FULL TIME GREECE 2 IVORY COAST 1 Remarkable finish. Greece might not be an attractive side but they have won me over. They just would not give it up. They defended like tigers, they were dangerous on the break and they hit the woodwork a couple of times. Their fierce shooting from distance was notably impressive. I thought when Kalou was so selfish on the break at 1-1 that the Ivorians might live to regret it, and they certainly do now.
The penalty was chilled steel, huge guts from Samaras to stick that away. The first half was a bit stop-start but you cannot fault the entertainment in the second. Another belting match. Nice moment of sportsmanship from Samaras at the end as he goes over to comfort the distraught Ivory Coast keeper Barry. bit of a Flintoff-Lee job.Sad for the Ivory Coast, who are out at the group stages for the third World Cup in a row. Hats off to Greece. The only mildly annoying bit of the evening is Danny Murphy saying "as an England fan, you look at Greece in the next round and you think..." Leave it, son. Leave it. Greece are through because they looked at the players available, they designed a system to maximise their resources and they had the discipline, the intelligence and balls to stick to it. Anyway, let's not spoil an enjoyable match by thinking about that shower of frauds and hasbeens. Well done Greece, they go through in second place behind Colombia, who put the Blue Samurai to the sword. Hard lines Ivory Coast
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