Greece vs Scotland 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Greece

7': Anastasios Bakasetas
57': Konstantinos Karetsas
63': Christos Tzolis
84': Anastasios Bakasetas

FT
3 - 2

Scotland

65': Ben Gannon Doak
70': Ryan Christie

Scotland World Cup qualification journey dented in Greece loss

Scotland lost 3-2 in Greece but remain in the hunt for automatic qualification for the World Cup following an extraordinary night of action in Group C.

Match Commentary

7': Goal! Greece 1, Scotland 0. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
10': John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
30': Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Substitution, Greece. Andrews Tetteh replaces Vangelis Pavlidis because of an injury.
45': Second Half begins Greece 1, Scotland 0.
57': Goal! Greece 2, Scotland 0. Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrews Tetteh following a fast break.
63': Goal! Greece 3, Scotland 0. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas.
65': Goal! Greece 3, Scotland 1. Ben Gannon-Doak (Scotland) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross following a set piece situation.
66': Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
70': Goal! Greece 3, Scotland 2. Ryan Christie (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andy Robertson with a cross.
75': Substitution, Scotland. Scott McKenna replaces Grant Hanley.
76': Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Aaron Hickey.
76': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
82': Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ryan Christie.
82': Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Ché Adams.
84': Second yellow card to Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) for a bad foul.
85': John Souttar (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Scotland. George Hirst replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
90': Substitution, Greece. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
90': Substitution, Greece. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Christos Tzolis.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+11	Denmark	5	11	0
+4	Scotland	5	10	1
-2	Greece	5	6	3
-13	Belarus	5	1	4

Full Table

Statistics

SCO		GRE
14	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	6
7	Saves	3
51	Possession	49
12	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	10
0.5	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
380	Accurate Passes	369
452	Passes	442
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
12	Accurate Crosses	4
25	Crosses	17
0.5	Cross %	0.2
47	Long Balls	48
20	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
4	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	17
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	5
15	Effective Clearances	27
15	Clearances	27

Line-Ups

Greece (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
3	Konstantinos Koulierakis
5	Panagiotis Retsos
21	Kostas Tsimikas
2	Georgios Vagiannidis
11	Anastasios Bakasetas
8	Christos Mouzakitis
6	Dimitrios Kourbelis
14	Vangelis Pavlidis
10	Christos Tzolis
19	Konstantinos Karetsas

Substitutes:

Christos Mandas, Ioannis Michailidis, Georgios Masouras, Petros Mantalos, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Lazaros Rota, Manolis Siopis, Nectarios Triantis, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Charalambos Kostoulas, Andrews Tetteh.

Scotland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Craig Gordon (GK)
5	Grant Hanley
15	John Souttar
3	Andrew Robertson
2	Aaron Hickey
4	Scott McTominay
19	Lewis Ferguson
11	Ryan Christie
10	Ché Adams
7	John McGinn
17	Ben Gannon Doak

Substitutes:

Jack Hendry, Connor Barron, Kieran Tierney, Scott McKenna, Kenny McLean, Scott Bain, George Hirst, Lyndon Dykes, Andrew Irving, Liam Kelly, Lawrence Shankland, Anthony Ralston.