Greece vs Germany, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Greece

FT
0 - 0

Germany

Greece frustrate Klopp's Germany in goalless draw

Greece are level on points with Nations League Group A2 leaders the Netherlands after drawing 0-0 with Germany in Thessaloniki.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jonas Urbig (Germany). Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
4': Attempt saved. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by David Raum.
8': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
10': Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Philipp Treu (Germany).
12': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Jonathan Burkardt (Germany).
17': Foul by Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece).
17': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Kostas Tsimikas.
20': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lennart Karl with a cross.
20': Attempt blocked. Waldemar Anton (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Germany. Conceded by Christos Zafeiris.
21': Attempt missed. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
23': Attempt saved. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece).
23': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
23': Lennart Karl (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Attempt saved. David Raum (Germany) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Tom Bischof.
30': Attempt blocked. Tom Bischof (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lennart Karl.
31': Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Derry Scherhant (Germany).
32': Handball by Tom Bischof (Germany).
32': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jonathan Burkardt (Germany) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
32': VAR Decision: No Goal Greece 0-0 Germany.
36': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
36': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Germany).
36': Waldemar Anton (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Foul by Alexandros Kyziridis (Greece).
40': Derry Scherhant (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Attempt missed. David Raum (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
43': Attempt missed. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
45': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Waldemar Anton (Germany).
45': Offside, Greece. Alexandros Kyziridis is caught offside.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Bischof.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Pavlovic.
45'+4': First Half ends, Greece 0, Germany 0.
45': Substitution, Greece. Thanasis Androutsos replaces Alexandros Kyziridis.
45': Substitution, Greece. Konstantinos Karetsas replaces Vangelis Pavlidis.
45': Second Half begins Greece 0, Germany 0.
47': Attempt saved. Lennart Karl (Germany) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis (Greece). Assisted by Philipp Treu.
48': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
48': Handball by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
50': Attempt missed. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
50': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Waldemar Anton.
51': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonas Urbig (Germany). Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
52': Foul by Kostas Tsimikas (Greece).
52': Philipp Treu (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Greece).
53': Tom Bischof (Germany) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Christos Zafeiris (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
54': Manolis Saliakas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Derry Scherhant (Germany).
56': Offside, Germany. Florian Wirtz is caught offside.
58': Foul by Manolis Saliakas (Greece).
58': Derry Scherhant (Germany) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a set piece situation.
59': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Germany).
61': Attempt blocked. Derry Scherhant (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bischof.
61': Foul by Fotis Ioannidis (Greece).
61': Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Germany. Saïd El Mala replaces Lennart Karl.
63': Substitution, Germany. Nick Woltemade replaces Jonathan Burkardt.
64': Attempt missed. Derry Scherhant (Germany) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Philipp Treu.
66': Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Philipp Treu (Germany).
66': Philipp Treu (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a set piece situation.
68': Attempt blocked. Tom Bischof (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68': Substitution, Greece. Christos Mouzakitis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
69': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Philipp Treu (Germany).
74': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Saïd El Mala (Germany).
75': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Germany).
76': Attempt missed. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Manolis Saliakas with a cross following a set piece situation.
77': Delay in match (Germany).
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
78': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
78': Substitution, Greece. Panagiotis Retsos replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos.
79': Foul by Manolis Saliakas (Greece).
79': Saïd El Mala (Germany) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Manolis Saliakas (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Thanasis Androutsos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Aleksandar Pavlovic (Germany).
83': Substitution, Germany. Bambasé Conté replaces Derry Scherhant.
83': Substitution, Germany. Mika Baur replaces Tom Bischof.
84': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mika Baur.
86': Attempt missed. Philipp Treu (Germany) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
87': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Germany) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Raum.
88': Substitution, Greece. Charalampos Kostoulas replaces Fotis Ioannidis.
90': Charalampos Kostoulas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Malick Thiaw (Germany).
90': Malick Thiaw (Germany) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Bambasé Conté (Germany).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Greece 0, Germany 0.
0': Match ends, Greece 0, Germany 0.

Statistics

GER		GRE
17	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	4
70.1	Possession	29.9
21	SHOTS	5
4	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
571	Accurate Passes	185
640	Passes	267
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
7	Accurate Crosses	6
25	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.6
36	Long Balls	66
21	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	8
22	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
4	Interceptions	10
15	Effective Clearances	34
15	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Attendance: 27,599

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Netherlands	4	+2	8
2	Greece	4	+2	8
3	Germany	4	+1	5
4	Serbia	4	-5	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Greece (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK)
3	Konstantinos Koulierakis
4	Konstantinos Mavropanos
21	Kostas Tsimikas
17	Manolis Saliakas
20	Christos Zafeiris
6	Dimitrios Kourbelis
23	Alexandros Kyziridis
7	Georgios Masouras
8	Fotis Ioannidis
14	Vangelis Pavlidis

Greece Substitutes:

Odisseas Vlachodimos, Ioannis Michailidis, Charalambos Kostoulas, Triantafyllos Tsapras, Thanasis Androutsos, Christos Mandas, Konstantinos Karetsas, Panagiotis Retsos, Christos Mouzakitis, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Anastasios Douvikas, Dimitris Pelkas.

Germany (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Jonas Urbig (GK)
3	Waldemar Anton
2	Malick Thiaw
22	David Raum
13	Philipp Treu
5	Aleksandar Pavlovic
8	Tom Bischof
9	Derry Scherhant
15	Lennart Karl
10	Jonathan Burkardt
17	Florian Wirtz

Germany Substitutes:

Said El Mala, Mika Baur, Vitaly Janelt, Bambasé Conté, Felix Keidel, Finn Dahmen, Yannick Engelhardt, Nick Woltemade, Ridle Baku, Finn Jeltsch, Noah Atubolu, Maximilian Mittelstädt.

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