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Greece beat Russia to advance to the quarter finals
Posted Monday, June 18, 2012 by SNTV

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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.

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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.

Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

    Cities & Stadiums

    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia