Glenn Hoddle last night surprisingly emerged as one of the three candidates shortlisted

Glenn Hoddle last night surprisingly emerged as one of the three candidates shortlisted to succeed Jacques Santini as the manager of France. Uefa vice-president Per Ravn Omdal said: “We foresee a system where it is required that a club has to have trained seven or eight players from the first-team squad itself, or some trained within the national association. Uefa launched proposals here yesterday designed to limit the number of foreign players in club football in a move that could have far-reaching effects on the game. Under the plans, squad sizes would be limited to 25 players of whom up to four would have to be products of a club’s youth system and a further four trained in the same country.

Will be used to sit tight on one of Portugal’s creative players.23 Vassilios Lakis (AEK Athens), 32 caps, 3 goals, age 27Speedy winger used twice in the tournament as a substitute, which could be his role again today if Greece fall behind Has scored 22 goals for his club in the past two seasons.. Came late to the national team, not making debut until a year ago and has stayed in ever since.20 Giorgos Karagounis (Internazionale), 34 caps, 3 goals, age 27One booking too many, in the semi-final, has cost the influential midfielder a place in the biggest match of his life. Cannot say he had not been warned as it was his fourth yellow card in consecutive matches during the tournament.21 Konstantinos Katsouranis (AEK Athens), 11 caps, 0 goals, age 25A good season for AEK earned the versatile defender or midfielder first a place in the squad, then a substitute’s appearance and now a regular berth. Capable of playing further forward, though keeping track of Ronaldo and Figo may not permit much of that.15 Zisis Vryzas (Fiorentina), 50 caps, 8 goals, age 30Has survived four seasons in Italy with Perugia and Fiorentina, despite not being a prolific scorer. Missed the quarter-final after collecting yellow cards in two group matches, but returned to partner Charisteas in attack again.19 Mihalis Kapsis (AEK Athens), 14 caps, 0 goals, age 30Solid central defender and marker whose father played at Wembley for Panathinaikos in 1971 European Cup final. Third-choice striker given a game against France when Vryzas was suspended.14 Panagiotis Fyssas (Benfica), 36 caps, 4 goals, age 31Experienced left-back who moved to Lisbon from Panathinaikos this season. Already a hero after heading the winner against France in the quarter-final.10 Vassilios Tsiartas (AEK Athens), 63 caps, 11 goals, age 31Regularly brought on as a substitute, when his left foot can damage tired defences with powerful shooting and accurate crosses – like the corner that brought Thursday night’s winning goal in Porto.11 Themistoklis Nikolaidis (At Madrid), 54 caps, 17 goals, age 30Oddly, the main shareholder in financially stricken AEK Athens, where 125 goals in seven seasons made him hugely popular.

Has not started since the opening two games, and is now fighting Vassilios Tsiartas for the vacant position on the left of midfield.9 Angelos Charisteas (Werder Bremen), 32 caps, 10 goals, age 24Scored three goals in his first two internationals, and added another against England at Old Trafford after Werder Bremen had paid £3m for him. Scoring a first goal in his record-equalling 95th international would round off an extraordinary tournament for the Greek captain.8 Stelios Giannakopoulos (Bolton), 40 caps, 7 goals, age 29Bolton supporters wanting his name on their shirt are pleased he uses the name Stelios. May have to play a defensive role today keeping a close eye on either Deco or Maniche.7 Theo Zagorakis (AEK Athens), 94 caps, 0 goals, age 32The former Leicester City midfielder failed a drugs test three years ago, but the doctors took the blame. Even before ruthlessly blotting out Thierry Henry and Milan Baros, he had earned a transfer to the European champions Porto.5 Traianos Dellas (Roma), 22 caps, 1 goal, age 28Found Sheffield “too cold” in his two unremarkable seasons at Bramall Lane, which proved to be AEK Athens’ gain and now Roma’s.

Tall and strong, he might have been expected to have scored more goals from set-pieces than the dramatic winner against the Czechs.6 Angelos Basinas (Panathinaikos), 47 caps, 3 goals, age 28A regular at Panathinaikos, his only club, for the past seven seasons, the shaven-headed Basinas is a hard-working central midfielder. Steve Tongue unveils the unlikely glory-seekersHellas, poor Yorath. Gabby, Motty, Gary, Ally and the rest will have been doing overtime on their homework ahead of tonight’s Euro 2004 final after throwing away the file marked Czech Republic and reaching with some disbelief for the one on Greece. Justified that with six successive shut-outs in the qualifying competition and two more in the past week.2 Giourkas Seitaridis (Panathinaikos), 23 caps, 0 goals, age 23A key figure in Otto Rehhagel’s defensive strategy, used to man-mark the opposition’s best attacker. It is a fascinating mix which we can only hope will rise above mere interest to provide a night that will be remembered further afield than either Lisbon or Athens.A to Z (Antonios to Zagorakis) of the upstarts who spelt trouble for EuropeA mouthful of a team on a mouthwatering journey. That last figure has induced disapproval among many observers, yet Scolari would do well to remind his men of the number of chances created against them in that opening match.