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The only thing that can take Georgia to the Euro 2024 knockout stages is a massive upset against Portugal on Wednesday.
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After gaining their first-ever Euros point over the weekend against the Czech Republic, they will travel to Gelsenkirchen to face Cristiano Ronaldo’s team.
But few will pick them to win this game as they are coming up against one of the strongest teams of the competition.
With wins over Czech Republic and Turkey, Roberto Martinez’s men have already advanced to the next round of Euro 2024.
When these two teams met for the first and only time to date, in 2008, Portugal won 2-0, and Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe both started the match.
Georgia vs Portugal team news
Georgia’s lineup from the team that drew with the Czech Republic is probably not going to alter.
Portugal may make adjustments in ahead of the Round of 16 due to Rafael Leao’s suspension.
They intend to rest their main players, therefore Rúben Dias, Pepe, Vitinha, Bernardo Silva, and Cristiano Ronaldo are all strong prospects to be left out of the starting lineup.
Georgia squad:
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag).
Defenders: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava), Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia), Lasha Dvali (APOEL), Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos), Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese), Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk), Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis).
Midfielders: Nika Kvekverskiri (Lech Poznan), Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), Levan Shengelia (Panetlikos), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi), Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova), Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante), Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger AC), Jaba Kankava (Slovan Bratislava)
Forwards: Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli), Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher), Georges Mikautadze (Metz), Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux), Saba Lobzhanidze (Atalanta United)
Portugal squad
Goalkeepers: Diogo Costa…
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Author : Ahad Shaukat
Publish date : 2024-06-23 21:32:03
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