FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Greece WWLLL 3
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Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium · 18,405 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
6
7
Saves
3
50.9
Possession
49.1
12
SHOTS
18
6
ON GOAL
10
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
379
Accurate Passes
369
448
Passes
443
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
12
Accurate Crosses
4
27
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
44
Long Balls
50
17
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
5
16
Effective Clearances
27
16
Clearances
27

Head to Head

SCO leads series 2-1

Lineups

GRE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Odisseas VlachodimosG
  2. 3Konstantinos KoulierakisCD-L
  3. 5Panagiotis RetsosCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 2Georgios VagiannidisRB
  6. 11Anastasios BakasetasAM
  7. 8Christos MouzakitisLM
  8. 6Dimitrios KourbelisRM
  9. 14Vangelis PavlidisF
  10. 10Christos TzolisAM-L
  11. 19Konstantinos KaretsasAM-R

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 15John SouttarCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Aaron HickeyRB
  6. 4Scott McTominayAM
  7. 19Lewis FergusonLM
  8. 11Ryan ChristieRM
  9. 10Ché AdamsF
  10. 7John McGinnAM-L
  11. 17Ben Gannon-DoakAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Greece 1, Scotland 0. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 10' John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 30' Lewis Ferguson (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Substitution, Greece. Andrews Tetteh replaces Vangelis Pavlidis because of an injury.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 66' Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 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.
  10. 75' Substitution, Scotland. Scott McKenna replaces Grant Hanley.
  11. 75' Substitution, Scotland. Anthony Ralston replaces Aaron Hickey.
  12. 76' Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
  13. 82' Substitution, Scotland. Lyndon Dykes replaces Ryan Christie.
  14. 82' Substitution, Scotland. Lawrence Shankland replaces Ché Adams.
  15. 84' Second yellow card to Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) for a bad foul.
  16. 85' John Souttar (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
  17. 88' Substitution, Scotland. George Hirst replaces Ben Gannon-Doak.
  18. 90' Substitution, Greece. Pantelis Hatzidiakos replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
  19. 90' Substitution, Greece. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Christos Tzolis.

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