Unbelievable! I loved every minute of it.

Perhaps a mugging of the keeper a second and a half before the photo above was taken as well.

If I remember correctly, the Portuguese keeper had himself positioned badly.

(Not sure though).

Here are some reports:<ul><li>BBC: a triumph for defensive organization;</li><p><li>Toronto Star: Toronto's Greek fans celebrate;</li><p><li>CBC: Greece applies hockey's 'trap' to soccer;</li><p><li>Guardian Unlimited: Greece defy the odds; and</li><p><li>CNN: Greece is the word (lamest headline so far).</li></ul>

That keeper was abysmal. If James had been half as bad as Ricardo, the British press (and many bloggers) would've been howling for his skin.

Greece is the word (lamest headline so far).

Greece Lightning ™

For what it is worth, the BBC replay widget shows no mugging of Ricardo. Play it at 1/8th speed from Ricardo's position from a third person point of view. That's right. I forgot to add that there is another factor, first or third person, that can be used giving 320 different playback options for a single game. Compare with the Sol Campbell disallowed goal which does who some bumping - expressionless autobot bumping for sure and lacking the arm around the keeper's neck moment.

Regarding a possible mugging of the keeper, I agree with the general sentiments above. Ricardo was badly positioned, he may as well not even have been there. To me it looked as if he took a dive, propelling himslef ridiculously backward, in a bad attmept to cover up his poor play. Full credit to the Greeks; great game.