grcd on 10 August 2007
Sorry to come back to this, but why call Greece lucky?
A team that goes to the final without having conceded a single goal in the knock-out phase is not exactly "lucky".
Also the same team managed to beat Portugal twice, draw Spain, and go on to beat all other teams in the competition.
You can claim that Greece did not play good football, because they were basically ultra-defensive then claiming victories by set pieces.
But it was not just luck that gave them the cup. You can't beat Portugal twice, Czech Republic and France, in consecutive victories with no conceded goals if you are just lucky.
They had a plan and sticked to it greatly. Their football was dissapointing in its lack of show and style, but they won the end result.
