World Cup 2014: Greece praises fallen heroes after Costa Rica heartache

The Greek medias reaction to their last-16 penalty shootout defeat was almost unanimously positive

There are ways to lose and ways to win. On Monday morning as Greeks digested their teams elimination from the World Cup there was universal acceptance that while defeat had come, it had never been sweeter. You fell like Greek heroes, screamed Goal News. You moved us, you shocked us, you lifted us up. We thank you.

For a small nation more usually consumed by the inequities of economic crisis, the Mondial has not just been a much-needed tonic but a psychological boost not seen since financial meltdown struck in late 2009.

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