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Greece have been drawn against Israel and Latvia - two of the sides they faced in the World Cup qualifiers during the upcoming campaign for the Euro2012 championships. Seeded in the second group of teams, the national side will also match up against Croatia who were among the draw's top seeds.
Georgia and Malta make up the remaining spots in Group F, giving Otto Rehhagel's men a great chance of making it to Poland and Ukraine in two years time.
The qualifying matches begin in September.
The full group lineups are as follows:
Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, Macedonia, Armenia, Andorra
Group C: Italy, Serbia, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, Estonia, Faroe Islands
Group D: France, Romania, Bosnia Herzegovina, Belarus, Albania, Luxembourg
Group E: Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, San Marino
Group F: Croatia, Greece, Israel, Latvia, Georgia, Malta
Group G: England, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Wales, Montenegro
Group H: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Cyprus, Iceland
Group I: Spain, Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania, Liechtenstein
Greece defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos was sent off in the Merseyside derby on Saturday but his side Liverpool went on to beat Everton 1-0. Kyrgiakos, who has been in good form for the Reds recently, was sent off in the first-half of a particularly fiery match for a two-footed tackle on Everton midfielder Marouanne Felaini.
Although video replays showed that the former Panathinaikos and AEK player made contact with the ball, he also made impact with Felaini, which was enough for referee Martin Atkonson to give Kyrgiakos his marching order.
Footage also showed that Felaini went in with his studs up on Kyrgiakos and made contact with the defender's shin. Kyrgiakos required two stitches after the incident.
Felaini was unable to continue after the challenge but x-rays showed that he did not break any bones.
Despite going down to 10 men, Liverpool won the game thanks to a second-half Dirk Kuyt header.
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