Rehhagel sticks with Euro 2004 squad

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has retained faith with his Euro 2004 winning-squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Turkey.

The Rehhagel has included just one new player, PAOK Salonika striker Dimitris Salpingidis, a member of the Greek under-23 squad. He replaces Demis Nikolaidis, who has retired from international football.

Squad:

Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos), Kostas Chalkias (Panathinaikos),

Defenders: Traianos Dellas (AS Roma, Italy), Yannis Goumas (Panathinaikos), Yourkas Seitaridis (Porto, Portugal), Takis Fyssas (Benfica, Portugal), Nikos Dabizas (Leicester City, England), Stelios Venetidis (Olympiakos), Michalis Kapsis (Girondins Bordeaux, France)

Midfielders: Costas Katsouranis (AEK Athens), Angelos Basinas (Panathinaikos), Theodoros Zagorakis (Bologna, Italy), Pantelis Kafes (Olympiakos), Vassilis Lakis, Vassilis Tsartas, Giorgios Georgiadis (Olympiakos), Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton Wanderers, England), Giorgos Karagounis (Inter Milan, Italy)

Forwards: Dimitrios Papadopoulos (Panathinaikos), Zisis Vryzas (Fiorentina, Italy), Angelos Haristeas (Werder Bremen, Germany), Dimitris Salpingidis (PAOK Salonika)