Greece

Greece 3-2 Scotland: World Cup 2026 qualifier – as it happened

· The Guardian

A three-goal deficit proved too much for Scotland to overcome, but their hopes of automatic qualification remain alive thanks to some heroics from Belarus in Copenhagen Greece get the ball rolling. It’s far from a full…

Scotland lose in Greece but Denmark stumble takes World Cup qualification to decider

· The Guardian

The most extraordinary upshot of an extraordinary evening was that Scotland’s dream of qualifying automatically for the World Cup remains alive. Steve Clarke has Belarus to thank for that, their surprise draw in Denmark…

Steve Clarke takes Scotland to Greece against backdrop of hope and unease

· The Guardian

Scotland can reach first World Cup since 1998 but the manager had to read riot act after poor performances last month It appears you can be on the brink of reaching your holy grail without many people paying sufficient…

Ferguson is Scotland’s hero as they fight back to steal vital victory over Greece

· The Guardian

If Scotland make it to the promised land of next summer’s World Cup, they will glance back at this as a crucial evening. There must also be laughter to accompany reflection. No sane observer could claim Steve Clarke’s…

Scotland relegated in Nations League as Karetsas leads Greece demolition job

· The Guardian

Steve Clarke can do without any more occasions akin to this. Relegation to the second tier of the Nations League is no disaster for Scotland. Indeed, it may be their natural habitat. It is just that the calamitous…

McTominay hopes Scotland get better of fine margins in Greece showdown

· The Guardian

Midfielder says criticism of Clarke ‘unjustified’ before Nations League playoff second leg at Hampden The scale of anger as Scotland were unceremoniously bundled out of Euro 2024 was such that there was cause to ponder…

Scott McTominay on spot to sink Greece and put Scotland in driving seat

· The Guardian

When Steve Clarke insisted Scotland had no interest in the soft option of the Nations League’s second tier, he was not kidding. Scotland scrapped, scratched and clung on for dear life in the first leg of this clash with…

Punkish Carsley gets ballsy calls right – is it too late to ring Thomas for a chat? | Barney Ronay

· The Guardian

Young England team swagger past Greece under interim manager to make you feel it’s a shame he isn’t getting the job full-time The moment of the night in Athens came on 82 minutes, with England’s young team romping about…

Lee Carsley praises England youngsters after Kane gamble pays off in Greece

· The Guardian

Side regain control of Nations League group with 3-0 win Watkins and Jones on target; Bellingham also shines Lee Carsley hailed his youngsters after seeing the gamble of dropping Harry Kane pay off as England regained…

England player ratings: verdict on 3-0 Nations League win against Greece

· The Guardian

Curtis Jones and Noni Madueke kickstarted their fledgling international careers with eye-catching performances Jordan Pickford (GK): Preserved England’s lead with fine saves from Kostas Tsimikas and Fotas Ioannidis.…

Greece 0-3 England: Nations League – as it happened

· The Guardian

England avenged their recent defeat to Greece at Wembley with an ultimately comfortable victory in Athens England get the ball rolling. Plenty of boos as they do so. Hey, it is nearly pantomime season, after all. The…

Ollie Watkins and Curtis Jones grab their chance to help England sink Greece

· The Guardian

It was the night when Lee Carsley dropped Harry Kane and came up smelling of roses, this a result not only to avenge the shapeless 2-1 Wembley defeat against Greece in October but to put England on the verge of…

Greece seal win over Republic of Ireland after Caoimhín Kelleher blunder

· The Guardian

Greeks three points clear of England at top of group Arnautovic double as Austria thrash Norway Caoimhín Kelleher went from hero to villain as the Republic of Ireland slipped to a 2-0 Nations League defeat in Greece .…

'We will never forget him': Greece's Dimitrios Pelkas pays tribute to George Baldock – video

· The Guardian

Greece asked Uefa to postpone their Nations League game with England after the death of George Baldock. Greece beat England 2-1 at Wembley and held up Baldock's jersey in a tribute after the game after his death in…

Greece did not want to play against England after George Baldock’s death

· The Guardian

Dimitrios Pelkas says there was no room to rearrange tie ‘When these things happen in life, football is second part’ The midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas has said Greece did not want to play their Nations League game against…

Carsley: Full Throttle – a weird attempt to reinvent was a tactical backfire | Barney Ronay

· The Guardian

Interim England manager went full-on roar ball for the people but Greece claimed a shock win at Wembley Lee Carsley achieved something at Wembley that might have seemed impossible just a few short weeks ago. On a…