Greece
UEFA. Played 640 since 25 Jun 1919: won 244, drawn 158, lost 238. Elo 1868, ranked 26 in the world; peak 1917 in 2004. Titles: 1 Euro.
1EuroComing fixtures
- 2026-11-13 19:45NetherlandsvGreeceGroup A2 · Johan Cruijff ArenANetherlands 68% · Draw 20% · Greece 12%Expected goals 2.1–0.8Likeliest 2–0 (12%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-16 19:45GreecevSerbiaGroup A2 · PanthessalikoGreece 60% · Draw 23% · Serbia 17%Expected goals 1.9–0.9Likeliest 2–0 (11%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-04DGreece0–0GermanyUEFA Nations League · Group A2 · Thessaloniki49%
- 2026-10-01DGreece2–2NetherlandsUEFA Nations League · Group A2 · Thessaloniki38%
- 2026-09-27WGermany0–1GreeceUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group A2 · Augsburg18%
- 2026-09-24WSerbia1–2GreeceUEFA Nations League · Group A2 · Belgrade36%
- 2026-06-07LGreece0–1ItalyFriendly · Heraklion49%
- 2026-06-04DSweden2–2GreeceFriendly · Solna41%
- 2026-03-31DHungary0–0GreeceFriendly · Budapest43%
- 2026-03-27LGreece0–1ParaguayFriendly · Athens51%
- 2025-11-18DBelarus0–0GreeceFIFA World Cup qualification · Zalaegerszeg84%
- 2025-11-15WGreece3–2ScotlandFIFA World Cup qualification · Piraeus63%
Squad
The following players were called for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Serbia on 24 September 2026, Germany on 27 September and 4 October 2026 and Germany on 4 October 2026.
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 26.1
- Caps between them
- 660
- Most from one club
- Panathinaikos (3)
Where they play
10 at home · 18 abroad in 8 other countries
- Greece 10
- England 6
- Portugal 4
- Italy 3
- Germany 1
- Saudi Arabia 1
- Spain 1
- Turkey 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1720 (ClubElo; 28 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Arsenal, ranked 1 by ClubElo.
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Greece national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 1 October 2026; page last edited 29 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group A2
| Team | Quarter-finals | Stays up | Play-off | Relegated | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 86% | 14% | <1% | – | 11.6 |
| Greece | 79% | 21% | <1% | – | 10.6 |
| Germany | 35% | 49% | 16% | – | 8.3 |
| Serbia | – | <1% | 61% | 39% | 1.6 |
League A: the top two in each group reach the quarter-finals. The thirds and fourths are ranked across the four groups: the best two thirds stay up, the other two thirds and the best two fourths go into play-offs with League B’s runners-up, and the worst two fourths are relegated.
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
World Cup: 3 appearances
Euro: 4 appearances
Nations League: 5 appearances
Confed Cup: 1 appearance
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Greece v Romania: played 36, won 9, drawn 10, lost 17; goals 41–72. First met 28 Jun 1919, last 25 Mar 2022.
- 2022-03-25WRomania0–1GreeceFriendly · Bucharest35%
- 2015-09-07DRomania0–0GreeceUEFA Euro qualification · Bucharest19%
- 2014-09-07LGreece0–1RomaniaUpsetUEFA Euro qualification · Piraeus77%
- 2013-11-19DRomania1–1GreeceFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest53%
- 2013-11-15WGreece3–1RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Piraeus75%
- 2011-11-15LGreece1–3RomaniaFriendly · Altach68%
- 2002-08-21WRomania0–1GreeceUpsetFriendly · Constanţa20%
- 2000-06-03LRomania2–1GreeceFriendly · Bucharest28%
- 2000-03-29WGreece2–0RomaniaFriendly · Athens48%
- 1998-04-08LRomania2–1GreeceFriendly · Bucharest20%
- 1995-02-08WGreece1–0RomaniaFriendly · Kalamáta31%
- 1992-02-12WGreece1–0RomaniaFriendly · Ioannina38%
- 1989-04-26DGreece0–0RomaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Athens33%
- 1988-11-02LRomania3–0GreeceFIFA World Cup qualification · Bucharest16%
- 1987-10-07DRomania2–2GreeceFriendly · Bucharest17%
Latest 15 of 36 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 265 | 86 | 77 | 102 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 142 | 58 | 34 | 50 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 130 | 61 | 27 | 42 |
| UEFA Nations League | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Balkan Cup | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| UEFA Euro | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| FIFA World Cup | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mediterranean Cup | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Cyprus International Tournament | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Confederations Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Inter-Allied Games | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthews Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| LG Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Angelos Charisteas 20
- Theofanis Gekas 19
- Tasos Bakasetas 16
- Nikos Anastopoulos 13
- Mimis Papaioannou 12
- Nikos Machlas 11
- Giorgos Sideris 10
- Dimitris Salpingidis 10
- Demis Nikolaidis 9
- Konstantinos Mitroglou 9
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.