World Cup
All the facts ahead of the friendly match between Greece and Montenegro
The EPO richly appreciated the friendly match between Ethniki and Montenegro (March 28, 8:15 p.m., OPEN TV, COSMOTE SPORT 1HD, LIVE Sportish) and presented all useful information to the blue-white team before the game.
After beating Romania 1-0 on Gustavo Poget’s debut on the bench, the Greek national team meets Montenegro in a new friendly on Monday night (28/3, 21:00, OPEN TELEVISION, COSMOTE SPORT 1HD, LIVE Sportish), with the Hellenic Football Federation giving great credit on its official website, presenting all the useful information before the match.
The tribute of the EPO
In Podgorica against Montenegro, the national team will play their second game in preparation for the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League signings under Mr Gustavo Poget.
Andreas Bouchalakis scored his first goal in the men’s national team jersey in his 27th appearance and gave him a 1-0 win against Romania in Bucharest last Friday. The 29-year-old Heraklion midfielder became the 198th footballer in history to score for the national team.
The history
A friendly six years ago is the only one between Greece and Montenegro. On March 24, 2016, “Georgios Karaiskakis” Ethniki had won 2-1. Giorgos Tzavellas opened the scoring with a foul in the 54th minute, Tomasevic equalized with a header in the 56th minute to give victory to Nikos Karelis with a header (62nd minute) from a Costas Fortounis cross.
Hellas (Mikael Skibe): Karnezis, Tzavellas, Manolas (64′ Oikonomou), Petsos, Torosidis (84′ Siovas), Papastathopoulos, Stafilidis (84′ Tziolis), Mantalos (46′ Karelis), Samaris Torthounis (89′)).
Montenegro (Ljubisa Tubakovic): Mijatovic, Cekic (84′ Bolievic), Tomasevic (74′ Zverotic), Savelic, Simots, Marusic, Rodic (87′ Zoric), Vukcevic, Bakic (74′ Grbi) Betsirai.
referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania)
tickets: 4,450.
statistics
– The National have won four of their last six friendlies. He only lost to Switzerland last September, while – among the wins – were both away games with Norway and Romania.
The national team is undefeated in the last seven games in March. The last defeat was on March 23, 2018 in a friendly match Greece – Switzerland 0:1 in OAKA. The last away defeat in March was 9 years ago (March 22) with 1:3 against Bosnia-Herzegovina in the World Cup qualifier. Since then, the national team has been unbeaten in six away games.
– The last time a manager won his first two games was in 1994. Costas Polychroniou had won all the first six of his tenure! Since then there has not been a coach who started with two wins.
– Gustavo Poget is the 14th foreign coach at the National Bank. 622 players played in his counted and recognized games, 501 of them in at least two games. 198 players scored, 119 more than one goal.
The opponent
As of December 28, 2020, Montenegro will be coached by 55-year-old Miodrag Radulovic. He worked in teams of Serbian academies and as an assistant coach for many years while working on a collective level from 2010 until he took over Lebanon for four years in 2015.
The Titograd-born forward played with Pierikos in the Second National in the 1995/96 season. He scored two goals in 22 games while also scoring four goals in as many Greek Cup games.
They took over Montenegro after the side’s worst performance in their history in EURO 2020 qualifying. They were promoted from League C to League B of the Nations League, where they now play against Romania, Finland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Montenegro finished 4th in its group.
The court
The match will take place in the … physical headquarters of the national team of Montenegro. Podgorica’s stadium, the “Goritsom” at the international games, has a capacity of up to 13,000 spectators. The Men or Hopes national team have never played locally, nor have any Greek club played in the European Cups.
The referee
38-year-old Croatian Fran Jovic from Zagreb will referee our national team’s game in Podgorica. We met him two years ago when he refereed AEK – Panathinaikos 1-0 on February 9, 2020.
He had beaten the national team again on November 15, 2020 in the match of Nations League Moldova – Greece 0:2 (32nd shot from Fortounis, 41st shot from Bacaceta).
Also on 23 March 2019, he refereed the national youth (U19) game against England, which the Greek team won 2-1.
Assistants: Hrvoje Radic and Luka Pusic. Montenegro’s Milos Savovic is fourth.
The next games of the National
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06/02/2022: Northern Ireland v Greece (Nations League)
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05.06.2022: Kosovo – Greece (Nations League)
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09/06/2022: Greece – Cyprus or Estonia (Nations League)
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12/06/2022: Greece v Kosovo (Nations League)
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24/09/2022: Cyprus or Estonia – Greece (Nations League)
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27/09/2022: Greece v Northern Ireland (Nations League)
(Cyprus and Estonia will play for the second time on March 29 after the 0-0 draw in Estonia).
Source: epo.gr
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World Cup
Shevchenko made statements about the Ukraine-Sweden match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
UAF President Andrey Shevchenko He talked about the match against the Swedish national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
“When we were drawn against Sweden we probably faced our toughest opponent. I have great respect for Swedish football, you have always had good national teams and great players.”
“It’s always difficult to face Scandinavian teams, even though you don’t qualify for the World Cup, because you have so much quality, character and identity. This is similar to us to some extent. I don’t think there are favourites. In the end it all depends on the details, the injury situation and the preparations,” said Shevchenko.
In case of victory, Ukraine will play with the winner of the Poland-Albania doubles for a ticket to the World Cup. Ukraine will play the final match at home on March 31, again conditionally.
In addition to the 12 teams that finished second in their groups, the 4 winners of the Nations League quartet will also participate in the play-offs. All 16 participants are divided into 4 paths. Each route will include a semi-final and a final. The semi-finals will be held on March 26, and the finals will be held on March 31, 2026.
Source: Sport UA
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UAF President Andrey Shevchenko He pointed out the significant financial costs of organizing the Ukrainian national team’s “home” matches outside the country.
“Hosting such meetings costs us an enormous amount of money and we are deprived of the opportunity to assemble a full stadium. In fact, the cost of a so-called home match at a neutral venue costs around five times more than a regular match.”
Our sponsors are located in a country where the struggle continues, so their financial resources are seriously limited.
I cannot approach the government with requests for additional funding.
We are forced to work tightly within the available budget and rely on the support of private donors, especially when it comes to social initiatives,” the UAF president told Dagens Nyheter.
During the current year, the Ukrainian national team played its official home matches in stadiums in Spain and Poland.
Source: Sport UA
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Head coach of the Portuguese national team Roberto Martinez He explained why Cristiano Ronaldo continues to play an important role in the national team.
– There is always a lot of talk around Cristiano Ronaldo. Why does he remain the undisputed starter for the Portuguese national team, even though he will soon be 41?
“It’s all about his attitude towards the profession.” We constantly evaluate three key factors: talent level, accumulated experience and the contribution a player can make to the national team.
Making the highest demands on himself for the benefit of the team allows the captain to maintain his place in the squad. His desire to be the best is passed on to his partners. “The 25 goals he scored in 30 matches as a striker confirms that his play brings tangible benefits to the national team,” he said.
Source: Sport UA
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
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