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Georgios Vagiannidis did not want to hide his frustration after Greece’s defeat last Thursday, October 9, by 3-1 against Scotland. The Sporting player, who started the match, reflected on the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying phase.

"The initial feelings are negative, it’s tough. I don’t think anything went wrong in terms of our game plan, we started with a lot of energy, dominated from the first minute, and didn’t allow any chances. But that’s football, the best doesn’t always win. The game turned around out of nowhere, but that’s football," he began, speaking to Alpha.

Absent from Sporting to represent his country, Vagiannidis also addressed what needs to change for the next match, in which he will face his captain at Alvalade, Morten Hjulmand, as Greece will play against Denmark.

"The only positive thing I can take from today is that there’s no need to change much in our plan, because it worked for most of the time. We did what we know how to do well: keep the ball, create chances, not allow opportunities behind transitions. We need to be more focused on set pieces, which are not our strong point," he said.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.