Greece-Spain

UEFA EURO 2008 GROUP D
Date: Wed 18 June KO: 1945 BST Venue: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, Salzburg

Greece striker Fanis Gekas will miss their final group game after breaking his cheekbone against Russia.

Defenders Giourkas Seitaridis and Vassilis Torossidis are also sidelined and midfielder Giorgos Karagounis is rated as doubtful.

Spain trio Carles Puyol, Santi Cazorla and David Silva were all absent from training on Monday.

They all received treatment for minor knocks from the 2-1 win over Sweden and are likely to be rested against Greece.

Spain are already assured of finishing top in Group D after winning their first two games against Russia and Sweden, while defending champions Greece have already been eliminated.

Puyol, Cazorla and Silva are all expected to be available for the quarter-finals.

Defender Puyol is suffering from an injury to the sole of his right foot, while Cazorla has a swollen left foot and fellow midfielder Silva has sprained his left ankle.

BIG MATCH STATS

Qualification

Greece have already been knocked out of Euro 2008 and will definitely finish bottom of Group D. Spain are guaranteed top spot in Group D.

Head-to-heads

Greece and Spain have met on nine occasions with one win for Greece and six for Spain. The sole Greece victory came in qualification for Euro 2004, a 1-0 win in Spain. They met again at the tournament itself in 2004, the match ending in a 1-1 draw.

Their last meeting was in a friendly in August 2007. Spain won 3-2 in Greece after going 2-1 behind, Silva scoring the second and third goals for Spain.
Head to head records and significant meetings

Team facts - Greece

Guaranteed to finish bottom of Group D which equals the worst performance by the defending champions in the competition since the group phase was introduced in 1980. The only other defending champions to finish bottom of their group were Germany in 2000. 1984 winners France failed to qualify for the 1988 tournament.

Elimination from the competition means that there is still no team who have successfully defended their European title. It also marks the third time in four competitions that the defending champions have not made it through the group phase.

The only country yet to score at Euro 2008. Denmark (2000) were the last team to fail to score at a European Championship.
Teams failing to score a single goal at previous European Championship finals

Team facts - Spain

On a streak of eight straight wins and will equal their best ever international winning run with a victory against Greece. They can also equal their best ever streak of seven straight wins in competitive matches with a victory against Greece.

Unbeaten in 18 matches (16 wins and two draws) since losing to Romania (0-1) in November 2006.

Lost four of their 50 matches under head coach Luis Aragones. Those four defeats were against France (1-3), Northern Ireland (2-3), Sweden (0-2) and Romania (0-1).

Player facts - Greece

Giorgios Karagounis has received five yellow cards at the European Championship and shares the record for most yellow cards at the tournament with Gheorghe Hagi (Romania), Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) and Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy).

Giorgios Seitaridis can equal this record if he receives a yellow card.

No player from Greece has ever been sent off at the European Championship.

The five players from Greece who have one yellow card at Euro 2008 will not be suspended if they receive another against Spain, as the rule only applies to this competition only.

Player facts - Spain

David Villa is now Spain's record goal scorer at the European Championship with four goals. He is also top scorer for Spain at European Championships and World Cups combined with seven goals, and the leading marksman of Euro 2008 after two matches with four goals.

Carlos Marchena will miss Spain's quarter-final on 22 June if he receives a yellow card against Greece.