We present to your attention the preview of the second play-off match for the exit to the 2018 World Cup between Greece and Croatia.

Greece - Croatia Sunday, 21:45, Piraeus, Georgios Karaiskakis. Live broadcast on the channel Football 1.

Approximate compositions:.

Greece: Carnesis - Rezos, Socrates, Manolas, Zavelas - Tsiolis, Zeka - Yanniotas, Fortunis, Christodoulopoulos - Mitroglou.

Croatia: Subashic - Vrsalco, Vida, Lovren, Strinic - Brozovic, Rakitic - Kramaric, Modric, Perisic - Kalinich.

Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands).

On the eve of the first confrontation, one could expect a "bus" from the Greek national team. It was assumed that the Hellenes will close in their half of the field and will rely on counterattacks to keep the chances of reaching the World Cup. However, whether an early goal broke the plans of Michael Skibbe, or simply the level of Croatia is now orders of magnitude higher. Whatever it was, the Slavs won the first meeting 4: 1 and only missed the home ball prevents them from treating today's game as a friendly.

In the fact that the impenetrable Greece will be able to send three goals to Croatia's goal and at the same time do not miss it, it's hard to believe at all. It's unlikely that the hosts will advance forward, rushing headlong, but all overcrowded with hot fans of the Karaiskakis tribune will help Greece perform well.

The trainers say:.

Michael Skibbe, Greece: "Will our style of play change based on the outcome of the first match?

" Of course. We are obliged to change it, taking into account the outcome of the first meeting. Of course, I can not tell you the details, but we will fight. Greece has another match - you need to show your maximum ".

Zlatko Dalich, Croatia: "You can forget that we will sit in the defense. We do not defend ourselves, we do not play like that, we do not have such players to sit the whole match from behind. We will play our game and come here to win "forecast 1: 1.