Vieira misses Greece game

Patrick Vieira failed a late fitness test for France’s Euro 2004 quarter-final with Greece at the Estadio Jose Alvalade with Olivier Dacourt getting his second start of the tournament in place of the injured Arsenal midfielder.

Former Leeds midfielder Dacourt, who had a poor game in the 2-2 draw with Croatia, won the vote over Benoit Pedretti to replace Vieira who has been nursing sore muscles in his thigh.