Georgia v Portugal LIVE: Result and reaction as Kvaratskhelia and Mikautadze goals earn shock win
Georgia 2-0 Portugal: A major upset sees Georgia qualify reach the knockout rounds for the first time in their history.
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Georgia produced one of the most surprising results at Euro 2024 when they defeated Portugal 2-0 to qualify for the knockout stages a a major tournament for the very first time.
The eastern European nation registered the mot historic win as goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georges Mikautadze ensured they finished third in Group F.
That saw them qualify for the last 16 where they will play Spain, while Portugal meet Slovenia and England’s opponents are now confirmed to be Slovakia.
Portugal’s position as Group F winners was secured with wins in their opening two games, so boss Roberto Martinez made eight changes to his starting XI though Cristiano Ronaldo retained his place at the head of the line.
Relive the updates and reaction to Group F’s finale below:
GOAL! Georgia 2-0 Portugal
57 mins
GOAL! Wild celebrations in Gelsenkirchen!
Mikautadze steps up and fires his penalty low and into the corner! Costa went the right way but it was brilliantly placed.
PENALTY TO GEORGIA! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
56 mins
There’s a lengthy VAR check and the penalty is given! Silva had clipped Lochoshvili as he skipped past him.
Penalty to Georgia!
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-0 Portugal
55 mins
Neves goes into the book for dragging Chakvetadze back.
Georgia work the attack and the ball comes in from the right, with Costa clawing it away. Georgia come again and Lochoshvili skips past the challenge in the box and is brought down. There’ll be a check from VAR, but play carries on.
Portugal counter and Dalot strikes a curled effort from distance, forcing a brilliant save from Mamardashvili!
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-0 Portugal
50 mins
CLOSE! Now Georgia go close!
The goal kick comes all the way to the right-hand edge of the box and the ball is played in. Mikautadze swings at it but he misses, and it rolls to Kvaratskhelia in the middle of the box, but he scuffs his effort wide!
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-0 Portugal
47 mins
CLOSE! So close from Ronaldo, but it’s an amazing block from Dvali!
The corner comes in from the left and it bounces off a couple of red shirts before landing at the feet of Ronaldo. It looks like a certain goal but a red shirt flies in from nowhere to get the block and divert the ball over.
KICK-OFF! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
KICK-OFF! Georgia get the second half started and they’re 45 minutes from history.
Portugal have made a half-time change – Palhinha is off for Ruben Neves.
HALF-TIME! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
Both teams have emerged from the tunnel and we’re close to the start of the second half in Gelsenkirchen.
HALF-TIME! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
A frustrating half for Portugal, with none of the nine changes having done anything to suggest they should be starting in Frankfurt next week.
Georgia started brilliantly and have managed to sit back and frustrate the Selecao since the second minute!
But Ronaldo and co. have been far too pedestrian in attack, with no real creativity on show.
Worth noting that if results were to stay this way, England would face SLOVAKIA rather than the Netherlands in the next round.
HALF-TIME! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
HALF-TIME! Georgia 1-0 Portugal
47 mins
The half ends with a Portugal corner, and it’s swung in by Neto, but Mamardashvili punches it away at the near post.
The referee blows the whistle, and Georgia go into the break 1-0 up, and 45 minutes away from the last 16 of their first ever international tournament!
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