The first match of UEFA Euro 2012 is between the host nation Poland and Greece. Poland qualified automatically to Euro 2012 as host and will want to cheer up the home crowd with a win. Most of pundits and betting sites expect a win for Poland. But they may face a tough challenge from the 2004 champions - Greece. Here are the details of the match:
1st match of Euro 2012
Poland vs Greece - Group A
Date: June 8, 2012
Time 5:00 PM BST
Venue : Warszawa
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
Poland have a home advantage and the experience of players like Lukasz Piszczek, Wojciech Szczesny and Robert Lewandowski will definitely help them. Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will also be a player to watch out for Poland. Greek team is more experienced compared to Poland. For Greece their captain Girogos Karagounis will be a player to watch out.
Possible team lineup:
Poland: Wojciech Szczesny; Lukasz Piszczek, Damien Perquis, Marcin Wasilewski, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Dariusz Dudka, Adrian Mierzejewski; Jakub Blaszczykowski, Eugen Polanski, Ludovic Obraniak; Roberto Lewandowski.
Greece: Kostas Chalkias; Papastathopoulos, Avraam Papadopoulos, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Jose Holebas; Sotiris Ninis, Kostas Katsouranis, Giannis Maniatis, Giorgos Karagounis, Georgios Samaras; Fanis Gekas.
Watch Poland vs Greece live in Euro 2012: You can watch Poland vs Greece live in various TV channels all over the world. To know which channel shows the match in your country, see TV channels broadcasting Euro live. You an also find live streaming of the matches on websites. View websites showing Euro 2012 - Live.
1st match of Euro 2012
Poland vs Greece - Group A
Date: June 8, 2012
Time 5:00 PM BST
Venue : Warszawa
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
Poland have a home advantage and the experience of players like Lukasz Piszczek, Wojciech Szczesny and Robert Lewandowski will definitely help them. Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will also be a player to watch out for Poland. Greek team is more experienced compared to Poland. For Greece their captain Girogos Karagounis will be a player to watch out.
Possible team lineup:
Poland: Wojciech Szczesny; Lukasz Piszczek, Damien Perquis, Marcin Wasilewski, Jakub Wawrzyniak, Dariusz Dudka, Adrian Mierzejewski; Jakub Blaszczykowski, Eugen Polanski, Ludovic Obraniak; Roberto Lewandowski.
Greece: Kostas Chalkias; Papastathopoulos, Avraam Papadopoulos, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Jose Holebas; Sotiris Ninis, Kostas Katsouranis, Giannis Maniatis, Giorgos Karagounis, Georgios Samaras; Fanis Gekas.
Watch Poland vs Greece live in Euro 2012: You can watch Poland vs Greece live in various TV channels all over the world. To know which channel shows the match in your country, see TV channels broadcasting Euro live. You an also find live streaming of the matches on websites. View websites showing Euro 2012 - Live.
