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Video: Faroe Islands footballers celebrate historic double over Greece

Published 13:13 15 Jun 2015 BST

Updated 15:05 15 Jun 2015 BST

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The Greeks will be delighted to see the back of the Faroes.

Not content with pulling off one shock upset over Euro 2004 champions Greece, the minnows of the Faroe Islands backed up November's incredible 1-0 victory in Athens with another win on home soil this weekend. It is the first time the Faroes have won twice in the same qualification campaign since 2001, when they did the double over Luxembourg. The two wins leave them fourth in Group F of the Euro 2016 qualifiers, and still mathematically in the frame for qualification, with Northern Ireland the next visitors to Torshavn in September. And the result sparked some joyous scenes in the home dressing-room:

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