The Unlikely Hero of Euro 2004: Angelos Charisteas

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  • čas přidán 7. 07. 2021
  • Greece's victory in Euro 2004 is widely considered the greatest underdog story in the history of the Euros. This unlikely side played hosts Portugal twice, eventually defeating them in a dramatic final. What few remembers is the scorer and that game, and Greece's leading scorer for the tournament was then Werder Bremen and former Aris striker Angelos Charisteas. We sat down with Greece's unlikely hero to learn about his career, and the incredible weeks of Euro 2004.
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Komentáře • 220

  • @supergreek4519
    @supergreek4519 Před 2 lety +466

    After years of British media’s jealousy marginalizing what Greece did, English speaking outlets are finally covering Greece’s Euro 2004 run with the praise and accolades it deserves. Thank you Copa 90

    • @NachoInsano
      @NachoInsano Před 2 lety +42

      Fuck the media man, the people loved the underdog story 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇷

    • @supergreek4519
      @supergreek4519 Před 2 lety +18

      @Fabian Deasy there’s no narrative, ask any Greek person, we lived it, we didn’t see that “love” from England for years mate

    • @tadaima_2
      @tadaima_2 Před 2 lety +1

      Έχω βαρεθεί να ακούω αυτο το μύθο ότι οι ξένοι (και κυρίως οι Άγγλοι, γιατί πάντα με τους βόρειους τα είχαμε) μας ζήλευαν και μας έκραζαν το 2004. Επειδή μια ή δυο φυλλάδες μπορεί να έγραψαν κάτι στο μυαλό μας όλοι ήταν εναντίον μας. ΟΚ το 2004 που οι Έλληνες ήταν εύρωστοι και συνεπώς πιο αλαζονικοί από ποτέ, ήταν κοινό ευαγγέλιο από όλους οτι όλοι οι ξένοι μας ζηλεύουν για τον ήλιο, τα ώπα και το euro, αλλά πλέον έχουμε 2021, είναι κωμική αυτή η θεώρηση.

    • @stirperomanaasr6134
      @stirperomanaasr6134 Před 2 lety +7

      And now, it's coming Rome. 😂

    • @VoltesWithElias
      @VoltesWithElias Před 2 lety +7

      @@tadaima_2 Δεν είναι έτσι. Ήταν σε αυτή την εποχή πολλές εφημερίδες που μιλάγανε άσχημα για την εθνική ελλάδα στο 2004. Ζηλεύανε πάρα πολύ με αρκετά αρνητικά σχόλια σε σχεδόν όλες τις εφημερίδες και ειδικά σε εκπομπές τηλεόρασης. Το έζησα από κοντά.

  • @chrysanthuserastianto7354
    @chrysanthuserastianto7354 Před 2 lety +309

    One of the most beautiful moment in football, anything can happen in this game

  • @rodrigofonseca6241
    @rodrigofonseca6241 Před 2 lety +73

    As a portuguese of course i was appalled by that defeat in our own homeground. But i must admit that Greece deserved that glorious triumph. They knew they were not the best team in the tournament and they played with heart and lots of discipline. Our manager, Scolari, buried us, he lost twice to Greece and Otto Rehagel was way superior in his tactics. Congratulations to Greece for such an achievement: being crowned kings of Europe in 2004.

  • @ipperz12
    @ipperz12 Před 2 lety +80

    Unbelievable. Still one of the greatest sporting underdog stories of all time!

  • @josephwood4160
    @josephwood4160 Před rokem +14

    The most traumatic loss football ever gave me was the Euro 2004 final. As an 8 year old Greece made me cry my eyes out, like the world was ending. But in hindsight Greece deserved the victory because they were strong and tactically superior and after 2016 (when Portugal won the Euro) catharsis came and I got over the loss, finally

  • @user-se3rm1nt5e
    @user-se3rm1nt5e Před 2 lety +145

    Aggelos Charisteas or how we call him in greece " O Mpampas sas"

    • @luiscaetano6184
      @luiscaetano6184 Před 2 lety +2

      *Angelos

    • @juvencus3992
      @juvencus3992 Před 2 lety +16

      @@luiscaetano6184 are you really gonna correct a guy who actually spelt his name right? LMAO

    • @MACMISIAS
      @MACMISIAS Před 2 lety +19

      @@luiscaetano6184 Man , a Greek guy writes the name of a Greek guy and you correct him ? That was funny.

    • @luiscaetano6184
      @luiscaetano6184 Před 2 lety

      @@MACMISIAS I am correcting him because he is wrong. This CZcams video is called "The Unlikely Hero of Euro 2004: Angelos Charisteas", not "The Unlikely Hero of Euro 2004: Aggelos Charisteas".

    • @MACMISIAS
      @MACMISIAS Před 2 lety +7

      @@luiscaetano6184 Yes but the video is wrong.

  • @cfcmoi
    @cfcmoi Před 2 lety +84

    At the time I was quite upset that Cristiano lose but at the same time happy that Greece won

    • @copa90stories
      @copa90stories  Před 2 lety +35

      Cristiano got his time 12 years later in France.

    • @cfcmoi
      @cfcmoi Před 2 lety +3

      @@copa90stories Defo

  • @johnf8067
    @johnf8067 Před 2 lety +42

    My country 🇬🇷

  • @Seedmember
    @Seedmember Před 2 lety +79

    Greece winning the Euro. Leicester winning the Premier League and FA Cup. Portugal winning the Euro. Lille winning Ligue 1. These are the stories that people love in football. The stories of teams facing much stronger opponents and coming on top, to become legends. We don't want shit like the European Superleague or whatever American thought system they want to introduce to "increase the big matches". Fuck that, we want the underdog stories.
    #AgainstModernFootball

    • @yannick245
      @yannick245 Před rokem +1

      2004 was the same year that FC Porto won the UCL in a final against AS Monaco.
      And Werder Bremen won the German double after failing to qualify for the UEFA-Cup against FC Pasching, losing 0:4 at the UI-Cup semi-finals.
      Oh, and Arsenal winning the Prem without losing a single match!

  • @nicolasmagnin2436
    @nicolasmagnin2436 Před 2 lety +124

    It'd be nice to know what his father thinks of football now that he's won a major tournament. Maybe he's changed his mind or not. It still is a beautiful moment in football history.

    • @ToonArmyGreece
      @ToonArmyGreece Před 2 lety +4

      His father passed a few years ago.

    • @nealanderson9719
      @nealanderson9719 Před rokem

      @@ToonArmyGreece I hope he made peace with his father before he passed 🙏

  • @luisgomes8226
    @luisgomes8226 Před 2 lety +37

    Well done Greece, congratulations from Portugal.

    • @blou13
      @blou13 Před 5 měsíci

      I was on the final and I can tell you, all Greeks being in Lisboa these days have reserved a big place on our hearts for the Portuguese people. We enjoyed and loved your hospitality, we respected and still respect your big footballers (I went with 4 Greeks from Germany and 2 of them wore always a tricot from Luis Figo!). Love, gratitude and blessings from Greece - Portugal ole - PORTUGAL OLE!!

  • @Micfri300
    @Micfri300 Před 2 lety +48

    That Greece team yes were underdogs but shows that when a national federation is competent in their choices and not corrupt underdogs can do really well

    • @Micfri300
      @Micfri300 Před 2 lety +1

      @Wake No. i wonder why ranieri resigned with you guys..

    • @STATRIMC95
      @STATRIMC95 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Micfri300 bad results in the begining of the euro 2016 qualifiers...
      we had reached the last 16 of the world cup in 2014, we were this close to reach the quarter finals but we lost to costa rica on penalties...
      and after all that successful journey in brazil, we got humiliated by EVERYONE in the qualifying group... romania, northern ireland, finland, even the faroe islands!!!! 😥
      suddenly, we saw our team being beaten by amateur non professional footballers from the faroe islands, while we got used to not concede goals easily or even lose...
      what's funny is that, when ranieri was sacked, he joined leicester city and made the impossible, winning the premier league with a small team, compared to the big 5 of england!!!!!
      the irony huh? funny how some things turn out in life...

    • @Micfri300
      @Micfri300 Před 2 lety

      @@STATRIMC95 don't want to break it to you but the future is having a philosophy style of play..

    • @STATRIMC95
      @STATRIMC95 Před 2 lety

      @@Micfri300 that's irrelevant... i was talking about why ranieri was sacked from the Greek national team...

  • @champosvezast.v.4355
    @champosvezast.v.4355 Před 2 lety +38

    I spent my early childhood (6 years old - 16 years old) by watching the Greek national team in empty stadiums and having a dream to play one day with Greece in a Euros and World Cups and make a huge upset and win it as underdogs... I may never played in our national team but the dream became reality in 2004 when I was 18... Then the empty stadiums were filled by Greeks that they lived the dream I had as a child... God bless everyone in this team and the feelings the gave us. Greatest underdogs in history or football...

  • @voaridase
    @voaridase Před 2 lety +62

    I remember in my school (Portugal) a Greek exchange student doing a presentation on her country. When she gets to the "National Heroes" she puts Charisteas, and (genuinely innocently) asks if we know him. Queue a classroom of stone-faced people just stare her down.
    The dude looks like a genuinely nice person, and I thought his assessment of Portugal as a nervous team during that Euro to be interesting.
    It's still too soon for us to be able to feel sympathy for their achievement, though :P

    • @luiscaetano6184
      @luiscaetano6184 Před 2 lety +12

      I am Portuguese and since 2016 that I love the fact that Greece won that Euro's edition.

    • @MACMISIAS
      @MACMISIAS Před 2 lety +16

      My friend, Portuguese football brings out everynow and then great players and teams. You will have so many opportunities to win trophys in the future as you already have in National level and in Clubs level . Porto , Benfica, Sporting will take again Champions league , Europa league etc. But for a country like Greece that was once in a lifetime opportunity. So , if that explain it better for you i think it is time to feel sympathy for our achievement . It was a great football fairy tale but it was true and Portugal was a part of it . The friendly, good hearted , warm and very hospitable Portugal that despite the bitterness of the loss was a really kind place for the Greeks that we were in the tournament of 2004 . Greetings from Athens .

    • @sachsgs2509
      @sachsgs2509 Před 2 lety +7

      @@MACMISIAS 👌👌👌🇬🇷💙⚽️

    • @voaridase
      @voaridase Před 2 lety +6

      @@MACMISIAS oh absolutely, incredible achievement.
      I just happened to have been 9 at the time and crying my eyes out xD

    • @Stargazer1974
      @Stargazer1974 Před rokem +1

      I knew a guy from Portugal back in the day. I met him outside Da Luz and we exchange our scarfs and phone numbers. Before the final. After the match, 1-2 weeks he called me and told me that he will come to Athens for the Olympics. We met one day and he told me that the whole country was in a huge shock for many days and no one could believe how their golden generation lost the cup loosing two times from Greece. I told him that winning this cup will forever be a huge milestone for Greece. Only in 1987's Eurobasket's win, the country felt so extremely proud of an achievement. Maybe the Portuguese people hate us now -i told him- but for all Greek people till this day, Portugal will forever be the good antagonist in our fairytale. Last thing. I will forever remember what i felt listening 45000 Portuguese chanting their national anthem. It was a blast! Till today when i hear Portugal's anthem i get a little emotional. And yes, i was with Portugal in 2016 final and i was very happy that you won the same way we did! Love from Greece!!

  • @Caperot
    @Caperot Před 2 lety +51

    Surprise does exists in football! That's what makes this sport the best of the world

  • @user-uj8cw5rh8l
    @user-uj8cw5rh8l Před 2 lety +56

    Και με την φανέλα του Άρη και με την φανέλα της Εθνικής Ελλάδος ο Χαριστέας θα μου μείνει αξέχαστος.
    Να'σαι καλά Άγγελε!

  • @miguelangelruelas4818
    @miguelangelruelas4818 Před 2 lety +14

    From Mexico, Angelos Charisteas is my top Idol in football ever!!!!

  • @saulgarduno2658
    @saulgarduno2658 Před 2 lety +45

    Esa Grecia sorprendió a todo el mundo nadie se esperaba que pudieran ganar ni siquiera los mismos griegos, pero al final lograron lo imposible. Saludos desde México 🇲🇽.

    • @costenics_sw
      @costenics_sw Před 2 lety +3

      Gracias hermanito , te amo mexico y mexicanos desde Grecia!Te adoro mexico , siempre!Viva Mexico!Gracias again!Mi amigo god bless you and your family!🇬🇷🇲🇽☺️❤️🙏

    • @saulgarduno2658
      @saulgarduno2658 Před 2 lety +2

      @@costenics_sw Gracias 😄👍❤✨

    • @vasilis5365
      @vasilis5365 Před rokem +1

      Gracias amigo

  • @Nickvardis
    @Nickvardis Před 2 lety +10

    I am from Greece and I remember the final match. It was the most beautiful moment in Greece 🇬🇷 and I will never forget that...

  • @Darwinek
    @Darwinek Před 2 lety +21

    I remember that fairytale story like it was yesterday. Stunning once in a lifetime victory. Some bitter people still can't get over it but deal with it - Greece won fair and square against all odds.

    • @cddb5408
      @cddb5408 Před 2 lety +2

      @Darwinek
      Who's bitter about it?
      Can't be Portugal surely, they lost to Greece in the group stage never looked like winning.
      That's the only reason Greece qualified from the group and then Portugal were beaten again by Greece in the final and again Portugal the hosts never looked like winning.
      I do believe England and possibly others such as Italy would've knocked out Greece had they faced them in that tournament but that doesn't change the fact that Greece were worthy winners. I just feel Portugal can't be bitter about that tournament as they should feel the most responsible for making Greece Euro's champions other than Greece themselves.

    • @Stargazer1974
      @Stargazer1974 Před rokem

      @@cddb5408 Greece beat apart Portugal, the defending champions France and the best team in Europe that time, Czech Republic. And we had a tie with Spain. What makes you think that England, or italy, or the Netherlands could come with something better? Greece was the beast TEAM in that competion. Not the one with the most famous players, not the most fun to watch, not the team with players in the big leagues.. Greece was the most commited TEAM with all players and coaches focused to their purpose. Its unfair if anyone says that Greece was not a worthy champion. Especially hearing that from English newspapers and ''football experts'', that never won nothing except the WC they've hosted back in '68.. and it was a controversial one to be fair..

    • @cddb5408
      @cddb5408 Před rokem

      @@Stargazer1974 You obviously can't read.
      I clearly said Greece were worthy winners.
      And it was 1966 England won world cup not 68.
      England also won Tournoi de France 1997 vs France Italy & Brazil.
      England were very good in the 1990's.
      Also had very good Euro's last year. Did as well as any finalist in a major has ever done similar to Euro96 which they only lost in the virtual final vs Germany.

    • @cddb5408
      @cddb5408 Před rokem

      @@Stargazer1974 on pens, both tournaments.
      And many tournaments in general only lost on pens with a lot of adversity and bad decisions against them or playing ages with numerical disadvantage, disallowed goals, opposition escaping clear reds etc...

    • @Stargazer1974
      @Stargazer1974 Před rokem

      @@cddb5408 We are talking about winners of the competition , not whinners. No one remembers how you play, but they all remember who won. And the fact that most English people gets bitter about 2004, shows how much of crybabies you are (not you especially). Unless if you want only famous teams win the tournaments. Thats another story...

  • @theoarm5015
    @theoarm5015 Před 2 lety +12

    Και να σκεφτει κανεις οτι μερικα χρονια μετα ο ανθρωπος αυτος, που ουσιαστικα με αυτα που εκανε σε αυτο το τουρνουα επρεπε να ονομαστει γηπεδο προς τιμην του και να φτιαχτουν αγαλματα, υπηρξαν πολλοι που τον χλευασαν και τον ειρωνευτηκαν. Αγγελε,σε ευχαριστουμε γι αυτα που μας χαρισες, εσυ και ολη εκεινη η ομαδαρα, κατι το οποιο το πιο πιθανο ειναι οτι δεν θα το ζησει ελληνας για πολλα χρονια ακομα.

  • @DannieQx
    @DannieQx Před 2 lety +21

    Used to always sign him on LMA manager. Good times growing up

  • @8219thanos
    @8219thanos Před 2 lety +11

    Main fact about charisteas is that he had this career without a proper ball control because nobody taught him that in his early days before signing for aris.Another fact was that when he moved to Germany he was a skinny kid and there within 2 years he gain a lot of muscles.As for that rivalry within the national team the player who left after that match with Finland was georgatos vieri's favorite teammate in inter back then.He s great as person and we thank him for his contribution in our society.

  • @ChampenErbs
    @ChampenErbs Před 2 lety +25

    Great achievement for Greece!

  • @panagsamo4
    @panagsamo4 Před 2 lety +6

    as a diehard fan of the rival team he played, I love him for his goals in 2004. thank you for this documentary, we (Greeks) are crying watching it :)

  • @joaobaptista8377
    @joaobaptista8377 Před 2 lety +27

    Interesting insight from the man and Country that Haunted Portugal for 12 long Years. I as a Portuguese have to say that i didnt think we wore going to win beside reaching the final and winning against From France cuz the the odds and i do think yes Portugal was lucky and i forgot the Fernando Santos was the Coach for Greece before Joining Portugal

    • @champosvezast.v.4355
      @champosvezast.v.4355 Před 2 lety +6

      You know Greeks love Portugal. We totally support your country (and not because we beat you, we genuinely like Portuguese people)...
      I believe historically you had unbelievable players. I consider you equals to the 5 major teams of Europe.

    • @DimShamrock
      @DimShamrock Před 2 lety

      That Portuguese team was the best I ve seen in my lifetime. I am 27. And I include the on e that won the Euros in that list.
      You have nothing to be ashamed of. The greatness of that squad made us even more proud.
      That goes for the Czechs too. Thank God Nedved got injured.

  • @ellocomaza
    @ellocomaza Před 2 lety +14

    Thank you Angelos!! The happiest moment of my life was the goal in the final!!!

  • @estebancienfuegos8737
    @estebancienfuegos8737 Před 2 lety +8

    He was a good player in the Bundesliga and.
    Greece was an underdog and they don't have to apologize how they won the cup. They won fair and with a tactic that fits them best.
    By they way - German Media called the trainer (Otto Rehhagel) after the triumph Rehhakles. A legendary trainer with a lot of philosophical quotes.

  • @Super-hz5ih
    @Super-hz5ih Před 2 lety +39

    ARIS!

  • @commantermormont1657
    @commantermormont1657 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Even if this is a video about Angelos, he mentions his teamates at every chance he gets. That spirit made that team win that trophy.

  • @Jscaff859
    @Jscaff859 Před 5 měsíci

    a Legend that won this euro for us, wish this guy could team up with others and bring our national team up again, young fit players that can work together on tactics and everything this Greek team did.

  • @vnvproductionsq
    @vnvproductionsq Před rokem +2

    ΣΕ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ ΘΕΕ ΜΟΥ ΠΟΥ ΜΕ ΑΞΙΩΣΕΣ ΝΑ ΖΗΣΩ ΑΥΤΟ ΤΟ ΟΝΕΙΡΟ ΑΠΟ ΚΟΝΤΑ ! ΑΞΕΧΑΣΤΟΙ ΟΙ 2 ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΟΙ ΑΓΩΝΕΣ. ΜΕΧΡΙ ΝΑ ΠΕΘΑΝΩ ΘΑ ΝΙΩΘΩ ΑΚΟΜΑ ΤΗΝ ΚΑΥΛΑ ΑΥΤΗ ΠΟΥ ΖΗΣΑΜΕ ΤΟΤΕ .

  • @EtinosaOsayi
    @EtinosaOsayi Před 2 lety +4

    They expected us to be humiliated but we came back with the cup......

  • @DeathwingTV
    @DeathwingTV Před 2 lety +5

    Thank you good sir for this video 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

  • @NikosTsakoumagos
    @NikosTsakoumagos Před 2 lety +2

    phenomenal...

  • @user-rx7qe3ce2t
    @user-rx7qe3ce2t Před 2 lety +5

    Συμφωνώ σε όλα

  • @achilleas1975i
    @achilleas1975i Před rokem +3

    The Greece had 2 Angels at the game with Portugals.......Angelos Basinas(corner kick) and Angelos Charisteas(header goal)!!!!

  • @jameskappos6678
    @jameskappos6678 Před 2 lety +5

    Nearly started crying

  • @Constantine_IA
    @Constantine_IA Před 2 lety +7

    5:50 RIP little girl angel

  • @panimho
    @panimho Před 2 lety +3

    🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
    IN THE 7TH SKY,EVERYONE OF ALL BROTHERS!!!
    🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

  • @giorgoskazantzidis
    @giorgoskazantzidis Před 2 lety +11

    Γειά σου ρε άγγελε ΑΡΕΙΑΝΑΡΑ

  • @Stargazer1974
    @Stargazer1974 Před rokem +1

    I was there! I was in Da Luz that Holy Day after an adventure for finding ticket literally the last day, problem with our flights delay for 8 hours which made us enter Da Luz when that chick was singing before the match. I cried a little bit watching this video, because some of the fan videos filmed in about the same place i was standing. I get goosebumbs every fucking time i see or hear something about this era, even today. if its true what they say about seeing your life passing before your eyes when you're about to die, i know that when i see these moments again, i will leave this planet with a huge smile in my face and probably my last word will be the same as that day: "Goooooooaaaaaaallllll''!!!!!

  • @Constantine_IA
    @Constantine_IA Před 2 lety +7

    He would've been a bigger star in today's mostly physical game

  • @user-tf1yd7uh7b
    @user-tf1yd7uh7b Před rokem

    EURO 2004,AND GREECE CHAMPION IN EUROBASKET 1987 ARE CONCIDERED TO BE TWO OF THEGREATEST UPSETS IN HISTORY OF ATHLETISM WORLDWIDE.BOTH ACHIEVED BY THE SAME NATION,CRAZY,A NATION OF 10MILLION,CRAZY,WITH LOW CAPACITY IN BADGET,CRAZY.ITS TOO MUCH ON TOP OF TOO MUCH.AS I GROW OLDER BOTH EVENTS LOOK TO ME MORE CRAZY THAN BACK THEN(I WAS LUCKY HAVING EXPERIENCED BOTH FIRST HAND).TWO THINGS MAKE ME PROUD BEING GREEK(HELLIN).THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSIBLE,AND THE FACT THAT THE OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD EVEN TRADITIONAL "ENEMIES"SHOW NO ENVIE ON THAT BUT INSTEAD SHOW US THEIR ADMIRATION AND LOVE.AND THAT IS WHAT MAKES ME PROUD THE MOST!THANK YOU!

  • @eleftheriosanagnostopoulos1399
    @eleftheriosanagnostopoulos1399 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Τι καταπληκτικός ανθρωπος..

  • @realityanalyst
    @realityanalyst Před 2 lety +2

    I know am not the only one but on July 4th 2004 I received the best birthday present ever.

  • @shadowwest1543
    @shadowwest1543 Před 2 lety +1

    Charisteas🥶

  • @omb3d80
    @omb3d80 Před 2 lety +2

    4:11 I have that same exact jersey

  • @trancemadmaz
    @trancemadmaz Před 2 lety +33

    This was a far bigger shock than Denmark winning euro 92

    • @HockeyJokerit
      @HockeyJokerit Před 2 lety +2

      Yes, Denmark was actually a very good side and didn't make the tournament originally just because only the group winners did. Greece in the other hand never had even scored a goal in a major tournament.

    • @paok4ever53
      @paok4ever53 Před 2 lety +6

      @@HockeyJokerit We scored a goal VS Chech and Slovakian Republic(1-2 for the other side) and we finished the tournament of EURO 1980 with 1 point(0-0 VS Netherlands). But I will remember the tournament of EURO until the end of my life.

    • @cddb5408
      @cddb5408 Před 2 lety +2

      @trancemadmaz
      Yeah for 3 reasons.
      (1)
      16 team format was harder than the format Denmark won with only 8 teams.
      (2)
      They played vs Portugal in Portugal
      (3)
      They had already beaten Portugal in the group stage and people thought maybe that was a 1 off and Portugal are the better team so they'll get it right next time. But they didn't, Greece won again and again it wasn't a lucky win Portugal just couldn't play and were never in front in either game. A fully deserved title but I can't help think if a better team were in the final than Portugal then Greece wouldn't have ever been allowed to win this format which is the hardest Euro's format there ever was. They needed the group stage win vs Portugal just to reach the knockout stage. They only scraped 1 point in the next 2 group games because they were 1of the weakest teams on paper in the competition.

    • @trancemadmaz
      @trancemadmaz Před 2 lety +3

      @@cddb5408 Also the players. Denmark had world class talent from the likes of Peter Schmeichel and Brian Laudrup where as Greece had the likes of Theo Zakarakis and Angelos Charisteas who were good players but not in the same league as those guys. The Danish team of 92 would probably beat the Greek side of 04 by a score of 2 or 3-0. In fact I'd say the Danish team of 92 was as strong as the Portugal team of 2016

    • @trancemadmaz
      @trancemadmaz Před 2 lety +4

      @@HockeyJokerit Also only 1 pt separated Denmark and Yugoslavia in the qualifying group. Yugoslavia player for player were arguably the best international team in World football at the time when you take into account the success of Red Star Belgrade winning the European Cup in 91 and the several number of players that went on to become huge stars in Serie A. The Danes beat Yugoslavia 2-1 in Belgrade and Yugoslavia beat Denmark 2-0 in Copenhagen. It was very close

  • @DailyDiscountNL
    @DailyDiscountNL Před rokem +2

    He played for both Ajax & Feyenoord

  • @stirperomanaasr6134
    @stirperomanaasr6134 Před 2 lety +23

    Leicester
    Greece
    Denmark
    Hellas Verona
    Nottingham forest
    Derby county
    Underdog underdog underdog histories on this channel please.

  • @user-ry5jr5uu4z
    @user-ry5jr5uu4z Před 4 měsíci

    افضل منتخب في تاريخ اليونان

  • @dimitriosales
    @dimitriosales Před 10 měsíci

    Gigantas!

  • @Jolithemountain
    @Jolithemountain Před 2 lety +5

    What a great story, remember it like yesterday!
    Song name in the background at 7:20?

  • @panosmontana6240
    @panosmontana6240 Před 2 lety +2

    🇬🇷🏆🇬🇷🏆⚽⚽⚽

  • @pedrorocha6640
    @pedrorocha6640 Před 2 lety

    great video but, please come back with the derby days 🥺, and can you maybe do a derby days on brazil when the public come back? there is a lot of superclassicos here, like gre-nal or the paulista derby.

  • @GothPaoki
    @GothPaoki Před 2 lety +8

    Nowadays uefa, fifa do everything to eliminate the underdogs and stories like this. It doesn't sell if a yeam with no stars wins.

  • @PaxAnimi
    @PaxAnimi Před 6 měsíci

    A story of a skilled but second class striker playing at a non top club, who becomes the hero of a tournament leading his national team all the way to the trophy:
    1982 Paolo Rossi (AS Perugia) winning WC with Italy in Spain.
    2004 Angelos Charisteas (Werder Bremen) winning EC with Greece in Portugal.
    Two very similar stories: Both players faded our afterwards and didn't ever since reach even near performance to that of their "perfect" tournament. Also both were considered second choice (no starters) in their national teams, even few months before their respective finals.

  • @angelacos
    @angelacos Před 2 lety +7

    Man I wish you knew what the kid in the beginning was saying 🤣🤣🤣

  • @fotios7
    @fotios7 Před 2 lety +3

    17:27 there's a cat in the bottom left

  • @James-sh8mu
    @James-sh8mu Před rokem

    Will it ever come home 😢

  • @user-rm4on2zf3u
    @user-rm4on2zf3u Před 11 měsíci +1

    ArisZaferi. Adizaferi.

  • @janniside5128
    @janniside5128 Před 2 lety +2

    Aggele, oti kai na se elegan oi alloi arianoi grapstous kanonikotata, ego tha parakalousa na girnouses ston ari mas...

  • @Mrhofer
    @Mrhofer Před rokem

    17:25 😺

  • @mrlajel
    @mrlajel Před 2 lety +6

    does he speak Italian, or Greek language sounds like Italian?

    • @paok4ever53
      @paok4ever53 Před 2 lety +13

      He speaks Greek language.

    • @yanmich
      @yanmich Před 2 lety +5

      Italian sounds like Greek

    • @sgourkon8742
      @sgourkon8742 Před 11 měsíci

      ​@@yanmich😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @dkalambokis78
      @dkalambokis78 Před 6 měsíci

      As a Greek, I can't find similarities between the two languages, but this is a very interesting comment indeed

  • @zaxarispetixos8728
    @zaxarispetixos8728 Před 2 lety +3

    Παικτης με επιπεδο.

  • @lumikamii
    @lumikamii Před 2 lety +23

    Ronaldos daddy

    • @mainsmain
      @mainsmain Před 2 lety +2

      Died in 2005, have some respect

    • @costenics_sw
      @costenics_sw Před 2 lety

      @@mainsmain He didn't mean that...

  • @noticiasligamx4938
    @noticiasligamx4938 Před 2 lety +1

    Top 8 equipos con más jugadores extranjeros en la liga Mx: czcams.com/video/rM9wyn_vlmg/video.html

  • @hermansantoso5479
    @hermansantoso5479 Před 2 lety +2

    He moved to Rotterdam. Unforgivable.

  • @edgarcabreira3802
    @edgarcabreira3802 Před 2 lety +3

    Scolari fault not picking Vitor Baía over Ricardo

    • @STATRIMC95
      @STATRIMC95 Před 2 lety +2

      i wondered this too... baia had won the champions league with porto that year, no?
      but another portuguese here on youtube told me that baia was old at that time and ricardo was younger and more promising than him... maybe that's why he picked him over baia...
      anyway, i think ricardo wasnt that good at the 2004 tournament, but better for us for scolari picking him, that helped us in winning the trophy 😁😁 his reaction as a goalkeeper in the corner of basinas in the final is bad!

  • @johnmitchell2269
    @johnmitchell2269 Před 2 lety

    It's interesting that Brazil haven't won a World Cup since 2002 plus before last week, Argentina had not won a Copa America since 1993. I say interesting, because for me, at international football, it's the teams who are solid defensively that tend to be difficult to beat and in turn, end up winning these competitions. You look how solid Italy were defensively in 2006, hardly scored any but still won it. Yet on the flip side to this, Brazil's all out expansive attacking approach with two defenders saw them lose 7-1 to Germany in 2014. And what better example to use than Greece in 2004. They knew they didn't have the quality to go toe to toe with sides, so they just made sure the defence was as solid as it could be and played to keep clean sheets, which saw them win the tournament. Very different approach to sides like Brazil, Argentina, France, Netherlands etc etc.
    But my question, from an entertainment perspective, is has football since 2004 been more or less entertaining than the period of the 80's, 90's and early 00's?

    • @costenics_sw
      @costenics_sw Před 2 lety

      I have an impression that Brazil is gonna win the 2022 WC in Qatar.Mucha suerte!

    • @johnmitchell2269
      @johnmitchell2269 Před 2 lety

      @@costenics_sw Maybe. Depends how well they defend and if their defence in stronger now than over the last 18 years.

    • @costenics_sw
      @costenics_sw Před 2 lety

      @@johnmitchell2269 Yes thats right , to be honest I acknowledge them as the best football nation ever , but I don't support them ...I like the Colombian national team a lot , the italian , french and of course the Underdogs haha.Germany too.

  • @apostolosvelios
    @apostolosvelios Před 2 lety

    why he speak italy?

  • @starganstar2016
    @starganstar2016 Před 2 lety +1

    I had to dislike but it’s a great video

    • @johnf8067
      @johnf8067 Před 2 lety +8

      Why

    • @starganstar2016
      @starganstar2016 Před 2 lety

      @Σπύρος Μποκουζης @John F one of the worst sporting days of my life

  • @FilipeDiogo49
    @FilipeDiogo49 Před 2 lety +1

    The biggest mistake in the history of football.... should have never happened

    • @Nick-wh4jt
      @Nick-wh4jt Před 2 lety +5

      It happened, deal with it princess

    • @FilipeDiogo49
      @FilipeDiogo49 Před 2 lety

      @@Nick-wh4jt yes it did, and it will never happen again. While some keep qualifying to every tournament others fall into the forgotten bag

    • @Nick-wh4jt
      @Nick-wh4jt Před 2 lety +2

      @@FilipeDiogo49 nobody can ever forget how bitter Portugal was as the defeat by Greece, some of you are still bitter about it... I don't think you'll ever forget Filipe

    • @FilipeDiogo49
      @FilipeDiogo49 Před 2 lety

      @@Nick-wh4jt yet.... Greece falls more and more into the forgotten bag....
      I think they will end up selling the cup to buy food or pay monthly bills

    • @Nick-wh4jt
      @Nick-wh4jt Před 2 lety +2

      @@FilipeDiogo49 I think you need to get an education, Greece will never be forgotten not even by you. Greece is also rich, historically and culturally and economically, our EEZs are full of resources. I think Portugal has the economic problems...

  • @o.antonio
    @o.antonio Před 2 lety +4

    That man is no hero, he is a villain. Such is Ricardo, that approach was criminal

    • @synth9660
      @synth9660 Před 2 lety

      Pra mim é um herói com certeza

    • @mainsmain
      @mainsmain Před 2 lety

      O Ricardo em 2008 fez o mesmo contra a Alemanha, saía sempre mal entre os postes

    • @luiscaetano6184
      @luiscaetano6184 Před 2 lety +8

      If he is a villain, then he is the greatest villain of football history because he actually managed to defeat the heroes (Ronaldo, I assume), and there isn't many villains that can say that...

    • @panagsamo4
      @panagsamo4 Před 2 lety +2

      by beating Spain, France, Portugal with the goals he scored by his OWN is he a villian? you should respect him even if you are Portuguese, this is football sometimes you win sometimes you lose. we were happy of course then, but you won this cup in 2016 man.

    • @o.antonio
      @o.antonio Před 2 lety

      @@panagsamo4 i am joking :)

  • @kxng2088
    @kxng2088 Před 2 lety

    You guys are terrible you can't even get cut away footage to go with what he's speaking about mostly pictures #embarrassing

    • @QueenGurmehar
      @QueenGurmehar Před 2 lety +7

      Copyright issues. Copa isn't a broadcaster and buying footage can be expensive.

    • @kxng2088
      @kxng2088 Před 2 lety

      @@QueenGurmehar so how were they able to include the erlier footage then

    • @chrispantzikis2392
      @chrispantzikis2392 Před 2 lety +5

      @@kxng2088 Most likely footage appears to be recorded by the Greek fans.

  • @mirzapa
    @mirzapa Před 2 lety +3

    The worst, most BORING Euro winners. EVER!

  • @athanasioslianoudakis9119
    @athanasioslianoudakis9119 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I am atheist... but I must admit ....At the most crucial moment, two angels made the difference. The perfect corner from Angelos Basinas and the header of Angelos Charisteas . It was the biggest miracle I ever saw in football .