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Kone and Tziolis out in the cold as Greece name Euro 2012 squad
May 28, 2012 10:36:00 PM
The Euro 2004 champions have unveiled their 23-man party for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine, after the coach revealed the names of the two players that did not make the cut
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Greece head coach Fernando Santos has named his final 23-man squad for Euro 2012.
The Portuguese coach was expected to unveil the final list on Tuesday, but decided to make an early announcement of the players he will take to Poland and Ukraine.
Panagiotis Kone and Alexandros Tziolis have both learned that they did not make the cut, with Bologna midfielder Kone having been sent off in the 1-1 draw against Slovenia on Saturday.
Greece have been drawn with Greece, Russia and co-hosts Poland in this summer's showpiece event.
Prior to the start of the tournament, the Euro 2004 champions will play a friendly match against Armenia on Thursday.
Below you can find the full squad.
| Name | Club |
| Goalkeepers: | |
| Alexandros Tzorvas | Palermo |
| Michalis Sifakis | Aris |
| Kostas Chalkias | PAOK |
| Defenders: | |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Schalke |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | Werder Bremen |
| Vasilis Torosidis | Olympiakos |
| Avraam Papadopoulos | Olympiakos |
| Giorgos Tzavelas | Monaco |
| Stelios Malezas | Paok |
| Jose Holebas | Olympiakos |
| Midfielders: | |
| Grigoris Makos | AEK |
| Giannis Maniatis | Olympiakos |
| Kostas Katsouranis | Panathinaikos |
| Giorgos Karagounis | Panathinaikos |
| Sotiris Ninis | Panathinaikos |
| Giorgos Fotakis | PAOK |
| Kostas Fortounis | Kaiserslautern |
| Giannis Fetfatzidis | Olympiakos |
| Attackers | |
| Georgios Samaras | Celtic |
| Dimitris Salpingidis | PAOK |
| Theofanis Gekas | Samsunspor |
| Nikos Liberopoulos | AEK |
| Kostas Mitroglou | Atromitos |
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