Spiropoulos Called Up for Greece - Hungary Euro Qualifier

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Spiropoulos helped Panionios finish a surprise fifth place in the league this season and earn a spot in the UEFA Cup and was called up to the Greece NT for Hungary match.

European champion Greece plays Hungary on June 2, and takes on Moldova four days later. Both games are at the Pankritio stadium on the island of Crete. UEFA ordered Greece to play its next two home qualifiers away from Athens because of trouble during its 4-1 defeat by Turkey in the Greek capital on March 24.

Turkey leads Group C with 13 points, one ahead of Greece.

Greece National Team Squad:

Goalkeepers: Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiakos), Costas Halkias (Aris Thessaloniki).

Defenders: Yiourkas Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (Eintracht Frankfurt), Takis Fyssas (Hearts), Giorgos Anatolakis (Olympiakos), Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Yiannis Goumas (Panathinaikos), Vassilis Torosidis (Olympiakos), Traianos Dellas (AEK Athens), Nikos Spiropoulos (Panionios).

Midfielders: Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton), Angelos Basinas (Mallorca), Giorgos Karagounis (Benfica), Costas Katsouranis (Benfica), Alexandros Tziolis (Panathinaikos).

Forwards: Ioannis Amanatidis (Eintracht Frankfurt), Angelos Charisteas (Feyenoord), Fanis Gekas (VfL Bochum), Giorgos Samaras (Manchester City), Nikos Lymberopoulos (AEK Athens), Dimitris Papadopoulos (Panathinaikos), Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos).