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World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 1

Stadio Karaiskaki / 15.11.2013

Greece

Completed

Romania

K. Mitroglou(15', 67')
D. Salpingidis(21')

B. Stancu(20')

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ByThe Editorial Team

Updated 15/11/2013 at 21:39 GMT

19:38

The second leg will be played in Romania on Tuesday for a place at next summer's World Cup

19:33

Romania look to be playing a 4-4-2 with Marica and skipper Stancu up-front. West Ham man Rat will be at centre-back on the left side

19:28

Greece are set to play a 4-3-3 with Celtic striker Samaras supported by Salpingidis and Mitroglou

19:23

GREECE: Karnezis, Maniatis, Torossidis, Papastathopoulos, Holebas, Siovas, Tziolis, Katsouranis, Samaras, Mitroglou, Salpingidis. /// ROMANIA: Lobont, Matel, Rat, Gardos, Goian, Bourceanu, Tanase, Torje, Cocis, Marica, Stancu.

19:18

Greece have kept eight clean sheets in 10 World Cup qualifying games - but they are not a free-scoring side

19:13

Ahead of tonight's first leg in Greece, Romania defender Razvan Rat: said: "They will be tough games because Greece are a good, experienced team with good players. On paper they look strong, but on the pitch the theoretical and practical chances are different."

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