Georgia defeated No. 6 Portugal to reach the round of 16

Georgia, ranked No. 74 in the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) rankings, defeated No. 6 Portugal to reach the round of 16 at Euro 2024.

Georgia won their final Group F match against Portugal 2-0 on Sunday (July 27) in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo (39-Al Nasr), has reached the last four five times, including winning the 2016 tournament. Georgia, on the other hand, was making its first appearance at the Euros. They needed a win to qualify for the round of 16, but with Portugal as their final opponents and even the favorites to win the tournament, it looked like a difficult task.

But Georgia set the tone right from the start. In the second minute of the first half, Hvitsa Kvaradze Helia (23-Napoli) took advantage of a misplaced pass by the Portuguese defense and attacked, scoring the opening goal. Portugal pushed forward in an attempt to equalize and take the lead, but it was Georgia who found the back of the net. In the 12th minute of the second half, Georgia was awarded a penalty kick by video assistant referee (VAR), 바카라사이트 and Giorgi Mikhautadze (23-Mesz) stepped up to the spot kick and converted.

Portugal dominated the match,

Including 68-32 in possession and 23-7 in shots, but were outclassed in finishing. Georgia’s concentration shone through as they converted two of their three shots on goal. It was reminiscent of South Korea’s 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Portugal in their final group game at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, when Son Heung-min’s “storm” dribble and Hwang Hee-chan’s finish in the dying minutes of the game propelled them to the Round of 16. Georgia finished third in Group F (W1 D1 L1 P4) and qualified for the Round of 16.

In the same group, Turkiye defeated the Czech Republic 2-1. Portugal and Turkiye finished tied for second (2 wins, 1 loss, 6 points), with Portugal topping the group on winner-take-all. Portugal had earlier beaten Turkuye 3-0.

In Group E, Slovakia and Romania tied 1-1 and Ukraine and Belgium drew 0-0. All four teams are tied on four points with one win, one draw, and one loss. Romania and Belgium are tied in goal differential (+1), but Romania (4 goals) tops the group ahead of Belgium (2 goals) in terms of goals scored. Slovakia (0 goals for) and Ukraine (-2 goals against) followed. 카지노사이트 추천 Despite earning four points, Ukraine finished last in the group and failed to advance to the Round of 16.

The match concludes the group stage of Euro 2024, with the round of 16 teams and draws finalized.

Germany-Switzerland (Group A), Spain-Italy (Group B), England-Denmark (Group C), Austria-France (Group D), Romania-Belgium (Group E), and Portugal-Turkey (Group F) qualified directly to the Round of 16 by finishing 1-2 in their respective groups.

The additional Round of 16 berths, awarded to the top four finishers in each group, went to the Netherlands in Group D, Slovakia in Group E, Georgia in Group F (4+ points) and Slovenia in Group C (3+ points, 0 goals conceded). Group A Hungary (W-3, G-3) and Group B Croatia (W-2) were eliminated.

The round of 16 will feature Spain-Georgia, Germany-Denmark, Portugal-Slovenia, France-Belgium, Romania-Netherlands, 파워볼사이트 추천 Austria-Turkey, England-Slovakia, and Switzerland-Italy. The first game will be played on Aug. 30 at 1 a.m. ET between Switzerland and Italy.