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- K. Mitroglou(15', 67')
- D. Salpingidis(21')
- B. Stancu(20')
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The second leg will be played in Romania on Tuesday for a place at next summer's World Cup
Romania look to be playing a 4-4-2 with Marica and skipper Stancu up-front. West Ham man Rat will be at centre-back on the left side
Greece are set to play a 4-3-3 with Celtic striker Samaras supported by Salpingidis and Mitroglou
GREECE: Karnezis, Maniatis, Torossidis, Papastathopoulos, Holebas, Siovas, Tziolis, Katsouranis, Samaras, Mitroglou, Salpingidis. /// ROMANIA: Lobont, Matel, Rat, Gardos, Goian, Bourceanu, Tanase, Torje, Cocis, Marica, Stancu.
Greece have kept eight clean sheets in 10 World Cup qualifying games - but they are not a free-scoring side
Ahead of tonight's first leg in Greece, Romania defender Razvan Rat: said: "They will be tough games because Greece are a good, experienced team with good players. On paper they look strong, but on the pitch the theoretical and practical chances are different."