Football: Pliatsikas added to Greek squad for World Cup qualifiers



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ATHENS, September 2, 2008 (AFP) - Greece coach Otto Rehhagel on Tuesday added AEK Athens midfielder Vasilis Pliatsikas to his squad for 2010 World Cup qualifiers at Luxembourg on September 6 and Latvia four days later.

The 20-year-old Pliatsikas replaces injured Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Ioannis Amanatidis).

Goalkeepers: Alexandros Tzorvas (OFI Crete), Costas Halkias (PAOK Salonica)

Defenders: Lukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos), Traianos Dellas (Anorthosis/CYP), Christos Patsazoglou, Abraham Papadopoulos and Vasilis Torosidis (all Olympiakos), Georgios Seitaridis (Atletico Madrid/Spain), Sotiris Kyrgiakos (AEK), Socrates Papastathopoulos (Genoa/Italy)

Midfielders: Costas Katsouranis (Benfica/Portugal), Alexandros Tziolis, Nikos Spyropoulos, Sotiris Ninis and Georgios Karagounis (Panathinaikos), Angelos Basinas and Vasilis Pliatsikas (AEK)

Forwards: Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos), Nikos Limberopoulos (Eintracht Frankfurt/German), Fanis Gekas (Bayer Leverkusen/German), Angelos Haristeas (Nuremburg/German), Georgios Samaras (Celtic/SCO)



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