Skupi grčki igrači Grčke bili su tromi od samog početka utakmice, izgleda zbog velike prepirke u hotelu dva sata prije početka meča, kad je selektor, Nijemac Otto Rehhagel saopćio startnu postavu.
Greece's high-priced players were listless as the match started, apparently due to a major falling-out at the hotel two hours before the match began, when German skipper Otto Rehhagel announced the starting line-up.