Greece 🇬🇷 vs USA 🇺🇸 - Classic Full Games | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2006
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- Enjoy the full game between Greece and USA who face off against each other in a very exciting semi-final of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2006.
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How about the 1986 FIBA World Championship?
1.60 americans dwarf 1986
2021 olympic games and eurobasket together?
2004 Puerto Rico vs Usa at athens
could u guys put all the games of Beijing 2008 specially usa..thank u
One of the best FIBA games ever. Congrats to Greece from Serbia!!!
Greece Serbia BROTHERHOOD
yooooo srbija
Hvala brate!!
@@thanoskonstantinou1831 BROTHERS FOREVER!!! 🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷
@@ВОЈВОДАЖИВОЈИНМИШИЋ-ю6ю Tako nekako
🇷🇸🇬🇷. Seks, zdravlje, pravoslavlje...
Spanoulis, Papaloukas, Diamantidis
Three legendary guards in one team. The result shouldn't be surprising to those who know these guys. Congrats to Greece from a Kurdish guy!
Love to Greater Kurdistan from a Greek guy
Don't forget zisis and xatzivretas. Zisis was injured after game vs brazil.
Xatzivretas was first scorer in Greek league 2001.
Legendary squad
Diamantidis 😍
@@nickkanaris6833 malaka
That Greek Team was legendary 🦾 greetings form Turkey
As a greek i have to say that even though that team what pretty good, the spanish team was out of this world at that time.
@@kapoioskanenas2337 The Spanish team won because Greece gave 110% to defeat USA and they were pretty tired. If it was Spain that was up against USA then Greece would have won the world cup.
@@Definitely_Someone Nah, you lost fair and square. Spain also had an extremely tough match against Argentina in the semis with Ginobili who was a two time NBA champion with the Spurs at that moment. Also, Spain's best player Pau Gasol was injured and missed the final and still Spain kicked Greece's ass. Spain was just too good during that World Cup. So stop making excuses.
hahahahhhaa
@@javierburgos7 bro ok but its still USA
I watched this game 2006 first time and until 2021 more than 10 times. The best Greece Team I ever seen. Respect and greatings from Turkey. !!!!!!!!!!
I was a kid back then, but can remember pretty well this game...it was an excellent performance by Greek team... Μπράβο Ελλάδα, χαιρετισμός από Βελιγράδι 🇬🇷🇷🇸
Same. I was young but remember that match. 🇬🇷❤🇷🇸
2004-2006 was mythical for Greece:
2004 Euro champions in football, won an astonishing (for a 10 million country) 17 medals at the Olympics (6 gold) ranking 15th overall and 2nd in medals per Capita. 2005 Greece basketball wins EuroBasket and Eurovision and in 2006 this. Also hosted the best Olympics ever according to many in 2004.
τίποτα δεν είναι τυχαιο
@@ΝικΝοκ Εννοείται πως δεν ήταν τίποτα τυχαίο. Στο μπάσκετ είχαμε ομαδάρα, στο ποδόσφαιρο μπορεί να μην ήμασταν καμία μεγάλη δύναμη αλλά είχαμε παίκτες που έκαναν την διαφορά στις ομάδες που έπαιζαν, και οι ομάδες μας έκαναν αξιοπρεπείς πορείες στην Ευρώπη. Όχι όπως τώρα που πανηγυρίζουν άμα μπουν ομίλους Γιουρόπα με 2 Έλληνες παίκτες στην 18αδα...
there's no correlation between success and national population. Jamaica's population is 2.8 million, check how many medals they have earned throughout the years.
@@AngelosLoukatos an exception doesnt disprove the rule bigger population bigger pool of ppl that might become elite athletes and most of jamaicas successes are in sprinting and there have been numerous studies proving that jamaicans just have elite sprinter genetics
Like greece from puerto rico i Like their national team 🇵🇷✌🇬🇷
Basketball purists would love this game. The control of pace, unbelievable defense, effective pick and roll. This video (with the Greek commentary) is saved in my basketball archive in my computer.
you really should upload it on youtube, just for the commentary :)
As a basketball coach and as a greek too, i am really proud of what u say. Greetings from Patras
Exactly. It was a simple pick n' roll that the Greek team run so effectively against a small US lineup, that won the game.
Greatest basketball victory ever : Team work and high IQ against muscle power.
I think the Serbs winning against the US team in their home court in Indianapolis is also up there in the "greatest wins" category.
Just had the game of their lifes, everything was falling for them
Show the beauty of the team sport Greece! Bravo from Bulgaria!
I remember skipping school to watch this game because of the time difference. I was shocked and depressed when USA lost to Greece, but Greece was Ballin
Papaloukas, Diamantidis, Spanoulis, OH MY! If you take a trip out of your small NBA bubble, you will understand that those players were the hottest thing the European basketball had to show at that time. Precision, smart defense and game awareness were their strong attributes. They didn't have the tough physical play most NBA players have, but if you let them roll their game, they will wipe the floor with you. Don't believe me? Well, push the play button and find out for yourselves.
Much love to our Greek brothers from Serbia ❤
Congrats to Greece from Turkey! Great upset!
Όπως έλεγε και ο μεγάλος Νίκος Γκάλης, αυτή ήταν η μεγαλύτερη νίκη μέχρι την επόμενη! 👏🇬🇷👏
Δεν υπάρχει επόμενη πιάσαμε ταβάνι μ αυτή τη νίκη. Νικησαμε LeBron, Carmelo, Paul, Wade.
Πάντα θα υπάρχει γιατί έτσι είναι ο αθλητισμός.
Μέχρι τότε (μάλλον δεν θα το ζήσουμε εμείς) θα έχουμε για προίκα, το πιο "χρυσό", αργυρό μετάλλιο της ιστορίας!
@@dimitrisabadjidis8579 σιγά τον Καρμέλο, απλά τότε ήταν νέος και ελπιδοφόρος
Great job 🇬🇷 from 🇵🇭
Poor country hahaha
Poor economy
Thanks brother
usa players didn't even congratulate the greek players,terrible attitude
Kobe Bryant would have shaken their hands
@@RollOnToVictory if kobe was there we wouldn't have win 😂
They are shame..
@@savemitsos eisai paparas
@@vaggelisk.5642 πάρε φόρα άσχετε.
Schortsianitis was a monster in this game.
Yes, big sofo as we call him did the game of his life
Grece destroyed team USA defense through good passing, shooting well, off ball movement and not dribbling too much.
Didn’t destroy them, it was a close game.
@@conut1391 destroyed their defence dude..
@@conut1391 keep crying Leswept, 🤣🤣🤡🤡
@@conut1391oh look another stupid fanboy 😂
the two highlights that unfroze and "woke up" greece
29:59 missed dunk from soft and block from diamantidis
34:09 assist from papaloukas, dunk from sofo
after that onwards, the game was a joy to watch
48:26 THAT stepback, omg...
I rewatch the game and even though l am a turk l am proud of Greece ! They did great job !
As a Turk also, Greeks and "Turk"s have same dna." Turk"s in Anatolia mixed with Byzantine. It s very idiot to become enemies🇹🇷🇬🇷
Big love for the Greece team. Gotta love the reactions of them cocky players when they loose
The Greeks have proven once more what they have been doing for thousands of years now; winning and prevailing against all odds. Besides the Greek excellent and well studied game, interesting were the faces of the USA players; arrogant and disrespectful at the beginning but worried and bewildered when they had realised that they might have lost the game. Respect however to the very talented USA players. As regards the commentator, he knew nothing about the Greek players besides their names and he did not give them the respect they truly deserved.
lol.......ναι καλα....
This wasn't against all odds though. The Greek team was hella good
the refs tried to help us a bit but u cant win vs those threes, but the commentary wasnt too biased vs the greece , like other games i saw
Probably the best match that Greece ever played
there is also USSR 87 and 89, and Jugoslavia 1987.
One of the best games ever indeed!
GOOD JOB GRECEEE!!!! RESPECT FROM SERBIA!
Το είχα δει live και Όταν τελείωσε δεν μπορουσα να μιλήσω απο την κλειστη φωνη. Ωραιος αγωνας
this game was the passport for spain to gain the title, this game was more than the title, it s legendary
Diamantidis Spanoulis, Papalukas the best you can find in europe
Everyone says Diamantidis, Spanoulis, Papaloukas Legends etc but in this team there were also many other very good players like Shortsianitis,Zisis, Fotsis, Papadopoulos, Kakiouzis etc. Without these players Greece wouldn't reached the final.
baby shaq mvp
Dikoudis this game too!
Lets not forget how Panagiotis Giannakis severely schooled Mike Krzyzewski in that game. The panic button was pushed since the end of the first half and it was all downhill from there. Pure domination.
Especially when you think that the pick n' roll was essentially a play from the NBA and was used so effectively and without an answer against the US team.
At 56:45 the speaker claims "the Greeks talking in Greek so the Americans can't understand them". Funny perspective for people speaking their mother language😂😂
Real talk: This is one of those games that definitely inspired a young Giannis. I was 18 at the time, I remember watching the game all alone in my small uni flat and I couldn't stop laughing and dancing.
One of the best USA teams of all time looses from probably the best Greece team of all time . THAT'S AN AMAZING GAME
U mean young players of usa who will become hof vs amazing vets of the greek team
@@motnati5120 no excuses having all NBA players vs a team that has maybe 1 or 2 that wouldn't even be considered to be in USA team camp
The commentator made this game much better!
yep, wondering who he is, he commentated with competence and emotions
Greece not only had 3 of the best PG in Europe at that time (and of all time), but as well 3 of the best PF in Europe that time (Fotsis, Tsartsaris, Dikoudis). Was a team that almost everyone (except the 2 C) could shoot a 3pt.
Legendary Game
I Watched it live back in 06 and just by chance I had recorded on a VCR back then. turned out to be the best decisions I've ever made lol.
bring back a lot of memories because I would watch after school and then hit the courts and play with random dudes who were much older than me
good times
Τέτοια guard δεν ξανά βγαίνουν και να παίζουν και μαζί.ΕΛΛΑΣ
και δεν επαιζε κι ο τραυματιας Ζησης...
Δε πειραζει, όταν δεν βγαζουμε εμεις , θα ψάχνουμε κανα ταλεντο απ'τα παιδια των ξενων .
It was 98 likes so I made it 99 but who will be the 100th like lol
@@vengeancejustice5329 eisai gkazmas ?
@@vaguraw Εσυ εισαι ψευτης ? Ο ιδιος ελεγες ότι είμαι μαγκας . Τωρα μολις σου θηξαμε την χαζοαριστερη ιδεολογία , τωρα εγινα γκαζμας ?
Considering USA is a 300million country with Basket being their No1 sports and Greece 10million with football being their No1, this is a huge achievement.
Football is far more famous but we are talented in basketball, and people love the basketball team more that the football one. Of course it has to do with the fact that we won a European championship in 1987.
basketball is not the #1 sport in American. American Football is the #1 sport and it is not even close. After the NFL, College Football is the 2nd most popular sport. You obviously don't know US sports at all.
@@gabepizzaMore people play basketball than American football
@@div92American football is watched more. But we are not counting couch potatoes here. Basketball is by far the most played sport in the country. It is played almost by 3 times as many people as American football.
@@Jose-sy1je I am greek, not American.
for those who knew about international bball it wasnt such a HUGE surprise , in 2004 it was close with 77-71 , in 2005 greece beat everyone and took the gold in eurobasket , papaloukas/diamantidis/spanoulis euro legends at almost nba starter level .and all the other key players were nba bench/role level players , greece played exceptionally well , and if these same teams played 10 times dont bet that usa would win more than 4-5 , the best greek TEAM ever , team usa with superstars but not huge experience and team bonding back then , great game
Id say theyre definetely nba level but its just thats nba and euro basketball bas difderences in rules, you can realise that just by looking at greeces defense on the last 2 minutes and try and think whats different from the nba, lets just say its game changing
they beat them in 2004 & 2008.
@@gabepizza of course , usa is much more talented , when i said if they played 10 times i meant that same year , it was greeces peak with its best players and bonding , in 2004 it was close game , in 2009 it was usa only , mainly cause of K O B E .... he took them to another level
Arrogance by Team USA. Especially the staff. They thought they could just play iso ball 4 quarters and beat Greece. Came way under-prepared. Defense was shocking, so many easy open shots for Greece, and no structure offensively just Americans taking turns 1 on 1. P.S.: that US commentator is the best. Was almost rooting for Greece.
if id be us commentator id bet 100 bucks on the greek so id be hella happy if they win
Man was rooting for our guys cause they were playing ball not run and dunk.
The USA team has been beaten before,since 2002(by Argentina),not once,Greece was a reigning European champion,very good and solid team,stacked with a great players at each position(Spanoulis,Papaloukas,Diamantidis,Fotsis,Papadopoulos,Dikoudis,Sofo),plus the USA team were outplayed tactically in coaching by Giannakis,so it wasn't such a surprise.
Sorry but American coaching style is joke ....The best coach are in Europe
They had no idea about that Greek team and they paid it...Arrogant people...once again Greece teaches you ;)
Being Greek, this is my favourite basketball game of all time. This is the best greek national team ever, because even though we didn't have a Hall of Famer such as Nick Galis or a superstar like Giannis Antetokounmpo, we had a deep roster which was more than capable on defence and there was a variety of players who could carry the offensive load.
Now, being an NBA fan, I wasn't able to follow the NBA consistently back then as I do now, so this was the first tournament I ever got to see LeBron James play and thus I didn't get the hype about LBJ, so having this as the first impression, I wasn't a big fan of him ever since (even though he turned out to be one of the all time greats). On the contrary, I did watch the '06 NBA finals and I was instantly hooked by Dwyane Wade's performance in those finals series and he was the one player I was worried about in this particular game. Last but not least, I was always kind of Meh-ish about Melo. I consider him as a good player, but I've never considered him as a great player.
Spanoulis and Diamantidis should be be Hall Of Famers eventually based on their accomplishments, much like Galis became one
🇬🇷👌... This Greece was perfect...
This is Greeeeeeeece! Greek Gods were with us that unforgetable day. Our Boys taught the arogant (and millioners) American NBA players a great lesson they will never forget. If only we had Efthimios Rentzias, our best center, in our team. Congratulations guys even after 15 years.
Around 56:45 the speaker claims "the Greeks talking in Greek so the Americans can't understand them". Funny perspective for people speaking their mother language
Spanoulis, Diamantidis, Papaloukas in their prime.
Enough said.
Yeah we saw in final match. Lol
Papadopulas as well
Diamantidis and Papaloukas in their prime, Spanoulis's true prime was between 2009 and 2015. But still Spanoulis, Diamantidis and Papaloukas on one team was deadly
@Derek Gleeson 3 of the best European players to ever touch a basketball.
@@bmb9310 pain
THE great late KOBE came for revenge in 2008 and he took it..but he said after this career over that is was a player that he really wanted to play with ..DIAMANTIDIS..
Φιλε σαν Ολυμπιακός το λέω. Ενας απο τοθς αγαπημένους μου παίκτες. Τωρα έχουμε καταλήξει ασχημα και οι δυο ομαδες δυστυχώς. Θα περάσει, δεν θα περάσει?
O.diamatidis mas! 💙 Teamplayer and Blocker of this year!!!!!
I wanna hear what Giannis has to say about this game. He's played against most the American team and he looked up to that Greek team.
huge win over one of the best dream teams ever....
I love team USA but this is a testament that Talent alone won't give you automatic victory. European type of basketball took over the basketball world. Look at NBA today.
Greece was also the european team with the biggest talents at the moment....It was not so surprising that they won
I remember I was in first grade (in Greece) when the game was played. We didn't have class the final one or two hours and I remember some sixth graders sitting around a radio listening. Such an atmosphere! I couldn't really understand the patriotism back then, but the tension in the air will always be in my memory.
1:08:58 did you see that James was already in the painted area before spanoulis took the free throw and the ref couldn't blow the whistle?
25:33 Don't be so sure my man! You don't know how big is the Greek Soul !
Legendary🔥
This is so legendary...For all the basketball buffs like me self!
This was the real dream team! 🇬🇷
Baby Shaq is The Monster 👏👏👏
My countrymen had three sensational passers.Diamantidis, Spanoulis and true floor general in Papaloukas.
What an EPIC GAME!! I REMEMBER IT LIKE YESTERDAY,THIS USA TEAM WAS UNBEATEN.
We ´re you in 2004? And 2002?
@@matiasarielgonzalez4326 Greece is the only country to beat the USA in the Mike Krzyzewski era (75-1 record).
Τι παιχνίδι έπαιξε ο Σκορτσιανιτης, ο Παπαλουκας, Σπανουλης, Διαμαντίδης... Απίστευτοι
Great Greek team , 40 years now is giving us pride ! Μόνο Ελλάς
Greece team made history by defeating the best US team!
All the USA Olympic Teams since 1992 were better than this team, except the 2004 one. USA tends to pick younger stars for the FIBA world cup. I'm Greek but I'm not delusional.
For people talking about Spain. Guys.. it is obvious that this over here is the final of 2006's world cup. These are the best teams of the tournament. I haven t even wayched the Spain game, i just know they didnt play hard..who cares, we blew out the tyrant, and thats what matters.
For those who said this us team wasn't dream team...
Lebron wade Carmelo cris Paul Joe Johnson Chris Bosh and dwight Howard were all super stars.
Even Heinrich was key player in Chicago...
But they are, Young That time
@@elmercayanes571 Many Greek players were young too, Spanoulis for example was 23
Mentality beats quality
Did not play well as a team. Player for player better but not as a team
@@LeAntostar Sofoklis 21 old as well
Diamantidis my absolut fave ❤ verry talet player! 👍
The American players had underestimated us. But the Greek does not die easily. Historic victory for Greece against the great America of James and Wade. I will never forget our victory. This has never happened before. Whatever you say about that match will be little. Greek legends of basketball!🇬🇷
What a game! Thanks for sharing.
This was the best generation of Greek basketball and with experience. On the other side USA had one of their best generations, but with luck of experience.Greece played one of the best (if not the best) game ever played. USA did not play a good game that night.
do you think the unexperienced bobby knights 84 college olympic team would have also lost that game practically dropping the towel like this USA team did? did you notice that these guys had no game for tight space? we have seen the same again last Fiba from Giannis , Jokic and Kempa..is it a coinsidence?
Andreas Papadakis Yes, probably the 1984 team would lost the game against this Greek performance and in a neutral court. I don’t think that they drop the towel though. They did fight till the end of the game. Now, about the gaming style that you refer to, actually that was a transition time for NBA, going from a sane 3 point shooting to today’s insane 3 point shooting. The luck of big 3 point shooters was an issue for the old USA teams.
This is basketball
Surely. Even better than nowadays.
Japanese , supporting US? What this effects from Atomic bomb?
48:28 What a shot by Diamantidis.
56:45 The Greeks talking in Greek so the American players can't understand them!"...WHAT?
Only one thing comes to my mind: skills+exp > skills
"the bigger they are, the harder they fall"
As an architect, I really love the Saitama Arena, both interior and exterior.
arigato
not an architect, but it is a pretty looking arena
''We had an earthquake here is Saitama, we thought it was Schortsianitis walking into the building''
Hooked on Hellas!!!!!
The arrogance in this us team is obvious in their body language, especially young lbj and wade!
And Anthony
@@kabamaru_Iga_No at least carmelo did a considerable amount of dmg
Bdash52 sorry dude, what’s dmg?
@@kabamaru_Iga_No short for damage :)
Too much iso
🇦🇲❤🇬🇷🇨🇾
A great point guard on the bench and 3 more (span/papalukas and diamantidis) on the floor, beating le brons company.,great..
and then everyone says we're nothing without Giannis? I love you Giannis but we Greeks were always SUPER basketball players!
current greek team is nothing without giannis
@@elliotmorgan6680 not Cry ✌️🤪😚
What a legendary game! 🔥🏀
Holy Guacamole. This team has D. Wade, LeBron, Carmelo, Chris Paul, D. Howard, etc. And Greece completely controlled this game. And then these idiots nowadays say that international basketball caught up. They were much better 20 years ago.
H ΜΕΓΑΛΥΤΕΡΗ ΝΙΚΗ ΟΛΩΝ ΤΩΝ ΕΠΟΧΩΝ
Και δικια μας νικη . Όχι να νικαει η Εθνικη του Πακισταν ή της Νιγηρίας και να ονειρευόμαστε ότι νικησε η Ελλαδα .
This game had a tremendous impact on basketball. After this game, even student basketball in my country started to use a lot of pick-and-roll.
Greece lightning 🤘😊💪💪💪💪🇬🇷❤❤❤❤
Advanced Pick'n'roll 101 is in session. Order please.
1:20:37 Sorry mr Wade but you must be a sportsman and congratulate the opponents.
Anyone says anything bad about this Greece team has literally no knowledge about basketball whatsoever
Hahahahah LeBum James. Well done Greece, beating the China-founded NBA.
One of the most epic wins ever!
Schortsianitis, Papaloukas, Spanoulis, Diamantidis, Papadopoulos....Legendary team!
Now...imagine how good was Spain to destroy Greece without prime Pau Gasol in the final....
Greece was exhausted after this win. Zero energy
Diamaditis your a Diamant!!!
well this is what his name actually mean )
When the Europeans showed the Americans who are the bosses in basketball
Dwayne Wade to Bosh and Lebron: "hey, in a few years ya'll coming to Miami, we're gonna win a few titles together..." - "What ?!" - "Uhm yeah no I said those Greeks man, damn good..."
Αξέχαστες στιγμές!!!! Και περηφάνια!!!!
Replace Lebron with MJ at the same age, you have different result.For those who knows bball this Greece victory was not huge suprise at the time.
yeah and If my grandma had wheels she would probably be a car,
USA team still had big NBA names in their team...period
you have to accept your loses with dignity that's what sports is about....
'If' are just excuses,in the finals Hellas lost from Spain,they were better,you accepted and move on
This eliminated the 🐐 debate for LeBron. Not only was his woeful this game but all tournament. He was probably their 3rd best behind Carmelo and Wade. Nobody can do what Jordan did and accomplished. People should just leave that man's name alone.
@@mike.cdn7212 Lebron James against real FIBA defenses is simply useless. This tournament overexposed Lebron and most of the people don't remember it
Why the dislikes in this video, it is a fiba video, there is no propaganda here, a good game, a just game, did those people didnt like the resolution of the picture or the sound?
The USA was a powerhouse with Le Bron (31.4 ppg that year in the NBA), Dwayne Wade (2006 NBA champion and Finals MVP), a top-form Carmelo (26.5 ppg), Dwight Howard (2nd in rebounding in the NBA with 12.5 rpg), Chris Bosh (22.5 ppg), Chris Paul (Rookie of the year), Elton Brand (10 rpg that year), Shane Battier (81 games for the Grizzlies who later became 2x NBA Champion) and Antawn Jamison (82 games for the Wizards, 20.5 ppg and 9.3 reb) and YET they still got outclassed by the Greek team...! What an incredible feat! As a Greek, I'll never forget that night.