{"id":5403,"date":"2025-03-24T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/greeces-national-football-team-faces-denmark-in-world-cup-qualifiers\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:38:38","slug":"greeces-national-football-team-faces-denmark-in-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/24\/greeces-national-football-team-faces-denmark-in-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Greece&#8217;s National Football Team Faces Denmark In World Cup Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-first=\"A\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After a dramatic win against Scotland at Hampden Park on Sunday, March 23, Greece\u2019s national football team has now discovered its final group stage opponent for the World Cup qualifiers. Denmark, who were knocked out by Portugal in the Nations League quarterfinals, will be joining Greece in the group.<\/h2>\n<p>Greece will thus face Denmark, Scotland, and Belarus in their quest for World Cup qualification. Although the group is challenging, Greece has demonstrated the capability to earn a place in the tournament.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Qualification Path<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the current format, the top 12 teams from the qualifying groups will directly advance to the World Cup. The last four spots will be filled via playoffs, which will include the runners-up from each group and the four best Nations League group winners who didn\u2019t qualify directly.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 16 teams will participate in the playoff stage, organized into four groups. The victors of these knockout fixtures will secure the final four European berths for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greece\u2019s Group Composition<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Denmark<\/li>\n<li>Greece<\/li>\n<li>Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Belarus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Greece\u2019s Match Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>September 5, 2025 \u2013 Greece vs. Belarus (21:45)<\/li>\n<li>September 8, 2025 \u2013 Greece vs. Denmark (21:45)<\/li>\n<li>October 9, 2025 \u2013 Scotland vs. Greece (21:45)<\/li>\n<li>October 12, 2025 \u2013 Denmark vs. Greece (21:45)<\/li>\n<li>November 15, 2025 \u2013 Greece vs. Scotland (21:45)<\/li>\n<li>November 18, 2025 \u2013 Belarus vs. Greece (21:45)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<footer class=\"article-tags entry-footer\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Tags:<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\tAthens, Belarus, Denmark, football, Greece, Greece news, Greek, Greek news, Nations League, playoffs, Qualifiers, scotland, UEFA, world cup\t<\/div>\n<\/footer><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2025\/03\/25\/greeces-national-football-team-faces-denmark-in-world-cup-qualifiers\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a dramatic win against Scotland at Hampden Park on Sunday, March 23, Greece\u2019s national football team has now discovered its final group stage opponent for the World Cup qualifiers. Denmark, who were knocked out by Portugal in the Nations League quarterfinals, will be joining Greece in the group. 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