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Greece dedicate Euro 2012 success to compatriots

Swinging from underdogs to quarter-finalists at Euro 2012 is Greece's way to bring cheer to their austerity-gripped homeland, midfielder Kostas Katsouranis said on Sunday.

Greek midfielder Kostas Katsouranis reacts during the Euro 2012 championships football match Greece vs Russia on June 16, at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Swinging from underdogs to quarter-finalists at Euro 2012 is Greece's way to bring cheer to their austerity-gripped homeland, midfielder Kostas Katsouranis said on Sunday.

"We wanted to give everybody back home something to cheer, to celebrate," Katsouranis told reporters at the team's training base outside the Polish capital Warsaw, a day after their shock 1-0 defeat of favorites Russia.

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