Greece name 30 man squad for World Cup 2010

Greece are the last team in Group B that we are putting 30 man preliminary squad lists together for. This list, while important, isn't the final list however. That will come on June 1st, but this does allow manager Otto Rehhagel time with these players to help him pick his preferred 23 for the World Cup in South Africa.

Greece are in Group B, up against Argentina, Nigeria and Korea Republic.

This is going to be a tough group and while the smart money will be on Argentina to qualify, I have a feeling they might just implode. A cheeky bet on Greece however is probably not going to bring a return. Get your money on Nigeria and Korea Republic for a good bet with good returns.

The full 30 man provisional squad is listed below.

Goalkeepers: Costas Halkias (PAOK), Alexandros Tzorvas (Panathinaikos), Michael Sifakis (Aris).

Defenders: Lukas Vyntra, Giorgos Seitaridis, Stergos Marinos and Nikos Spyropoulos (Panathinaikos), Vangelis Moras (Bologna/ITA), Avraam Papadopoulos, Giorgos Galitsios and Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Liverpool/ENG), Giorgos Tzavellas (Panionios), Stelios Malezas (PAOK), Socrates Papastathopoulos (Genoa/ITA), Costas Manolas (AEK).

Midfielders: Costas Katsouranis, Sotiris Ninis and Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Christos Patsatzoglou (Omonia/CYR), Alexandros Tziolis (Siena/ITA), Grigoris Makos (AEK Athens), Sakis Prittas (Aris).

Strikers: Dimitris Salpingidis and Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos), Fanis Gekas (Hertha Berlin/GER), Giorgos Samaras (Celtic/SCO), Angelos Haristeas (FC Nuremberg/GER), Pantelis Kapetanos (Steaua Bucharest/ROM), Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiakos).

Source : www.worldcup2010southafrica.com