Jovanović recalls Bakasetas and gives Koutsoupias his first Greece call-up

Squad named for the final two Nations League games

Ivan Jovanović announced Greece's squad on the morning of Friday, 6 November 2026, for the last two matchdays of Group B in UEFA Nations League League A. Greece face the Netherlands in Amsterdam on Friday, 13 November, at the Johan Cruyff Arena, and host Serbia at the Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos on Monday, 16 November. Both matches kick off at 21:45 Greek time. The call-ups mark Greece's return to action after the previous international window. The coach grouped the players into goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards.

Bakasetas back, Koutsoupias called up for the first time

Tasos Bakasetas returns to the squad after missing Greece's first four Nations League matches and the most recent international window. The 33-year-old attacking midfielder, who plays for APOEL and is also described as the team captain, has 82 caps, 19 goals and 15 assists for his country. Ilias Koutsoupias, a 25-year-old midfielder at Anderlecht, receives his first call-up to the senior side. Konstantinos Mavropanos is available again after overcoming an injury he suffered recently against West Ham. Pantelis Chatzidiakos is recalled to cover for the injured Giannis Michailidis, and Lazaros Rota is available again.

Suspensions and injuries

Christos Zafeiris and Manolis Saliakas are serving suspensions and cannot play against the Netherlands. Giannis Konstantelias, Dimitris Pelkas and Christos Mouzakitis are sidelined by injury and are not in the squad. Mouzakitis is joining the Elpides, the under-21 side, for its play-off matches against Iceland for a place in the European Championship finals. Koutsoupias takes the place that Mouzakitis leaves behind in the senior squad. The timing of these absences is set by the fixtures listed above.

Full squad by position

The goalkeepers are Odysseas Vlachodimos, Christos Mandas and Konstantinos Tzolakis. The defenders are Konstantinos Mavropanos, Pantelis Chatzidiakos, Panagiotis Retsos, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Manolis Saliakas, Georgios Vagiannidis, Lazaros Rota, Konstantinos Tsimikas and Dimitris Giannoulis. The midfield includes Christos Zafeiris, Nektarios Triantis, Dimitris Kourbelis, Athanasios Androutsos, Konstantinos Karetsas, Christos Tzolis, Giorgos Masouras, Alexandros Kyziridis, Tasos Bakasetas and Ilias Koutsoupias. The forwards are Fotis Ioannidis, Vangelis Pavlidis, Anastasios Douvikas, Andreas Tettei and Charalampos Kostoulas.

Fixtures and kick-off times

Greece play the Netherlands away on 13 November, then host Serbia three days later on 16 November. Both kick-offs are at 21:45 Greek time. The Serbia match is the home fixture and will be played in Volos. The timeline below sets out the squad announcement and both kick-offs at the times the sources give.