Five members of Greece’s victorious Euro 2004 team, have been included in UEFA’s squad of the tournament.
Goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis, defenders Traianos Dellas and Georgios Seitaridis, captain Theodoros Zagorakis – who was also voted the player of the tournament – and Angelos Charisteas, the goalscorer in the 1-0 victory over Portugal in the final, were all named in the 23-man squad.
Goalkeeper Antonios Nikopolidis, defenders Traianos Dellas and Georgios Seitaridis, captain Theodoros Zagorakis – who was also voted the player of the tournament – and Angelos Charisteas, the goalscorer in the 1-0 victory over Portugal in the final, were all named in the 23-man squad.
Portugal contributed four players, defender Ricardo Carvalho, midfielder Maniche, the playmaker Luis Figo and 19-year-old Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.
For beaten quarter-finalists England were the only other team to p-rovide four players for the team with defenders Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell being joined by midfielder Frank Lampar and 18-year-old striker Wayne Rooney.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (CZE), Antonios Nikopolidis (GRE)
Defenders: Sol Campbell (ENG), Ashley Cole (ENG), Traianos Dellas (GRE), Olof Mellberg (SWE), Ricardo Carvalho (POR), Georgios Seitaridis (GRE), Gianluca Zambrotta (ITA)
Midfielders: Michael Ballack (GER), Luis Figo (POR), Frank Lampard (ENG), Maniche (POR), Pavel Nedved (CZE), Theodoros Zagorakis (GRE), Zinedine Zidane (FRA)
Strikers: Milan Baros (CZE), Angelos Charisteas (GRE), Henrik Larsson (SWE), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Wayne Rooney (ENG), Jon Dahl Tomasson (DEN), Ruud van Nistelrooy (NED)
