Skibbe makes six changes to the Greece starting XI

Greece manager Michael Skibbe is changing more than half of his starting line-up for the return leg of the World Cup play-off, according to the official line-ups.

Vassilis Torosidis is returning from injury to the right side of the defense, with Panayiotis Retsos moved to the left instead of Giorgos Tzavellas. Costas Manolas is returning from his suspension to partner Sokratis Papastathopoulos at the center of the defense, according to the official line-ups.

Holding midfielder Panayiotis Tachtsidis is taking over from Andreas Samaris, next to Alexandros Tziolis; Lazaros Christodoulopoulos will be the left-side winger instead of Costas Stafylidis, and Tasos Bakasetas will be in the "hole" (replacing Costas Fortounis) behind forward mainstay Costas Mitroglou.

The Greek line-up therefore will be Orestis Karnezis; Torosidis, Retsos, Manolas, Papastathopoulos;...