The chase for the 2016 European Cup will take its next step on Tuesday. Two teams attempting to qualify for the tournament will do battle in a match between Greece and Northern Ireland. The contest scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
Greece head coach Claudio Ranieri had this to offer following the team's 1-1 draw with Finland on Saturday (via UEFA): We wanted to win and I think we played well. Only in the first 15 minutes of the second half did we defend too deep, but that's okay. We have improved a lot from the first game [a home loss to Romania] and one point is good. We played well. I am very happy with both the young and the experienced players."
"Our goal is to qualify," he added. "I said from the first day, if we don't qualify, it is a disaster for me, for everybody. It was important to get the first point. Now, we have to think about the next match."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Greece's Giannis Maniatis has made two starts for Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League. The 28-year-old is averaging 1.5 tackles and two interceptions per match.
Greece's Projected Lineup (4-2-1-3): Karnezis; Torosidis, Manolas, Papastathopoulos, Vyntra; Maniatis, Samaris; Tachtsidis; Mavrias, Athanasiadis, Karelis
Northern Ireland's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Carroll; Ferguson, Hughes, McAuley, McLaughlin; Baird; Ward, Norwood, Davis, McGinn; Lafferty
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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