Greece and Ukraine renew old rivalries as they face each other at the Olympic Stadium in Athens for a place in the World Cup finals on Saturday.

The Ukrainians won in Athens to qualify for the last World Cup at the expense of the Greeks, whose hopes of qualification from the group were all but ended four years ago.

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel has told his side they must 'play beyond their limits' to reach South Africa 2010 against favourites Ukraine.

"We have to be disciplined and be fully concentrated," the 71-year-old German told ESPN.

"I have confidence in all my squad. I believe always that which I see and I'm glad my players are showing self-confidence. But we will see how we will play when the time comes.

"They have to go out on the pitch, show their skills and play beyond their limits."

The Euro 2004 winners finished second in Group 2, narrowly missing out on automatic qualification to Switzerland by a point.

Ukraine finished above Croatia in Group 6, losing just once and defeating England to end Fabio Capello's side's unbeaten qualification record.

Alexei Mikhailichenko has built his success on solid defensive foundations and believes his side have an 50/50 chance of qualification in a tight affair.

"We are going to Greece with the target of winning; for us there is no difference between home and away matches," he said.

"I believe both teams have a 50-50 chance of qualifying. Greece have a good blend of youth and experience and possess a coach who has been in charge for many years and they have a disciplined approach."

Team News:

Greece are boosted by the return to fitness of striker Angelos Charisteas, who was his side's top scorer in qualifying with 10 goals.

Giorgos Karagounis and Kostas Katsouranis are the men to watch in midfield, with the latter in scintillating form for Panathinaikos so far this season, netting six goals.

Loukas Vintra is set to fill in at right-back for Giourkas Seitaridis, while Alexandros Tziolis is likely to start in midfield in the absence of Vasilis Torosidis.

Rejuvenated striker Andrei Shevchenko is back to is best for Ukraine after netting six goals during the group campaign.

Experienced Liverpool forward Andriy Voronin has been dropped from the squad by Mikhailichenko after criticising his coach in the media following the qualifier against Croatia in October last year.

Probable Starting XIs (*Star man):

Greece (4-3-3): Sifakis; Vintra, Kyrgiakos, Papadopoulos, Spyropoulos; Karagounis, Katsouranis, Tziolis; Samaras, Gekas, Charisteas*

Ukraine (5-3-2): Pyatov; Mykhalyk, Kucher, Kobin, Khacheridi, Rakitskiy; Nazarenko, Gusev, Yarmolenko; Shevchenko*, Milevskiy

ExtraFootie Prediction: Greece 0-1 Ukraine - Ukraine should have the quality to overcome Greece and end their World Cup hopes for the second successive qualifying campaign.

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