"|Period
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Asics]]
| 1980–1981
|-
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
| 1982–1987
|-
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Adidas]]
| 1988–1989
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Asics]]
| 1989–1991
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
| 1991–1998
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
| 1998–2001
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Le Coq Sportif]]
| 2001–2003
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]
| 2003–2012
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
| 2013–present
|}

===Nicknames===
[[File:Flaga Grecji.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Flag of Greece]] held by fans]]

Traditionally, Greece is referred to by the media and the [[Greeks]] in general simply as ''Ethniki'' (Εθνική) in Greek, which means 'National'. The team is often called ''Galanolefki'' (Sky blue-white) due to the use of the colors of the [[Flag of Greece|Greece flag]] as kit colors. Both nicknames are used for the country's national teams in other sports as well.

During the opening ceremony at the [[UEFA Euro 2004]], which took place right before the inaugural game of the tournament between Greece and hosts [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]], a replica of a 16th-century ship was used referring to the expeditions of the Portuguese explorers of that time. Greek radio sports journalist [[Georgios Helakis]], while broadcasting the opening match, commented that ''"since the Portuguese team appeared in such a ship, it's time for us to become pirates and steal the victory"''. Eventually, Greece beat the hosts and the team was described as ''Piratiko'', meaning the 'Pirate ship', which emerged as the new nickname of the team repeated with every win during the tournament. Especially after Greece won in the [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|final]] to Portugal, the new nickname was established to commemorate the coronation of Greece as [[UEFA European Championship|European champions]].

=== Rivalries ===
{{main|Greece–Turkey football rivalry}}
Greece has a historical rivalry with [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]; having played them a total of 13 matches, winning three, drawing three, and losing seven games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/teams/turkey/tab/opposingTeams/opposition/Greece/|title=Turkey national football team: record Greece|website=www.11v11.com|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref> Both countries have been described as "punching above their weight"; with Greece winning [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] despite being classified as underdogs before the competition, and Turkey followed-up their [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup semi-final appearance in 2002]] by advancing to the semi-finals of [[UEFA Euro 2008|Euro 2008]], where they were knocked out by [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. The relationship with Turkey is very intense overall. It is fueled by a dispute between the two countries, the dispute over [[Cyprus]], and several incidents occurring during matches between Turkish and Greek clubs, it has been described as one of the international football rivalries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/11/06/first11.rivalries/index.html?iref=24hours|title=Top 10 international rivalries|first=Greg |last=Duke |website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2018-07-02}}</ref>

Greece has also a football rivalry with [[Romania national football team|Romania]] because it is the team that has been met the most times in their history (36 times). Greece has won 8 matches and Romania has won 18 matches (10 matches between them ended in a draw).

===Media coverage===
Greece's qualifying matches and friendlies are currently televised by [[Nova Sports]] and [[Alpha TV]], a trademark of [[Digea]].

==Results and fixtures==
{{Main|Greece national football team results (2020{{ndash}}present)}}
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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===2023===
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|date         = 24 March 2023
|time         = 20:45
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 0–3
|team1        = {{fb-rt|GIB}}
|goals1       = 
|team2        = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2       = 
*[[Giorgos Masouras|Masouras]] {{goal|11}}
*[[Manolis Siopis|Siopis]] {{goal|45}}
*[[Anastasios Bakasetas|Bakasetas]] {{goal|58}}
|stadium      = [[Estádio Algarve]]
|location     = [[Faro, Portugal|Faro]]/[[Loulé]], Portugal
|attendance   = 390
|referee      = [[Rohit Saggi]] ([[Norwegian Football Federation|Norway]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036293/ Report]
|result       = W
}}
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|date=27 March 2023
|time={{UTZ|18:00|2}}
|round=[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|score=0–0
|report=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2023-03-27/greece-vs-lithuania/2929442/
|team1={{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1=
|team2={{fb|LTU}}
|goals2=
|stadium= [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location=[[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance=11,950
|referee=[[Jonathan Lardot]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
|format=1
|result=D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format       = 1
|date         = 16 June 2023
|time         = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 2–1 
|team1        = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1       =
*[[Anastasios Bakasetas|Bakasetas]] {{goal|15|pen.}}
*[[Giorgos Masouras|Masouras]] {{goal|49}} 
|team2        = {{fb|IRL}}
|goals2       =
*[[Nathan Collins|Collins]] {{goal|29}} 
|stadium      = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location     = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance   = 17,452
|referee      = [[Harald Lechner]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]]) 
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036338/ Report]
|result       = W 
}}
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|format       = 1
|date         = 19 June 2023
|time         = 20:45
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 1–0
|team1        = {{fb-rt|FRA}}
|goals1       = 
*[[Kylian Mbappé|Mbappé]] {{goal|55|pen.}}
|team2        = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[Stade de France]]
|location     = [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], France
|attendance   = 76,500
|referee      = [[Antonio Mateu Lahoz]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036361/ Report]
|result       = l
}}
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|format       = 1
|date         = 7 September 2023
|time         = 20:45
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 3–0
|team1        = {{fb-rt|NED}}
|goals1       = 
*[[Marten de Roon|De Roon]] {{goal|17}}
*[[Cody Gakpo|Gakpo]] {{goal|31}}
*[[Wout Weghorst|Weghorst]] {{goal|39}}
|team2        = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[Philips Stadion]]
|location     = [[Eindhoven]], Netherlands
|attendance   = 32,079 
|referee      = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]] ([[The Football Association|England]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036385/ Report]
|result       = L
}}
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|format       = 1
|date         = 10 September 2023
|time         = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 5–0
|team1        = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1       = 
*[[Dimitrios Pelkas|Pelkas]] {{goal|9}}
*[[Konstantinos Mavropanos|Mavropanos]] {{goal|23||82}}
*[[Giorgos Masouras|Masouras]] {{goal|70||90+1}}
|team2        = {{fb|GIB}}
|goals2       = 
|stadium      = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location     = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance   = 9,774
|referee      = [[Manfredas Lukjančukas]] ([[Lithuanian Football Federation|Lithuania]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036408/ Report]
|result       = W
}}
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|format       = 1
|date         = 13 October 2023
|time         = 19:45 [[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 0–2
|team1        = {{fb-rt|IRL}}
|goals1       = 
|team2        = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2       = 
*[[Giorgos Giakoumakis|Giakoumakis]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Georgios Masouras|Masouras]] {{goal|45+4}}
|stadium      = [[Aviva Stadium]]
|location     = [[Dublin]], Republic of Ireland
|attendance   = 41,239
|referee      = [[Glenn Nyberg]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036431/ Report]
|result       = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format       = 1
|date         = 16 October 2023
|time         = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 0–1
|team1        = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1       =
|team2        = {{fb|NED}}
|goals2       =
*[[Virgil van Dijk|Van Dijk]] {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|stadium      = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location     = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance   = 24,967
|referee      = [[Alejandro Hernández Hernández]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036453/ Report]
|result       = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date       = 17 November 2023
|time       = {{UTZ|19:00|2}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|score      = 2–0
|team2      = {{fb|NZL}}
|goals1     = 
*[[Giannis Konstantelias|Konstantelias]] {{goal|10}}
*[[Giorgos Giakoumakis|Giakoumakis]] {{goal|29}}
|goals2     =
|location   = [[Athens]], Greece
|stadium    = [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium]]
|attendance = 5,625
|referee    = [[Luca Cibelli]] ([[Swiss Football Association|Switzerland]])
|report     = [https://www.skysports.com/football/greece-vs-new-zealand/stats/499427/ Report]
|result     = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format       = 1
|date         = 21 November 2023
|time         = 21:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]
|round        = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group B|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]]
|score        = 2–2
|team1        = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1       = 
*[[Anastasios Bakasetas|Bakasetas]] {{goal|56}}
*[[Fotis Ioannidis|Ioannidis]] {{goal|61}}
|team2        = {{fb|FRA}}
|goals2=
*[[Randal Kolo Muani|Kolo Muani]] {{goal|42}}
*[[Youssouf Fofana (French footballer)|Fofana]] {{goal|74}}
|stadium      = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location     = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance   = 24,820
|referee      = [[Daniel Siebert (referee)|Daniel Siebert]] ([[German Football Association|Germany]])
|report       = [https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036499/ Report]
|result       = D
}}

===2024===
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 21 March 2024
|time = 21:45 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]
|round = [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs#Path C|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2039642/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|KAZ}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date       = 7 June 2024
|time       = 
|team1      = {{fb-rt|GER}}
|score      = 
|team2      = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals1     = 
|goals2     =
|location   = Germany
|stadium    = TBD
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|report     =
|result     = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 7 September 2024
|time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040067--greece-vs-finland/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|FIN}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece 
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 10 September 2024
|time = 19:45 [[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040085--republic-of-ireland-vs-greece/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRL}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Aviva Stadium]]
|location = [[Dublin]], Ireland
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 10 October 2024
|time = 19:45 [[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040103--england-vs-greece/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ENG}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]]
|location = [[London]], England 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 13 October 2024
|time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040127--greece-vs-republic-of-ireland/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|IRL}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 14 November 2024
|time = 21:45 [[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040151--greece-vs-england/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|ENG}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Agia Sophia Stadium]]
|location = [[Nea Filadelfeia]], Greece
|attendance = 
|referee = 
|result = 
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format = 1
|date = 17 November 2024
|time = 19:00 [[UTC+02:00|UTC+2]]
|round = [[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B#Group 2|2024–25 UEFA Nations League B – Group 2]]
|score = 
|report = https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040175--finland-vs-greece/
|team1 = {{fb-rt|FIN}}
|goals1 = 
|team2 = {{fb|GRE}}
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]]
|location = [[Helsinki]], Finland
|attendance =
|referee = 
|result = 
}}

==Coaching staff==
{{updated|3 January 2022}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left"
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
| Manager
| {{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Gus Poyet]]
|-
| Assistant manager
| {{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Gerard Nus]]
|-
| Assistant manager
| {{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Mauricio Taricco]]
|-
| Assistant manager
| {{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Diego Poyet]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Fanis Katergiannakis]]
|-
| Chief Analyst
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} Dimitris Goumas
|-
| Technical director
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Kostas Konstantinidis|Konstantinos Konstantinidis]]
|-
| Sporting director
| {{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Takis Fyssas]]
|}

===Coaching history===
The following table lists all assigned football managers for the national team and their records since Greece's first international game in April 1929.
[[File:Otto Rehhagel1.JPG|240px|thumb|right|Manager [[Otto Rehhagel]], under whose guidance Greece were crowned [[UEFA European Championship|European champions]] in [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]].]]
[[File:Alketas Panagoulias (1986).jpg|thumb|240px|[[Alketas Panagoulias]], with whom Greece first appeared at the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championship]] ([[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]) and the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]).]]

''Updated 21 November 2023''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%"
|-
!width=200px|Name
!width=100px|Greece career
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=20px|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=30px|Win %
!width=120px|Major competitions
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete)|Apostolos Nikolaidis]] ||1929<hr /> 1934–1935||5||1||1||3||6||13||20%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kopřiva ||1929–1930||3||1||1||1||4||10||33.3%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|TCH}} Josef Švejk ||1930||1||0||0||1||0||3||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Hellenic Football Federation]] ||1930–1931||5||1||0||4||12||15||20%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Loukas Panourgias]] ||1932||4||0||0||4||2||14||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Kostas Negrepontis]] ||1933–1934<hr />1938<hr />1948–1950<hr />1953||16||5||1||10||23||25||31.3%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|variant=old}} Kostas Konstantaras ||1935||4||0||1||3||6||16||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|HUN|1920}} [[József Künsztler]] ||1936||2||0||0||2||6||10||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Buckett]] ||1938||1||0||0||1||1||11||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Antonis Migiakis]] ||1951<hr />1952–1953<hr />1954–1955<hr />1958<hr />1961||12||3||4||5||13||16||17%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Nikos Katrantzos ||1951||1||1||0||0||1||0||100%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Giannis Chelmis ||1951<hr />1954<hr />1955||8||3||1||4||9||10||37.5%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|}} Kostas Andritsos ||1956||1||0||0||1||1||7||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittore Martini|Rino Martini]] ||1957–1958||7||2||1||4||8||17||28.6%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|FRA|1830}} [[Paul Baron]] ||1959–1960||5||1||0||4||4||15||20%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Tryfon Tzanetis]] ||1960–1961<hr />1962–1964||11||5||1||5||19||25||45.5%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Lakis Petropoulos]] ||1964–1965<hr />1967<hr />1969–1971<hr />1976–1977||35||6||9||20||34||62||17.1%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Panos Markovic]] ||1966–1967||2||2||0||0||6||1||100%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Kostas Karapatis]] ||1968||1||0||0||1||0||1||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} [[Dan Georgiadis]] ||1968–1969||8||3||4||1||19||13||37.5%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|NIR}} [[Billy Bingham]] ||1971–1973||12||2||3||7||11||23||16.7%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Alketas Panagoulias]] ||1973–1976<hr />1977–1981<hr />1992–1994||74||23||20||31||89||121||31.1%
|style="text-align: left;"|[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championship]]– Group stage<hr />[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]]– Group stage
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Archontidis]] ||1982–1984||21||5||3||13||17||33||23.8%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Miltos Papapostolou]]||1984–1988||46||14||15||17||46||61||30.4%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Alekos Sofianidis]] ||1988–1989||7||3||1||3||13||10||42.9%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Antonis Georgiadis]]||1989–1991<hr />1992||30||11||9||10||34||38||36.7%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Stefanos Petritsis||1992||1||0||0||1||0||1||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Polychroniou]] ||1994–1998||34||17||6||11||56||32||50%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Anghel Iordănescu]] ||1998–1999||7||4||2||1||11||7||57.1%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vasilis Daniil]] ||1999–2001||30||14||8||8||46||34||46.7%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Christidis]] ||2001||1||0||1||0||0||0||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Otto Rehhagel]] ||2001–2010||106||53||23||30||138||111||50%
|style="text-align: left;"|[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 European Championship]]– '''Champions'''<hr />[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008 European Championship]]– Group stage<hr />[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]]– Group stage
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|POR}} [[Fernando Santos (footballer, born 1954)|Fernando Santos]] ||2010–2014||49||26||17||6||56||36||53.1%
|style="text-align: left;"|[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 European Championship]]– Quarter-final<hr />[[File:Symbol confirmed.svg|15px]] [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 World Cup]]– Round of 16
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Claudio Ranieri]] ||2014||4||0||1||3||1||5||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Tsanas]] ||2014, 2015||5||1||1||3||5||9||20%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Sergio Markarián]] ||2015||3||0||2||1||1||2||0%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Skibbe]] ||2015–2018||27||11||5||11||30||26||40.7%<ref name="Greece_sanctioned">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2016/m=5/news=greece-sanctioned-for-fielding-ineligible-player-in-friendly-2792710.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528142320/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2016/m=5/news=greece-sanctioned-for-fielding-ineligible-player-in-friendly-2792710.html|url-status= dead|archive-date=28 May 2016|title=Greece sanctioned for fielding ineligible player in friendly|website=FIFA.com|date=27 May 2016|access-date=28 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Angelos Anastasiadis]] ||2018–2019||7||2||1||4||8||11||28.6%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|NED}} [[John van 't Schip]] ||2019–2021 ||26||11||9||6||29||23||42.3%
|-
|style="text-align: left;"| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Gus Poyet]] ||2022– ||20||11||3||6||30||15||55.0%
|-
!Total
!1929–present
!642
!242
!154
!246
!796
!885
!37.7%
|-
|colspan="9" align="left"|Santos has the national record of 17 consecutive unbeaten games.
|-
|}

==Players==
{{for|all past and present players who have appeared for the national team|List of Greece international footballers}}

===Current squad===
The following players were called for the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs]].<ref>{{cite web |title=EURO 2024 play-offs: Η αποστολή της Εθνικής Ομάδας |url=https://www.epo.gr/News.aspx?a_id=53395&NewsType=22 |website=epo.gr |access-date=3 October 2023}}</ref>

''Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against the [[France national football team|France]].''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2034445/ | title=Kosovo-Greece &#124; UEFA Nations League 2023 &#124; UEFA.com |website=[[UEFA]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_players.php?id=175&data=9|title=Most Greece Caps - EU-Football.info |website=eu-football.info}}</ref>

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Alexandros Paschalakis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1989|7|28|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Sokratis Dioudis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|2|3|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Zagłębie Lubin]]|clubnat=POL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Georgios Athanasiadis (footballer, born 1993)|Giorgos Athanasiadis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|7|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Georgios Tzavellas|Giorgos Tzavellas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1987|11|26|df=y}}|caps=50|goals=3|club=[[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Kostas Tsimikas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|5|12|df=y}}|caps=32|goals=0|club=[[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Pantelis Chatzidiakos]]||age={{Birth date and age|1997|1|18|df=y}}|caps=31|goals=0|club=[[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Konstantinos Mavropanos|Dinos Mavropanos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|12|11|df=y}}|caps=24|goals=2|club=[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Lazaros Rota]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|8|23|df=y}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Panagiotis Retsos|Panos Retsos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|8|9|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[George Baldock]]|age={{Birth date and age| 1993|3|9|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Konstantinos Koulierakis|Dinos Koulierakis]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|11|28|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[PAOK FC|PAOK]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Manolis Saliakas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|12|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[FC St. Pauli|St. Pauli]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Anastasios Bakasetas|Tasos Bakasetas]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|6|28|df=y}}|caps=63|goals=13|club=[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Petros Mantalos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1991|8|31|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=6|club=[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Andreas Bouchalakis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|4|5|df=y}}|caps=42|goals=1|club=[[Hertha BSC]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Dimitrios Kourbelis|Dimitris Kourbelis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|11|2|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=1|club=[[Fatih Karagümrük S.K.|Fatih Karagümrük]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Dimitrios Pelkas|Dimitris Pelkas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1993|10|26|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=3|club=[[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Zeca (footballer, born 1988)|Zeca]]|age={{Birth date and age|1988|8|31|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=2|club=[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Manolis Siopis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|14|df=y}}|caps=28|goals=1|club=[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]|clubnat=WAL}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Giannis Konstantelias]]|age={{Birth date and age|2003|3|5|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=1|club=[[PAOK FC|PAOK]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Georgios Masouras|Giorgos Masouras]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|1|1|df=y}}|caps=39|goals=9|club=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Vangelis Pavlidis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|11|21|df=y}}|caps=36|goals=6|club=[[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Giorgos Giakoumakis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|12|9|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=4|club=[[Atlanta United FC|Atlanta United]]|clubnat=USA}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Christos Tzolis]]|age={{Birth date and age|2002|1|30|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[Fortuna Düsseldorf]]|clubnat=GER}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Anastasios Chatzigiovanis|Tasos Chatzigiovanis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|5|31|df=y}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[MKE Ankaragücü|Ankaragücü]]|clubnat=TUR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Fotis Ioannidis]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|1|10|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|clubnat=GRE}}
{{nat fs end|background=#0000cd}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have also been called up to the Greece squad within the last twelve months.
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{{nat fs r start|background=#0000cd|color=white}}

{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Dimitrios Goutas|Dimitris Goutas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|4|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]]|clubnat=WAL|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Dimitris Giannoulis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|10|17|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=0|club=[[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]]|clubnat=ENG|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Georgios Vagiannidis|Giorgs Vagiannidis]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|9|12|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|NZL}}, 17 November 2023}}<sup>PRE</sup> 
{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Konstantinos Galanopoulos|Kostas Galanopoulos]]|age={{Birth date and age|1997|12|28|df=y}}|caps=8|goals=1|club=[[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sotiris Alexandropoulos]]|age={{Birth date and age|2001|11|26|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Theocharis Tsingaras|Charis Tsingaras]]|age={{Birth date and age|2000|8|20|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|FRA}}, 21 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Giannis Papanikolaou]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|11|18|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Raków Częstochowa]]|clubnat=POL|latest=v. {{fb|GIB}}, 10 September 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Kostas Fortounis]]|age={{Birth date and age|1992|10|16|df=y}}|caps=56|goals=9|club=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|LTU}}, 27 March 2023}}<sup>RET</sup>
{{nat fs break|background=#0000cd}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Taxiarchis Fountas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1995|9|4|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=[[Trabzonspor]]|clubnat=TUR|latest=v. {{fb|NZL}}, 17 November 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Dimitrios Limnios|Dimitris Limnios]]|age={{Birth date and age|1998|5|27|df=y}}|caps=24|goals=3|club=[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]|clubnat=GRE|latest=v. {{fb|GIB}}, 10 September 2023}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Anastasios Douvikas|Tasos Douvikas]]|age={{Birth date and age|1999|8|2|df=y}}|caps=15|goals=1|club=[[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]]|clubnat=ESP|latest=v. {{fb|IRL}}, 16 June 2023}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0B0B3F}}
; Notes
*<sup>PRE</sup> = Preliminary squad/standby.
*<sup>RET</sup> = Retired from international football.
{{nat fs end|background=#0000cd}}

==Player records==
{{updated|10 September 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Greece - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/grk-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref>
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Greece.''

===Most capped players===

[[File:Georgios Karagounis 2010.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Greece's iconic midfielder and former captain [[Giorgos Karagounis]] is the most capped player in the history of the national team with 139 caps.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
! style="width:175px;"|Name
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Position
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Giorgos Karagounis]]
|139
|10
|MF
|1999–2014
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Theodoros Zagorakis]]
|120
|3
|MF
|1994–2007
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Kostas Katsouranis]]
|116
|10
|MF
|2003–2015
|-
|4
|align=left|{{nowrap|[[Vasilis Torosidis]]}}
|101
|10
|DF
|2007–2019
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Angelos Basinas]]
|100
|7
|MF
|1999–2009
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Stratos Apostolakis]]
|96
|5
|DF
|1986–1998
|-
|rowspan=2|7
|align=left|[[Antonios Nikopolidis]]
|90
|0
|GK
|1999–2008
|-
|align=left|[[Sokratis Papastathopoulos]]
|90
|3
|DF
|2008–2019
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Angelos Charisteas]]
|88
|25
|FW
|2001–2011
|-
|10
|align=left|[[Dimitris Salpingidis]]
|82
|13
|FW
|2005–2014
|-
|}

===Top goalscorers===

[[File:Nikos Anastopoulos (1987).jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Nikos Anastopoulos]], the top goalscorer of the national team.]]
[[File:Charisteas 2008.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Angelos Charisteas]], scorer of Greece's winning goal in [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Euro 2004 Final]] and second all-time scorer of Greece with 25 goals.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
!width=30px|Rank
!width=175px|Player
!width=50px|Goals
!width=50px|Caps
!width=50px|Ratio
!width=100px|Period
|-
|1
|align=left|[[Nikos Anastopoulos]]
|29
|74
|{{#expr: 29/74 round 2}}
|1977–1988
|-
|2
|align=left|[[Angelos Charisteas]]
|25
|88
|{{#expr: 25/88 round 2}}
|2001–2011
|-
|3
|align=left|[[Theofanis Gekas]]
|24
|78
|{{#expr: 24/78 round 2}}
|2005–2014
|-
|4
|align=left|[[Dimitris Saravakos]]
|22
|78
|{{#expr: 22/78 round 2}}
|1982–1994
|-
|5
|align=left|[[Mimis Papaioannou]]
|21
|61
|{{#expr: 21/61 round 2}}
|1963–1978
|-
|6
|align=left|[[Nikos Machlas]]
|18
|61
|{{#expr: 18/61 round 2}}
|1993–2002
|-
|rowspan="2"|7
|align=left|[[Demis Nikolaidis]]
|17
|54
|{{#expr: 17/54 round 2}}
|1995–2004
|-
|align=left|[[Kostas Mitroglou]]
|17
|65
|{{#expr: 17/65 round 2}}
|2009–2019
|-
|9
|align=left|[[Panagiotis Tsalouchidis]]
|16
|76
|{{#expr: 16/76 round 2}}
|1987–1995
|-
|10
|align=left|[[Giorgos Sideris]]
|14
|28
|{{#expr: 14/28 round 2}}
|1958–1970
|-
|}

===Captains===
List of [[Captain (sports)|captaincy]] periods of the various captains throughout the years.
{| class="wikitable alternance"
|-
! Name
! Period
! Notes
|-
|[[Andreas Mouratis]] || 1951–1953
||
|-
|[[Thanasis Bebis]] || 1953–1954 ||
|-
|[[Ilias Rosidis]] || 1954–1960 ||
|-
|[[Kostas Polychroniou]] || 1961–1967 ||
|-
|[[Giorgos Sideris]] || 1968–1970 ||
|-
|[[Mimis Domazos]] || 1970–1979 ||
|-
|[[Giorgos Koudas]] || 1979–1982 ||{{small|European Championship captain ([[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]])<br />First captain of Greece national football team in a major competition}}
|-
|[[Anthimos Kapsis]] || 1982{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} ||
|-
|[[Nikos Anastopoulos]] || 1983–1988 ||
|-
|[[Tasos Mitropoulos]] || 1988–1994 ||{{small|World Cup captain ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]])<br />First captain of Greece national football team in a World Cup}}
|-
|[[Stratos Apostolakis]] || 1994–1998 ||
|-
|[[Demis Nikolaidis]] || 1998–1999 ||
|-
|[[Nikos Machlas]] || 1999 ||
|-
|[[Marinos Ouzounidis]] || 1999–2001 ||
|-
|[[Theodoros Zagorakis]] || 2001–2007 ||{{small|European Championship winning captain ([[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]])}}
|-
|[[Angelos Basinas]] || 2007–2009 ||{{small|European Championship captain ([[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]])}}
|-
|[[Giorgos Karagounis]] || 2009–2014 ||{{small|World Cup captain ([[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])}}<br />{{small|European Championship captain ([[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]])}}<br />{{small|World Cup captain ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])}}
|-
|[[Dimitris Salpingidis]] || 2014 ||
|-
|[[Vasilis Torosidis]] || 2014–2019 ||
|-
|[[Kostas Stafylidis]] || 2019–2020 ||
|-
|[[Anastasios Bakasetas]] || 2020– ||
|}

==Competitive record==
===Competitive results===
These are Greece's results in the major competitions that they have participated in. The results in the main tournaments have been listed directly in the total column.

''Updated 21 November 2023''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%"
|-
! style="width:205px;"|Competition
! colspan=7|Total
! colspan=5|Home
! colspan=5|Away
|-
|
| style="width:30px;"|'''Pld'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''W'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''D'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''L'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GF'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GA'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GD'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''W'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''D'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''L'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GF'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GA'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''W'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''D'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''L'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GF'''
| style="width:30px;"|'''GA'''
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[FIFA World Cup]]'''
|146
|'''58'''
|'''35'''
|'''53'''
|172
|199
| −27
|'''35'''
|'''16'''
|'''17'''
|95
|62
|'''23'''
|'''19'''
|'''36'''
|77
|137
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[UEFA European Championship]]'''
|143
|'''65'''
|'''29'''
|'''49'''
|199
|164
| +35
|'''39'''
|'''5'''
|'''20'''
|117
|71
|'''26'''
|'''24'''
|'''29'''
|82
|93
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[UEFA Nations League]]'''
|18
|'''11'''
|'''3'''
|'''4'''
|20
|8
| +12
|'''6'''
|'''2'''
|'''1'''
|12
|2
|'''5'''
|'''1'''
|'''3'''
|8
|6
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]'''
|3
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|0
|4
| −4
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|'''2'''
|0
|4
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]'''
|1
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|1
|2
| −1
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''1'''
|1
|2
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[Football at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]'''
|2
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|6
|0
| +6
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|–
|–
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[Mediterranean Cup (men's football)|Mediterranean Cup]]'''
|17
|'''4'''
|'''5'''
|'''8'''
|15
|31
| −16
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|–
|–
|- style="background:#cadcfb;"
|align="left"|'''[[Balkan Cup]]'''
|24
|'''3'''
|'''4'''
|'''17'''
|36
|76
| −40
|–
|–
|–
|–
|–
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|'''–'''
|–
|–
|- style="background:bisque;"
|'''Total'''
|354
|'''143'''
|'''77'''
|'''134'''
|449
|488
| -39
|'''80'''
|'''23'''
|'''38'''
|224
|135
|'''54'''
|'''45'''
|'''71'''
|168
|242
|}

===FIFA World Cup===
{{main|Greece at the FIFA World Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=10|[[FIFA World Cup|{{white|FIFA World Cup}}]] record
! style="width:1%;background:white" rowspan=28|
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=7|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|{{white|Qualification}}]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Squad
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
| colspan=9|''Did not enter''
| colspan=7|''Declined invitation''
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
| colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|France|1794}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 12
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
| colspan=9|''Did not enter''
| colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
| colspan=9 rowspan=10|''Did not qualify''
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 10
| 14
|-
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 11
|-
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 4
| 10
| 13
|-
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 5
| 10
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 15
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| Group stage
| 24th
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 10
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup squads#Greece|Squad]]
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 2
|-
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| colspan=9 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 17
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 12
| 6
| 3
| 3
| 15
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| Group stage
| 25th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup squads#Greece|Squad]]
| 12
| 7
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 10
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| Round of 16
| 13th
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 5
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup squads#Greece|Squad]]
| 12
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 16
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
| 12
| 5
| 5
| 2
| 18
| 10
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| 8
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 8
| 8
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
| colspan=9 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
| colspan=7 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
|-
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Total
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Round of 16
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|{{Tooltip|3/22|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|10
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|6
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|5
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|20
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|—
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|136
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|56
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|33
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|47
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|167
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|179
|}
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=2|Greece's World Cup history
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |First Match
|{{fb|ARG}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}} <br />([[Foxborough]], [[United States]]; 21 June 1994)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Win
|{{fb|GRE}} 2–1 {{fb-rt|NGA}} <br />([[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]]; 17 June 2010)<br />{{fb|GRE}} 2–1 {{fb-rt|CIV}}<br /> ([[Fortaleza]], [[Brazil]]; 24 June 2014)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Defeat
|{{fb|ARG}} 4–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br /> ([[Foxborough]], [[United States]]; 21 June 1994)<br />{{fb|GRE}} 0–4 {{fb-rt|BUL}} <br />([[Chicago]], [[United States]]; 26 June 1994)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Best Result
|Round of 16 ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Worst Result
|Group stage ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|}

===UEFA European Championship===
{{main|Greece at the UEFA European Championship}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=10|[[UEFA European Championship|{{white|UEFA European Championship}}]] record
! style="width:1%;background:white" rowspan=22|
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=7|[[UEFA European Championship qualifying|{{white|Qualifying}}]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Squad
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1794}} [[1960 European Nations' Cup|1960]]
|colspan=9|''Did not qualify''
|2
|0
|1
|1
|2
|8
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[1964 European Nations' Cup|1964]]
|colspan=9|''Did not enter''
|colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1968|1968]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
|5
|2
|1
|2
|7
|8
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]
|6
|1
|1
|4
|3
|8
|-
|{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[UEFA Euro 1976|1976]]
|6
|2
|3
|1
|12
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]
|Group stage
|8th
|3
|0
|1
|2
|1
|4
|[[UEFA Euro 1980 squads#Greece|Squad]]
|6
|3
|1
|2
|13
|7
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 1984|1984]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=5|''Did not qualify''
|8
|3
|2
|3
|8
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 1988|1988]]
|8
|4
|1
|3
|12
|13
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992]]
|8
|3
|2
|3
|11
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996]]
|10
|6
|0
|4
|23
|9
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[UEFA Euro 2000|2000]]
|10
|4
|3
|3
|13
|8
|- style="background:Gold;"
|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|Champions]]'''
|'''1st'''
|'''6'''
|'''4'''
|'''1'''
|'''1'''
|'''7'''
|'''4'''
|'''[[UEFA Euro 2004 squads#Greece|Squad]]'''
|8
|6
|0
|2
|8
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|Austria}} {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]]
|Group stage
|16th
|3
|0
|0
|3
|1
|5
|[[UEFA Euro 2008 squads#Greece|Squad]]
|12
|10
|1
|1
|25
|10
|-
|{{flagicon|Poland}} {{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]
|Quarter-finals
|7th
|4
|1
|1
|2
|5
|7
|[[UEFA Euro 2012 squads#Greece|Squad]]
|10
|7
|3
|0
|14
|5
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[UEFA Euro 2016|2016]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|10
|1
|3
|6
|7
|14
|-
|{{flagicon|Europe}} [[UEFA Euro 2020|2020]]
|10
|4
|2
|4
|12
|14
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[UEFA Euro 2024|2024]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|''To be determined''
|8
|4
|1
|3
|14
|8
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{flagicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[UEFA Euro 2028|2028]]
|colspan=7 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[UEFA Euro 2032|2032]]
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Total
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|1 Title
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|4/16
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|16
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|5
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|3
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|8
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|14
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|20
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|—
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|127
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|60
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|25
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|42
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|184
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|144
|}
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=2|Greece's European Championship history
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |First Match
|{{fb|NED}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br /> ([[Naples]], [[Italy]]; 11 June 1980)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Win
|{{fb|POR}} 1–2 {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br /> ([[Porto]], [[Portugal]]; 12 June 2004)<br />{{fb|FRA|1974}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|GRE}} <br />([[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]; 25 June 2004)<br />{{fb|GRE}} 1–0 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t.]]) {{fb-rt|CZE}}<br /> ([[Porto]], [[Portugal]]; 1 July 2004)<br />{{fb|POR}} [[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|0–1]] {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br /> ([[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]; 4 July 2004)<br />{{fb|GRE}} 1–0 {{fb-rt|RUS}}<br /> ([[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]; 16 June 2012)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Defeat
|{{fb|GRE}} 1–3 {{fb-rt|TCH}}<br /> ([[Rome]], [[Italy]]; 14 June 1980)<br />{{fb|GRE}} 0–2 {{fb-rt|SWE}}<br /> ([[Salzburg]], [[Austria]]; 10 June 2008)<br />{{fb|GER}} 4–2 {{fb-rt|GRE}} <br />([[Gdańsk]], [[Poland]]; 22 June 2012)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Best Result
| '''Champions''' ([[UEFA Euro 2004 Final|2004]])
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Worst Result
| Group stage ([[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]], [[UEFA Euro 2008|2008]])
|}

===UEFA Nations League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=11|[[UEFA Nations League|{{white|UEFA Nations League}}]] record
|-
!Season
!Division
!Group
!width=28|{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|D*|Drawn}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=35|{{Tooltip|P/R|Promotion/relegation at end of season}}
!width=28|{{Tooltip|RK|Overall rank}}
|-
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C|C]]
|[[2018–19 UEFA Nations League C#Group 2|2]]
|6||3||0||3||4||5||{{same position}}||33rd
|-
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C|C]]
|[[2020–21 UEFA Nations League C#Group 3|3]]
|6||3||3||0||6||1||{{same position}}||37th
|-
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League C|C]]
|[[2022–23 UEFA Nations League C#Group 2|2]]
|6||5||0||1||10||2||{{rise}}||34th
|-
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 UEFA Nations League B|B]]
|colspan=9 |''To be determined''
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"colspan=3|Total
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|18
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|11
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|3
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|4
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|20
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|8
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"colspan="2"|33rd
|}
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=2|Greece's Nations League history
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |First Match
|{{fb|EST}} 0–1 {{fb-rt|GRE}} <br>([[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]]; 8 September 2018)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Win
|{{fb|GRE}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|CYP}} <br>([[Volos]], [[Greece]]; 9 June 2022)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Defeat
|{{fb|FIN}} 2–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br> ([[Tampere]], [[Finland]]; 15 October 2018)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Best Result
|—
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Worst Result
|—
|}

===FIFA Confederations Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=10|[[FIFA Confederations Cup|{{white|FIFA Confederations Cup}}]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}*
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Squad
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1992 King Fahd Cup|1992]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=6|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1997 FIFA Confederations Cup|1997]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup|1999]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1974}} [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]
|Group stage
|7th
|3
|0
|1
|2
|0
|4
|[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup squads#Greece|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2013 FIFA Confederations Cup|2013]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup|2017]]
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Total
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Group stage
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|1/10
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|3
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|0
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|1
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|0
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|4
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|—
|}
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=2|Greece's Confederations Cup history
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |First Match
|{{fb|BRA}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}} <br />([[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]; 16 June 2005)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Win
|None
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Biggest Defeat
| {{fb|BRA}} 3–0 {{fb-rt|GRE}}<br /> ([[Leipzig]], [[Germany]]; 16 June 2005)
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Best Result
| Group stage ([[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]])
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" |Worst Result
| Group stage ([[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]])
|}

===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;" colspan=10|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|{{white|Olympic Games}}]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!Squad
|-
|{{flagicon|Greece|old}} [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]]||colspan=9|''No football tournament was held''
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1794}} [[Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900]]||colspan=9 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|United States|1896}} [[Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics|1912]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]||Preliminary round||14th||1||0||0||1||0||9
|[[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Greece|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|France|1794}} [[Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United States|1912}} [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]||colspan=9|''No football tournament was held''
|-
|{{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]||Preliminary round||21st||1||0||0||1||1||2
|[[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Greece|Squad]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||colspan=9 rowspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Soviet Union|1955}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]
|-
|Since [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]||colspan=9|''See [[Greece national under-23 football team]]''
|-
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Total
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|Preliminary round
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2/19
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|0
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|0
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|2
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|1
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|11
! style="color:white; background:#0066bc;"|—
|}

==FIFA ranking history==
Greece's history in the [[FIFA World Rankings]]. The table shows the position that Greece held in December of each year (and the current position as of 202), as well as the highest and lowest positions annually.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|-
!width=80|Year
!width=105|Position
!width=80|Highest
!width=80|Lowest
|-
|1993
|'''34'''
|32
|36
|-
|1994
|'''28'''
|28
|37
|-
|1995
|'''34'''
|23
|34
|-
|1996
|'''35'''
|30
|45
|-
|1997
|'''42'''
|29
|46
|-
|1998
|'''53'''
|42
|66
|-
|1999
|'''34'''
|30
|46
|-
|2000
|'''42'''
|31
|42
|-
|2001
|'''57'''
|43
|61
|-
|2002
|'''48'''
|46
|59
|-
|2003
|'''30'''
|26
|48
|-
|2004
|'''18'''
|14
|36
|-
|2005
|'''16'''
|12
|20
|-
|2006
|'''16'''
|14
|32
|-
|2007
|'''11'''
|11
|16
|-
|2008
|'''20'''
|8
|20
|-
|2009
|'''13'''
|11
|20
|-
|2010
|'''11'''
|11
|13
|-
|2011
|'''14'''
|8
|14
|-
|2012
|'''13'''
|10
|15
|-
|2013
|'''12'''
|11
|16
|-
|2014
|'''24'''
|10
|25
|-
|2015
|'''41'''
|24
|44
|-
|2016
|'''42'''
|37
|52
|-
|2017
|'''47'''
|38
|47
|-
|2018
|'''43'''
|42
|47
|-
|2019
|'''54'''
|43
|60
|-
|2020
|'''53'''
|53
|54
|-
|2021
|'''55'''
|53
|55
|-
|2022
|'''51'''
|48
|55
|-
|}

* FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Greece<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=gre/men/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219135046/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/associations/association=gre/men/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 February 2015|title=FIFA-ranking yearly averages for Greece|publisher=Fifa.com|access-date=19 November 2018}}</ref>
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|x=1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
|y=34, 28, 34, 35, 42, 53, 34, 42, 57, 48, 30, 18, 16, 16, 11, 20, 13, 11, 14, 13, 12, 24, 41, 42, 47, 43, 54, 53, 55}}

==Head-to-head record==
:{{Updated|21 November 2023}}, after the match against {{fb|France}}.

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Positive Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Neutral Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFDACC|Negative Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|-
!Against
!{{tooltip|P|Played}}
!{{tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{tooltip|GF|Goals favored}}
!{{tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ALB}}<ref> http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/dr-armillotta-ka-te-drejte/</ref> ||15||6||3||6||13||16
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ARG}}||2||0||0||2||0||6
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ARM}}||6||4||1||1||7||3
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|AUS}}||11||4||3||4||14||14
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|AUT}}||13||4||5||4||20||18
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BLR}}||2||1||0||1||1||1
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BEL}}||11||3||4||4||11||13
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BOL}}||2||1||1||0||2||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BIH}}||11||5||5||1||17||9
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BRA}}||2||0||1||1||0||3
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|BUL}}||24||6||6||12||31||43
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CMR}}||1||0||0||1||0||3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CAN}}||4||3||1||0||5||0
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CIV}}||1||1||0||0||2||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CHI}}||1||1||0||0||1||0
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|COL}}||2||0||0||2||0||5
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CRI}}||1||0||1||0||1||1
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CRO}}||8||2||4||2||9||10
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CYP}}||29||19||6||4||55||27
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CZE}}||5||2||2||1||3||2
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|CSK}}||5||0||0||5||2||11
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|DEN}}||16||3||4||9||18||34
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|DDR}}||8||2||0||6||7||12
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ECU}}||1||0||1||0||1||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|EGY}}||10||5||2||3||18||12
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ESA}}||2||2||0||0||6||1
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ENG}}||9||0||2||7||3||23
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ENG}} (olympic team)||2||1||0||1||5||3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|EST}}||6||3||2||1||9||5
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ETH}}||3||3||0||0||7||3
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FRO}}||4||2||0||2||11||4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FIN}}||18||9||3||6||29||22
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FRA}}||10||1||2||7||9||26
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FRA}} (2nd team)||6||1||2||3||2||4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|GEO}}||9||7||2||0||17||6
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|GER}}||3||0||0||3||4||10
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|GIB}}||4||4||0||0||16||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|GBR}}||1||1||0||0||4||2
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|GHA}}||1||0||1||0||1||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|HON}}||1||1||0||0||2||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|HUN}}||22||10||6||6||33||37
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|HUN}} (2nd team)||1||0||0||1||2||4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ISL}}||3||2||0||1||4||3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|IRL}}||5||4||1||0||6||1
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ITA}}||12||1||4||7||6||22
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ITA}} (2nd team)||7||0||2||5||4||20
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ISR}}||17||9||5||3||26||20
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|JPN}}||2||0||1||1||0||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|KAZ}}||3||3||0||0||7||2
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|KOS}}||6||3||3||0||7||3
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|PRK}}||1||0||1||0||2||2
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|KOR}}||4||0||1||3||1||6
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|LAT}}||8||5||2||1||13||6
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|LBA}}||1||1||0||0||4||0
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|LIE}}||5||4||1||0||8||1
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|LTU}}||4||2||1||1||4||2
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|LUX}}||9||8||0||1||17||3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|MLT}}||11||7||3||1||24||7
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|MEX}}||4||1||2||1||4||4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|MDA}}||7||6||1||0||13||2
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|MAR}}||1||0||1||0||0||0
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|MNE}}||2||1||0||1||2||2
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|NED}}||11||1||1||9||3||24
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|NZL}}||1||1||0||0||2||0
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|NGR}}||4||2||1||1||4||3
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|NIR}}||9||6||0||3||13||11
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|NOR}}||9||5||2||2||13||10
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|PLE}}||2||2||0||0||4||1
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|PRY}}||1||0||0||1||0||2
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|POL}}||18||4||4||10||13||30
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|POR}}||14||5||5||4||18||16
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|QAT}}||1||1||0||0||1||0
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ROU}}||36||8||10||18||41||73
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|RUS}}||11||2||5||4||10||14
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SMR}}||2||2||0||0||6||0
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|KSA}}||3||1||1||1||6||4
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SCO}}||2||1||0||1||1||1
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SRB}}||2||1||0||1||1||2
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SVK}}||5||3||1||1||6||4
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SLO}}||7||3||4||0||11||3
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ESP}}||12||1||3||8||11||21
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|ESP}} (2nd team)||2||1||0||1||3||7
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SEN}}||1||0||0||1||0||2
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|URS}}||11||2||0||9||4||25
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SWE}}||8||3||3||2||10||11
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SUI}}||15||2||4||9||12||20
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|SYR}}||2||2||0||0||12||0
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|TUR}}||13||3||3||7||11||18<ref name="Greece_sanctioned" />
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|UKR}}||6||2||2||2||3||4
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|USA}}||1||0||1||0||1||1
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|WAL}}||2||1||0||1||3||4
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FRG}}||6||0||3||3||5||11
|-
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|FRY}}||2||0||1||1||1||3
|-
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|style="text-align: left;"|{{fb|YUG}}||20||2||2||16||18||61
|-
!Total||641||241||155||247||793||885
|-
|}
The game against Great Britain's Olympic Team (1952) was recognized as an official game of the Greece National Team by the Hellenic Football Federation

== Honours ==
=== Major ===
[[File:Griechische Nationalmannschaft bei der Siegerehrung.jpg|thumb|300px|The Greece national team at the UEFA Euro 2004 trophy ceremony]]
* '''[[UEFA European Championship]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Champions (1):''' [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004]]
** ''Quarter-finalists (1):'' [[UEFA Euro 2012|2012]]

=== Other ===
* '''[[UEFA Nations League]]'''
** '''Promotion''' (1): [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League C#Group 2|2022–23 UEFA Nations League C]]
* '''[[Football at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Champions (2):''' [[Football at the 1951 Mediterranean Games|1951]], [[Football at the 1991 Mediterranean Games|1991]]
* '''[[Mediterranean Cup (men's football)|Mediterranean Cup]]'''
** {{silver02}} Runners-up (1): [[1950–53 Mediterranean Cup|1950-53]]
*'''[[Balkan Cup]]'''
** {{silver02}} Runners-up (1): [[1934–35 Balkan Cup|1934–35]]
** {{bronze03}} Third place (3): [[1929–31 Balkan Cup|1929–31]], [[1935 Balkan Cup|1935]], [[1936 Balkan Cup|1936]]

=== Awards ===
* '''[[World Soccer (magazine)|''World Soccer'' (magazine) – Men's World Team of the Year]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[World Soccer (magazine)|2004]]
* '''[[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year|2005]]
* '''[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Fair Play Trophy]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Winners (1):''' [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup|2005]]
*'''[[Unofficial Football World Championships]]'''
**'''Matches won as Champions:''' 11<ref>{{cite web |title=Rankings |date=3 March 2009 |url=http://www.ufwc.co.uk/rankings/ |publisher=[[Unofficial Football World Championships]] |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Association football|Greece}}
*[[List of Greece international footballers]]
*[[Greece national under-23 football team]] (Greece Olympic team)
*[[Greece national under-21 football team]]
*[[Greece national under-20 football team]]
*[[Greece national under-19 football team]]
*[[Greece national under-17 football team]]
*[[Greece–Turkey football rivalry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* Αρβανίτης, Στάθης (2004). ''Εθνική Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου 1929–2004'' {{in lang|el}}. Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτης. {{ISBN|960-03-3778-0}}.
* Μαμουζέλος, Γιάννης Ν. & Νταβέλος, Θοδωρής (2007). ''100 χρόνια Εθνική Ελλάδας'' {{in lang|el}}. Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: Εκδόσεις Άγκυρα. {{ISBN|978-960-42-2497-5}}.
* Φασούλας, Χρήστος & Κοντολέων, Δομήνικος (2008). ''Εθνική Ελλάδος γεια σου!'' {{in lang|el}}. Εκδόσεις Παπαδόπουλος. {{ISBN|978-960-41-2819-8}}.
* Σαμπράκος, Βασίλης (2018). ''Εξηγώντας το Θαύμα'' {{in lang|el}}. Εκδόσεις Τόπος. {{ISBN|978-960-499-273-7}}.

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{oweb|http://www.epo.gr/}} {{in lang|el}}
* [https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/GRE Greece] at [[FIFA]]
* [https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/national-associations/GRE/ Greece] at [[UEFA]]
* [https://www.greecechampion.com/html/welcome_en.htm greecechampion.com] Greece Champions [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]]

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