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Greece loses 1-0 loss at home to Faeroe Islands in Euro qualifying

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Greece's Panagiotis Kone, left, fights for the ball with Faroe Islands' Christian Holst during the Group F Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match between Greece and Faroe Islands, at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium, in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (The Associated Press)

Greece's Vasilis Torosidis, left, fights for the ball with Faroe Islands' Vijormur Davidsen during the Group F Euro 2016 qualifying soccer match between Greece and Faroe Islands, at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium, in the port of Piraeus, near Athens on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (The Associated Press)

Greece lost 1-0 to the Faeroe Islands on Friday in qualifying for the European Championship, continuing Claudio Ranieri's rough start with the team.

Joan Edmundsson scored in the 61st minute for the Faeroe Islands, which got its first competitive win since a 2-0 victory over Estonia in a Euro qualifier on June 7, 2011. It was ranked 187th among 208 nations in FIFA, compared to No. 18 for Greece.

Ranieri hasn't won a game since taking over as Greece coach in the summer.

Greece, the European champion in 2004, was on the defensive in Piraeus against the mostly amateur islanders, who missed three clear chances before scoring.