Thursday, 14 November 2024

ENGLAND v GREECE today

 ENGLAND 

v Greece 

Games won:7
Games drawn:2
Games lost:1
THE FIRST MEETING: England v Greece on April 21 1971 (in UEFA European Champs) England won 3-0 at Wembley. Attendance: 55,123 Scorers: Chivers, Hurst, Lee. Manager: Alf Ramsey
Team: Banks, Storey, Hughes, Mullery, McFarland, Moore(c),Lee F, Ball(Coates), Chivers, Hurst, Peters.
Kick-off: 7.45pm local
THE LATEST GAME took place the day after the sudden death of former Sheffield United defender and recent Greece international George Baldock at the age of 31.
Score2-1 to Greece
RefereeAndrea Colombo
CompetitionUEFA Nations League League B Group B2
VenueWembley Stadium
Attendance79,012
DateMatchResultScoreCompetition
21 Apr 1971England v GreeceW3-0UEFA European Championship
01 Dec 1971Greece v EnglandW0-2UEFA European Championship
17 Nov 1982Greece v EnglandW0-3UEFA European Championship
30 Mar 1983England v GreeceD0-0UEFA European Championship
08 Feb 1989Greece v EnglandW1-2International Friendly
17 May 1994England v GreeceW5-0International Friendly
06 Jun 2001Greece v EnglandW0-2FIFA World Cup
06 Oct 2001England v GreeceD2-2FIFA World Cup
16 Aug 2006England v GreeceW4-0International Friendly
10 Oct 2024England v GreeceL1-2UEFA Nations League
14 Nov 2024Greece v EnglandUEFA Nations League
ENGLAND FIFA World Ranking: 4th: This was England's first home defeat in a competitive game since Hungary's 4-1 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux in the UEFA Nations League on 14 June 2022. This was thought to be the first time that they had started a game without a recognised centre-forward. According to known records, John Stones had now become the 128th player to captain the Three Lions. Six years and 331 days after making his debut, Dominic Solanke made his second appearance for England. England named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes.

GREECE FIFA World Ranking: 48th. In the tenth meeting at 'A' international level, this was Greece's first-ever win against England. This was their first visit to Wembley Stadium since May 1994. Excluding penalty shoot-outs, they had now lost one of their last nine games since October 2023 (won six). Greece named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes.


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