Greece are determined to lift the mood back home during Euro 2012 with the country’s huge debt woes causing worry and fear, says striker Giorgos Samaras.    The Euro 2004 champions face co-hosts Poland in the tournament’s opening game in Warsaw on Friday.    ‘I don’t like to say big words or throw promises around,’ he told a news conference. ‘We are all thinking about the (deciding Euro qualifier) against Croatia and how we managed to help people celebrate and escape from their daily problems for a while.    Greece is the word: Giorgos Samaras (right) in training with Sotiris Ninis ‘That is what we will try to do again. I do not know how far we will go and what we can do but with our joy of playing football we want to give joy to Greeks.      ‘We are a young team and the atmosphere in the squad is outstanding and that is where everything starts.’ Eight years ago Greece caused a huge surprise by claiming an unlikely success in Portugal, while also riding a wave of enthusiasm ahead of the Athens Olympics a month later.    Just warming up: Greece’s squad at the Stadium in Legionowo on Wednesday Now, the country is on the brink of bankruptcy and with talk of a potential euro zone exit swirling, is facing a second general election in less than two months with sharp austerity measures angering Greeks.    ‘I see all the messages we get sent from our fans and that is additional motivation for us,’ said defender Avraam Papadopoulos. ‘We want to make the people happy who are with us during good times as well as bad times.’

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Euro 2012: Greece hoping to lift troubled nation