How the Greek team played at the 2014 World Cup
How the Greek team played at the 2014 World Cup
Gone for the Greeks the glorious times of their victorythe national team for Euro-2000. Now for the national team of Greece, getting into the final part of the big tournaments is a good result. However, the fans at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil expected to see a motivated Greek national team, capable of fighting for reaching the playoff stage.
Team Greece at the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil fell into the quartet C, which was considered not the strongest in the tournament. Opponents of the Greeks in the group stage were Colombians, Japanese and Ivorians.
The first match in the tournament the Greek team held against the Colombian national team. The result of the meeting was disappointing for Europeans. South American football players won a crushing victory (3 - 0).
The second match in the group for the Greeks was markedvery unsuccessful and faded game in terms of content. The match with the Japanese ended in a goalless draw. Thus, in the first two games at the World Cup the national team of Greece could not score a goal to the opponents' goal. However, before the final match in the group the Europeans had chances of reaching the play-off stage. To do this, it was necessary to defeat the national team of Côte d'Ivoire.
The Greeks coped with their task. However, the victory went to the last minutes of the match. Already in the time of compensation, Samaras sends the ball from the penalty spot to the gate of the Ivorians, thereby leading Greece to the 1/8 finals of the tournament. The final score of the meeting is 2 - 1 in favor of Europeans. It turned out that with a faded game in the group stage the Greek team made it to the number of 16 strongest teams in the tournament.
In the match 1/8 finals of the 2014 World Cup, Greece played withCosta Rica. This match was, perhaps, the most neafishnym among the remaining confrontations. The main and additional time of the game ended with a score of 1 - 1. Only on penalties Costa Ricans defeated Greece.
The final performance of the Greek team is regardedas successful. Especially when you take into account the inexpressive game that the team showed. At present, Greece's 1 / 8th final of the football mundial is a very worthy result. This was evidenced by the federation of football in Greece.
