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Greece Will Be Without Christos Tzolis for Nations League Return With Germany

The striker's right‑thigh injury removes a starting attacker and creates a sudden selection problem ahead of Sunday’s match in Thessaloniki.

Overview

  • Tzolis felt a problem after a sprint and was substituted in the 18th minute of Greece’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands, with reports saying he will not play on Sunday.
  • Five minutes before the injury, Tzolis had a goal ruled out because teammate Evangelos Pavlidis was offside.
  • Greek media and wire services reported his unavailability on Friday but the Greek football federation had not issued an official medical diagnosis at the time of reporting.
  • Greece kept its lead in UEFA Nations League Group A2 despite the draw and the likely absence of its starting striker.
  • Georgios Masouras replaced Tzolis in the Netherlands match and is a candidate to take a larger attacking role in Sunday’s game, which kicks off at 20:45 in Thessaloniki and will be shown on RTL.