The Greece national football team secured a historic first victory over Germany in Augsburg, winning through a goal from Dimitris Kourbelis.
The result keeps head coach Ivan Jovanovic's side at the top of their UEFA Nations League League A group and significantly boosts their prospects of reaching the quarter-finals.
Kourbelis scored the golden goal during the encounter in Augsburg, where more than 7,000 Greek expatriate supporters filled the stands to back the team.
Former Greece international striker Giannis Amanatidis attended the match in Augsburg and praised the overwhelming vocal support provided by the travelling Greek fans.
Speaking live on Greek sports broadcast The Football Show, Amanatidis noted that the national team is now consistently developing talented and creative football players.
Winger Christos Tzolis also gave exclusive statements to the programme, remarking that every member of the squad delivered an exceptional performance against Germany.
Tzolis added that playing in his home city while representing the national team made the victory particularly meaningful for him personally.
Media Coverage and Broadcast Details
The match and its surrounding reactions were covered directly from Germany by reporter Dimitris Tychalas for the protothema.gr programme The Football Show, sponsored by Stoiximan.
The daily sports show, which airs Monday to Friday from 13:00 to 15:00, is hosted by Michalis Tsochos, Grigoris Papavasileiou, and Giannikos Douskas alongside former international Akis Zikos.
The programme features a wider reporting team covering Greek sports, including Kostas Ketsetzoglou for AEK, Giannis Seretis for Panathinaikos, Vasilis Konstantopoulos for Olympiacos, Stavros Sountoulidis for PAOK, Fotis Pliakos for Aris, and Maria Giota Mastoreli managing social media coverage.
National Team Squad Updates
In national team squad news, defender Manolis Vagiannidis has been definitively ruled out of upcoming international fixtures against both the Netherlands and Germany due to injury.
Meanwhile, international midfielder Dimitris Pelkas shared a photograph alongside young team-mates Konstantinos Karetsas and Christos Tzolis, accompanied by his son, while lightheartedly teasing them regarding their transfer values.
Club Developments and Basketball Results
At club level, Greek Super League club AEK Athens confirmed significant fan interest after selling out ticket allocations for European fixtures against Shakhtar Donetsk in London and Manchester City in Manchester.
In domestic transfer developments, Levadiakos officially completed a high-profile move by signing former Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny.
The Football Show also provided basketball updates, reporting that Olympiacos won the Greek Basketball Super Cup while PAOK demonstrated signs of competitive improvement.
