With the scores at 1-1, and the 92nd minute running, Greece were heading out of the World Cup. But Georgios Samaras went down in the box. He stepped up and converted the penalty, which eliminated Ivory Coast and sent Greece straight to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
However, further replays showed that there was minimal contact with Ivory Coast defender, and that the Celtic striker actually appeared to kick the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the scores at 1-1, and the 92nd minute running, Greece were heading out of the World Cup. But Georgios Samaras went down in the box. He stepped up and converted the penalty, which eliminated Ivory Coast and sent Greece straight to the Round of 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-barca"],"yoast_head":"