FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Latvia 0–2 Greece

Wednesday 10 Sep 2008 · Riga, Latvia

Latvia0–2Greece

Goals2

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Gekas Gekas

10′0–1Theofanis Gekas Greece
49′0–2Theofanis Gekas Greece

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Latvia

Came on

18Kristaps GrebisFW↑60′
10Andrejs RubinsMF↑65′
15Aleksejs VisnjakovsMF↑79′

Greece

Came on

6Angelos BasinasMF↑61′
14Dimitris SalpingidisFW↑76′
13Nikos LiberopoulosFW↑88′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Latvia: 1563 → 1543
Greece: 1783 → 1803

Expected score for Latvia: 33.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 8, 1999–2013.

Latvia wins: 1
Draws: 2
Greece wins: 5

Form either side

Latvia

Before

3–0 v Andorra 26 Mar 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Estonia 30 May 2008 · Baltic Cup 2008
2–1 v Lithuania 1 Jun 2008 · Baltic Cup 2008
0–1 v Romania 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Moldova 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

1–2 v Switzerland 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Israel 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Estonia 12 Nov 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Armenia 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
4–0 v Luxembourg 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Greece

Before

0–2 v Sweden 10 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
0–1 v Russia 14 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
1–2 v Spain 18 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
2–0 v Slovakia 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
3–0 v Luxembourg 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

3–0 v Moldova 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Switzerland 15 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–1 v Italy 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Denmark 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
1–1 v Israel 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

Latvia

2–1 v Moldova 6 Sep 2008
0–2 v Greece 10 Sep 2008
1–2 v Switzerland 11 Oct 2008
1–1 v Israel 15 Oct 2008

Greece

3–0 v Luxembourg 6 Sep 2008
2–0 v Latvia 10 Sep 2008
3–0 v Moldova 11 Oct 2008
1–2 v Switzerland 15 Oct 2008

Every Latvia v Greece match8

From Latvia's side.


10 Sep 2013	Greece	0–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2013	—
7 Sep 2012	Greece	1–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
6 Sep 2011	Greece	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2011	—
8 Oct 2010	Greece	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2010	—
10 Oct 2009	Greece	2–5	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
10 Sep 2008	Greece	0–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
9 Jun 1999	Greece	2–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1999	—
31 Mar 1999	Greece	0–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1999	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN