Group of Death
Giorgos Karagounis's goal in first-half added time sent Fernando Santos's side to the quarter-finals at their opponents' expense.
Fernando Santos said that his Greece team's rediscovery of the defensive focus missing from their first two matches was the key to their decisive Group A win over Russia.
Two victims on Sunday and leaders Germany, cautioned by events two decades ago, are taking no chances as they target the last eight.
Team reporter Richard van Poortvliet reflects on his time covering Russia, finding Dick Advocaat's side to be accommodating off the pitch but short of a Plan B on it.