Here is a French speaking commentator reported on the goal with a certain Gallic understatedness:
While the Brazilians go for more gusto:
A Turkish commentator clearly relishes the name 'Samaraasss':
While a Greek commentator comes close to being hospitalised (the Samaras goal is at about 1.25) :
Meanwhile here are some of the best tweets about Greece's stunning victory:
#Samaras: “What did I feel at that moment in time? Nothing at all. I just took the ball and placed it on the spot – me against the keeper.”
— Chris Paraskevas (@Cparaskevas) June 25, 2014
Samaras is a good player but a better person.#Samaras pic.twitter.com/nzFj1FopvT
— Michael Kantaris (@grkmikey95) June 25, 2014
We should have signed him on again. #Samaras
— Celtic Family (@CelticFamily67) June 24, 2014
Nobody deserves to be under pressure like that! Pure bottle. #Samaras
— michael owen (@themichaelowen) June 24, 2014
Clearly a foul. Congratulations to both #Greece & #Ivory Coast. #samaras. #worldcup https://t.co/BrKWwUN4TN
— George Kanavos (@gk_vancity) June 25, 2014
How to be a good winner. #SamarasFDP #Samaras #Greece #WorldCup2014 #GreeceIvoryCoast pic.twitter.com/S1F1bl8CTX
— Youthtopian (@youthtopian) June 25, 2014
I love it that #Samaras scored that penalty, nothing to do with Greece. All to do with this http://t.co/NY1L1YA0lB
— johnpc (@johnpc) June 24, 2014
OMG OMG….YES YES.THIS IS GREECE..THIS IS US..WE DESERVED TGIS WIN AND WE WON..I AM LITERALLY CRYING..I AM SOOOO PROUD #GreeceVsIvoryCoast
— Proud Greek *-* (@MixedFangirl_) June 24, 2014
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOALLLLLLLLLLLL GREEECEEEEEE MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY YOU KNOW HOW TO PULL IT THROUGH #GreeceVsIvoryCoast
— Elaina (@ElainaBerios) June 24, 2014
#WorldCup 4pm #GreeceVsIvoryCoast Everyone at @TrapezziKafeBar to cheer our team to victory! @HFCToronto pic.twitter.com/bSZ1hiRac6
— aki constantinou (@alphakonstant) June 24, 2014
And lets not forget Andreas Samaris – the substitute who scored the first goal and had a cracking game:
Celebration for #GRE taking the lead into the half against CIV. #Samaris's goal is the 1st for #GRE in the World Cup. pic.twitter.com/w1bImo1GZ9
— Getty Images Sport (@GettySport) June 24, 2014
#gre #Samaris: We wrote history today & played against world class players whom we respected but we weren't scared of them #WorldCup
— Nathalie (@savaricas) June 24, 2014