Intro:
Greece fans celebrate outside the stadium in Warsaw, Poland, as the beat Russia 1-0 in Group A on Saturday to advance to the quarter finals of the UEFA European Championships.
Script:
With an unexpected 1-0 victory Greece have beaten Russia to a place in the quarter finals at the UEFA European Championships.
Greece took the lead in extra time in the first half and they managed to hold on till the end.
SOUNDBITE (English) Kiriathos from Athens: "Yes, were surprised. We did have a small chance that something might happen but it was a small hope. Realistically Russia was a better team, they did have all the chances but we managed to do the best out of this situation."
Many of the fans blamed Russian coach Dick Advocaat for lacking motivation.
SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander from Moscow: "I think maybe the first problem is with the coach because he was not motivated for this tournament, because he already got his contract with the next team. I think it is a big mistake with our football leadership,"
SOUNDBITE (English) Alexander from Moscow: "Opponents? They used their chance maybe they waited for their chance and they used this chance, maybe the only one but I don't know their tactics was successful"
Greece will now face the winners of Group B in the quarter finals.
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1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
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