Here's all you need to know about the Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 promotion/relegation play-offs match - preview, head to head record, predicted XIs, when, where and how to watch live actions
Greece will host Scotland in the first leg of their UEFA Nations League 2024-25 promotion/relegation play-offs at Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus early Friday morning India time. Check the GRE Vs SCO football match and telecast details here. (Blog | More Football News)
The two teams are meeting for the first time in nearly three decades, and this time the fight is for a place in the top tier of the UEFA Nations League.
Greece, despite pocketing an equal number of points (15 each), finished second behind England in League B, Group 2 and thus missed out on the lone automatic promotion spot to the Three Lions. Scotland, meanwhile, finished third in their League A, Group A behind Portugal and Croatia.
Here's how the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 promotion/relegation works:
After the group stage of the new-look tournament, eight top teams -- group winners and runners-up in League A -- progress to the quarter-finals, then the following rounds to eventually crown the champions. Here are the match-ups (home/away): Netherlands vs Spain, Croatia vs France, Italy vs Germany, and Denmark vs Portugal.
The play-offs to decide promotion and relegation from one tier to another and vice versa are being held at the same window as the quarters. In these two-legged ties, third-place teams in League A will take on second-placed sides from League B for a place in the top tier.
Likewise, the third-place teams in League B will face second-placed teams in League C. In the bottom bracket, the two last-place teams in League C (with the best record) will take on League D runners-ups for a place in League C.
Somehow, the two proud footballing nations have met only twice, both in the European Championships. And it's 1-1 in the head-to-head records. In their first meeting at the Euro 1994 (Group 8), Stratos Apostolakis converted from the spot to give the hosts Ethniki a 1-0 win at Athens' Olympic Stadium.
The following year, the Tartan Army-backed Scots returned the favour to the Greeks, paying in kind, via a second-half Ally McCoist goal in front of the packed Hampden Park crowd.
Greece: Odysseas Vlachodimos; Lazaros Rota, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Konstantinos Tsimikas; Petros Mantalos, Emmanouil Siopis; Giorgos Masouras, Dimitrios Pelkas, Christos Tzolis; Fotis Ioannidis. Head coach - Ivan Jovanovc.
Scotland: Craig Gordon; Anthony Ralston, John Souttar, Grant Hanley, Andrew Robertson; Billy Gilmour, Lewis Ferguson; John McGinn, Scott McTominay, Ryan Christie; Che Adams. Head coach - Steve Clarke.
When is the Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 play-offs match?
The Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 play-offs match will take place on March 21, Friday at 1:15 AM IST.
Where will the Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 play-offs match take place?
The Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 play-offs match will be held at the Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus.
Where to watch the Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League 2024-25 play-offs match?
The Greece Vs Scotland, UEFA Nations League Play-Off First Leg Match will be available for streaming live on the SonyLiv app and website in India. The matches will also be live telecasted on the Sony Sports Network channels on TV.
In Greece, fans can catch the live streaming of the match on Nova Sports Start.