Greece’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos celebrates after the match with team mates REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Greece leapt up to second in their World Cup qualifying group after a crucial 2-1 away win over Cyprus on Saturday, almost certainly eliminating Bosnia in the process.
Greece have 16 points from nine games in Group H, nine behind group winners Belgium and two ahead of Bosnia who lost 4-3 at home to the Belgians earlier on Saturday. The Greeks' final game appears to be a formality at home to Gibraltar who have lost all nine games.
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