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Mark Walker

Greece recall Bundesliga defender for Scotland trip as midfielder ruled out

Bundesliga Greece Scotland World Cup

Greece have recalled Bundesliga-based defender Dimitris Giannoulis for the vital World Cup qualifying clash in Scotland.

But 47-times capped midfielder Dimitrios Pelkas has been left out after picking up a calf injury playing for PAOK.

The Greeks are playing catch-up after losing their second qualifier at home to Denmark in a huge setback for them. They hammered Belarus in their opening game.

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They face the Scots in Glasgow and then have to travel to Copenhagen to try and gain revenge on the Danes.

And manager Ivan Jovanovic has handed a recall to former Norwich City left back Giannoulis, who missed the opening two qualifiers.

Giannoulis, who now plays for Augsburg, has been capped 33 times by Greece and is set to line up at Hampden, where he played in a 3-0 win in the Nations League play-off in March.

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