Against the best team of the 3rd Qualifying Group for the Mundial 2026, Greece did not get a good “grade”. Another Belarus and another Denmarkwith the national football To lose 3-0 in “Karaiskakis” from two beautiful goals. The results of the second match threw the blue -white in 3rd place.
The degree of difficulty for national football was great. Denmark, a… front-line team, came to the crowded “Karaiskakis” and had no problem passing 3-0 and-in combination with Scotland’s “double” in Belarus (0-2)-to drop it in the 3rd place in the 3rd qualifying group for the Mundial Group 2026.
The match …
National football made a good start, with Konstantinos Karetsa taking the ball several times, searching with their vertical balls Pavlidis, Jolis and Constantelia. At the end of the quarter, Denmark began to find its footsteps and approaching the great area of Greece, but without threatening.
The defense of the blue -white was under pressure, but reacted correctly to the verticals that the Danes attempted. But the National saw Zafiris, Kourbeli and Karetsa make mistakes in the center, Constantelia is effectively marked and the team is cut in two and giving the guests the opportunity to gain measures and take psychology.
At 22 ′ Skov Olsen made the shooting from the right, Vagiannidis went to drive out with the ball passing by Tzolakis’ beam. It was a little lacking to get in a goal. At 32 ′ Birez was alone in the area, but his head was weak, with the ball reaching Tzolakis’ hands.
But in the same minute, it came 0-1. Kourbelis lost the ball out of the area by Horman, Damsgard turned around, brought the ball to the right and opened the scoring for the Danes with a loud place.
National football showed a willingness to react, but it was unable to limit mistakes, which made the Danes play better. In the first half of the first half, Tzolakis had two repulsions, even making an unlikely intervention in a direct -strong Hoiberg foul, taking off with one foot!
At the start of the repetition, Ivan Jovanovic made changes to improve the National. Bakassetas and Massouras passed to the positions of the “grasses” Constantelia and Karetsa. Greece became more aggressive, with the two newcomers taking part in the aggressive game of the team.
Denmark increased its pressure in the center and very quickly, limited Greece’s aggression. In fact, he began to come back to the attack and at 62 ′ scored a new beautiful goal. Stop Andreas Kristensen ran 10-15 meters undisturbed, took the right shot outside the area and sent the ball to the left corner of Tzolakis for 0-2.
With Ioannidis’ entry into the match, Greece showed that it had a “pulse” again and pushed to reduce its score. Denmark not only endured, but has reached a third goal at 81 ′. Dorgou left the empty space, passed Tzolakis and executed. Mavropanos made an over-effort to catch up, the ball hit the beam and with the “rebound” Hormount made it 0-3.