The 23 players of Greek national football team that will participate in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil were announced today by coach Fernando Santos at a press conference organized by Greek Football Federation EPO.
Santos selected the 23 players to represent Greece from an original 30. The press conference was broadcast live over the Internet.
Goalkeepers: Orestis Karnezis (Granada), Panagiotis Glykos (PAOK) and Stefanos Kapino (Panathinaikos)
Defenders: Kostas Manolas, Jose Holebas (Olympiacos), Sokratis Papastathopoulos (Borussia Dortmund), Vangelis Moras (Hellas Verona), Giorgos Tzavellas (PAOK), Lucas Vyntra (Levante UD) and Vasilis Torosidis (A.S. Roma)
Midfielders: Alexandros Tziolis (Kayserispor), Andreas Samaris, Yannis Maniatis (Olympiacos), Kostas Katsouranis (PAOK), Giorgos Karagounis (Fulham FC), Panagiotis Tachtsidis (Torino FC), Yannis Fetfatzidis (Genoa CFC), Lazaros Christodoulopoulos and Panagiotis Kone (Bologna FC)
Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic FC), Kostas Mitroglou (Fulham FC) and Fanis Gekas (Konyaspor)
Alexandros Tzorvas, Avraam Papadopoulos, Nikos Karabelas, Kostas Fortounis, Dimitris Papadopoulos, Nikos Karelis and Stefanos Athanasiadis were cut from the final pick.
