Kone and Tziolis cut from Greece squad

Kone's fate was sealed after the Bologna midfielder was sent-off for violent conduct in Saturday's 1-1 friendly draw against Slovenia, while Monaco's Tziolis did not make the cut due to the ample defensive midfield cover Santos has at his disposal.

Notable absentees from the squad were Panathinaikos goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis, along with other Greens players such as left-back Nikos Spiropoulos and right back Loukas Vintra, while promising PAOK striker Stefanos Athanasiadis also missed out.

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