Greek National Team

The Geek National Team is the football team that represents the country of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation. Even though the Hellenic Federation has been part of FIFA since 1927, the Greek team only began to gain certain notoriety in the 1980’s when they participated for the first time in the European Nations Championship. The team had a total of 3 appearances in the continental competition but it was in 2004 that they achieved ultimate glory winning the title for the surprise of the whole Europe. Football in Greece, as in many countries of the world, is the most popular sport. The local teams, especially Olympiacos and Panathinaikos attract thousands of fans to the stadiums, especially after Greece’s European title. The Greek national teams rival is the Turkish National Team. Over the years legends such as Angelos Basinas, Georgios Seitaridis , and Antonios Nikopolidis have worn Greece's national kits. Otto Rehhagel has been the Greek National Team's head coach ever since 2001, when he won a football tournament in Portugal. For the Euro 2008 they competed in group D along with tough competitors, Spain and Sweden.

1994 World Cup – a humiliation for Greece

The Greek National Soccer Team’s endeavor to win the FIFA World Cup ended up in a huge disaster. At the beginning of the tournament there were high expectations from Greek supports, as the Greek National Football Team that went undefeated in the qualifying rounds. The team competed in the same group as Argentina, Bulgaria and Nigeria, and lost to all three opponents. Greece was eliminated on the first round of the competition, not scoring one single goal and allowing 10 goals. This was one of the worst performances in all of international soccer history.

Greece on Oleole.com

This OleOle community is for fans of the Greece National Football Team. If you're a Greek team supporter, this is right place to interact with other fans, contribute your opinion, and discuss everything from player rumours to Greece games and results. Registered OleOle fans can completely customise the content on this page and also change the look and feel. Click the orange icons on the widget dock to add new widgets to the page, and then just drag the widgets to move them around the page. Change the settings using the 'gear' icon on each widget and choose how much Greek team news or information to display. Upload the Greece logo or team crest (the official logo is subject to copyright). Click "Customise This Section" to add a new header banner, change the background colours or upload a Greece wallpaper, or use team shirt colours to style the community and make your team proud.

Greece Scores and Results

You'll find Greek national team results and scores for all international competitions, tournaments and friendly matches. The Scores and Results widget has Greece fixtures and match schedule, past results, as well as World Cup qualification standings. Click through to the OleOle MatchCentre and discuss live matches with other fans while the game is progressing. Or, start your own blog and YOU can be a match commentator - give other fans the play by play as you see it - the shots, the goals, the penalties. Live football scores is just the beginning - there are tons of ways for fans to support Greece on OleOle.

Greek Football Team News

Greece supporters can also find the latest Greece news on matches, player rosters, and match line-ups. Fans can contribute to the Greek Team history and facts wiki, discuss and comment in the football forum, comment on football blogs, or fans can start and write their own soccer blog. If you're a passionate supporter and blog Greece game previews, match highlights and live match blogs it might be featured on this community for all fans to read. Greece supporters want to know about new players and who's been selected for the squad. Additionally, every fan can also browse the Greece Team pictures, videos and wallpaper galleries. If you've got some great photos or Greece wallpapers you want others to see, its easy to upload and share them on OleOle - this community is for you!

Greek Players

Stay in tune with that has made the Greece squad, with current rosters, team picks, injury news and information on who's travelling with the team and who's not. Find player bios as well as statistics on wins, losses, and goals. The Greece squad becomes more and more important as the team moves further toward World Cup qualification. And, it's time consider buying World Cup tickets and qualification match tickets, and OleOle can help. OleOle has football tickets for some qualification matches leading to the Confederations Cup and World Cup 2010 in South Africa, and can point you to the official ticket agent for the next game venue. This Greek community has it all - OleOle is the world's destination for passionate soccer fans.