Greece and Slovakia will lock horns in an international friendly on the island of Crete on Saturday night.

After differing fortunes for these two in UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation playoffs in March, neither are in competitive action this month, with their World Cup qualifying campaigns not beginning until September.

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It was a memorable March for Greece’s young squad, as they earned promotion to League A of the Nations League for the first time, overturning a 1-0 home defeat to Scotland by winning 3-0 at Hampden Park in a dominant display.

That was the second time in six months that Greece had visited the British Isles and left with a famous victory, as they also won at Wembley against England last autumn during the group stage campaign in League B.

Ivan Jo

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