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In the team's final group stage fixture, Samaras assisted Greece's equalizer and scored the winning goal from a penalty kick in the 90th minute to give the team a 2–1 win over the Ivory Coast and qualify Greece for the last 16 of the World Cup for the first time in the nation's history.
The Greece national football team have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on three occasions, in 1994, 2010 and 2014. They were the reigning European champions when they failed to qualify for the 2006 tournament.
- Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Jun 24, 2014 · Greece qualified for the last 16 of a World Cup for the first time with a dramatic victory against Ivory Coast. Georgios Samaras converted a controversial injury-time penalty to seal the win...
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Georgios Samaras (Greek: Γεώργιος Σαμαράς, pronounced [ˈʝorɣos samaˈras], born 21 February 1985) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for the Greece national team.Samaras started his career at OFI Crete, before moving on to Eredivisie side Heerenveen in 2001. He made his first team debut two years later and after a fu...
Samaras was born on 21 February 1985 in Heraklion, the capital city of the Greek island of Crete. His favourite footballer growing up was Marco van Basten. Samaras was also a keen basketball fan and his father, Ioannis Samaras, often let him stay up until the early hours of the morning so he could watch his hero Michael Jordan. In 1994, when he was...
Club
Celtic 1. Scottish Premier League (4): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 2. Scottish Cup (2): 2010–11, 2012–13 3. Scottish League Cup (1): 2008–09 Al-Hilal 1. Saudi Crown Prince Cup: (Runner-up) 2014–15
Individual
1. SPL Player of the Month: September 2008 2. Celtic Supporters’ Player of the Year: 2012/13 3. 2014 FIFA World Cup awards: Man of the match Greece vs Ivory Coast 1. ^ 2. “Strachan and Samaras net awards”. BBC Sport. 3 October 2008. Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008. 3. Slevison, Andrew. “Samaras takes out Celtic Supporters’ award, Forster voted for by players”. tribal football. Retrieved 3 June 2014. 4. “Greece 2-1 Côte d’Ivoire”. FIFA. Retrieved 5 January...
Jul 1, 2014 · Wilfried Bony's late equaliser was going to break Greek hearts until Samaras won the spot-kick and showed nerves of steel to convert. It was the stuff of folklore in Fortaleza.
- Chris Paraskevas
May 26, 2014 · The general rule has been that when Samaras has played well, so have Greece. The best example of this was at Euro 2012, where Samaras single-handedly led the line in a famous 1-0 win over...
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Mar 30, 2021 · Celtic arrived at Ibrox as heavy underdogs, but won 2-0 with the Greece international getting both goals.
