A few days before the floodlights of stadiums in Qatar turn on for the World Cup, our team is already “looking” towards Germany and the European Championship in 2024. Our representative group has been in Valletta since yesterday, as it is today (19.00). ) gives the first of two friendly matches requested by Gustavo Poyet, first against Malta and next Sunday against Hungary, also away from home.

The Uruguayan coach wants to test some of the players through these two matches, taking into account the qualifications for Euro 24, as can be seen from the calls, and also to keep the national team on their toes, since the next appointment has already been appointed. in March.

“We will try to bring Greece back to a major tournament,” the Uruguayan coach stressed.

“For us, this is another step towards the game. Some players are given the opportunity – because not all the main forces are here – to show everything to the coach,” Poyet said and added: “Basically I want to see the different options that we have in defense. We will again see a different layout and generally tweak the game depending on how it goes. Our offense lacks 5-6 players in the starting lineup, so it’s not easy to compare.” In fact, Poyet once again spoke about the presence of the national team in the Nations League, saying that given that the draw is quite difficult, with the Netherlands, France, Ireland and Gibraltar being the opponents, there is always a second chance for the playoffs. “We will try to bring Greece back to the big event,” he said characteristically.

In total, the federal coach invited 25 players, not counting, in particular, Vlachomos, Mavropanos, Tsimikas, Baldok and Yakumakis, and Retsos returned to the national team after 14 months. Detailed Mission Description: Paschalakis, Barkas, Athanasiadis, Gutas, Hatzidiakos, Koulierakis, Retsos, Tsavellas, Yiannoulis, Kyriakopoulos, Kotsiras, Rota, Alexandropoulos, Bakasetas, Buchalakis, Kourbelis, Mandalos, Papanikolaou, Siopis, Hadziovanis, Duvikas, Fundas, Io Masouras , Pelkas.