World Cup 2014 Qualifiers : Greece beats Latvia 2-1
RIGA, Sep. 7, 2012 (AMP) — Brazil 2014 (European Qualifiers) : Greece defeated Latvia by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a qualifying game for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Friday night.
The result put the Greek second in Group G with 3 points. In their next game, Greece will meet third-placed Lithuania on September 11, while Latvia will face Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Fixtures and Results : Group G
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Overview
Latvia at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1938)
Greece at the World Cup
- 2 appearances (first in 1994)
- 18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1934)
Latvia
1:2
Greece
1:2 (1:0)
- 7 September 2012
- 21:30
- Riga
Group G
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 |
| Greece | 3 |
 Lithuania | 1 |
 Slovakia | 1 |
| Latvia | 0 |
 Liechtenstein | 0 |
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