Greece celebrate World Cup win over Ivory Coast with party atmosphere on team bus

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  • Greece's World Cup squad celebrate beating Ivory Coast on the team bus
  • Georgios Samaras scored a late penalty to give them a 2-1 win
  • The victory saw Greece qualify for the last-16 for the first-time ever
By DAVID KENT
PUBLISHED: 14:09 GMT, 25 June 2014 | UPDATED: 14:09 GMT, 25 June 2014
Greece celebrated their World Cup victory against the Ivory Coast on Tuesday night by raising the roof off on their team bus.
Georgios Samaras scored a late penalty in injury time to give the Greeks a 2-1 win over their African opponents and sneak second spot in Group C.
The triumph was highly significant for the Euro 2004 winners as it meant they qualified for the last-16 of a World Cup for the first-time ever in their history.
All smiles: Greece's World Cup squad celebrated their 2-1 victory against Ivory Coast on their team bus
All smiles: Greece's World Cup squad celebrated their 2-1 victory against Ivory Coast on their team bus
Raising the roof: Greece's win saw them qualify for the last-16 World Cup for the first-time ever in their history
Raising the roof: Greece's win saw them qualify for the last-16 World Cup for the first-time ever in their history
In fine voice: The celebrations consisted largely of the Greek squad singing loudly to music being played
In fine voice: The celebrations consisted largely of the Greek squad singing loudly to music being playedm bu
Clearly this landmark day meant a lot to the players who engaged in a joyous jamboree on their team bus after the match at Fortaleza's Estadio de Futebol Castelao.
Former Fulham midfielder and Greece captain Giorgos Karagounis, who starred in their midfield, can be seen as one of the propertiers leading the cheers as he and his team-mates proudly sang and clap to music being played.
The Group C runners-up will next face Costa Rica in Recife's Arena Pernambuco on Sunday.
High-five: Greece captain Giorgios Karagounis (left) was part of the celebrations on the team bus

High-five: Greece captain Giorgios Karagounis (left) was part of the celebrations on the team bus

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