Georgia vs Portugal, 2024 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipGeorgia stun Portugal to progress with biggest-ever Euro upset
Georgia booked a place in the last 16 of Euro 2024 with a 2-0 win over Portugal on Wednesday in the biggest upset by FIFA rankings in European Championship history.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Georgia 1, Portugal 0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Kochorashvili.
- 12': Foul by Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
- 12': João Félix (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Lasha Dvali (Georgia).
- 15': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 17': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Inácio (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by António Silva with a headed pass.
- 18': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 20': Foul by Giorgi Kochorashvili (Georgia).
- 20': Francisco Conceição (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. António Silva (Portugal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by João Félix with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 23': Attempt saved. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 24': Attempt blocked. João Neves (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
- 28': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 28': Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Attempt missed. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 31': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
- 31': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Palhinha.
- 35': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Giorgi Gvelesiani.
- 35': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 35': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Otar Kakabadze.
- 38': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
- 38': Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': António Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia).
- 43': Attempt missed. João Palhinha (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Félix.
- 44': Pedro Neto (Portugal) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 44': Pedro Neto (Portugal) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
- 45': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 45'+2': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Luka Lochoshvili.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Georgia 1, Portugal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Georgia 1, Portugal 0.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Rúben Neves replaces João Palhinha.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 46': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
- 47': Attempt missed. Danilo Pereira (Portugal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 49': Offside, Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
- 50': Attempt saved. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Otar Kakabadze.
- 50': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Portugal).
- 50': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Delay in match (Portugal).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 53': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
- 53': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Rúben Neves (Portugal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Penalty Georgia. Luka Lochoshvili draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 53': Penalty conceded by António Silva (Portugal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': VAR Decision: Penalty Georgia.
- 57': Goal! Georgia 2, Portugal 0. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 61': Delay in match because of an injury Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia).
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Substitution, Georgia. Giorgi Tsitaishvili replaces Luka Lochoshvili.
- 65': Foul by Rúben Neves (Portugal).
- 65': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Portugal. Nélson Semedo replaces António Silva.
- 66': Substitution, Portugal. Gonçalo Ramos replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 66': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia).
- 66': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Francisco Conceição (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 68': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Lasha Dvali.
- 68': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
- 68': Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Delay in match because of an injury Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili following a fast break.
- 72': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Portugal).
- 72': Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Gvelesiani (Georgia).
- 75': Substitution, Portugal. Diogo Jota replaces Pedro Neto.
- 75': Substitution, Portugal. Matheus Nunes replaces João Neves.
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Georgia. Solomon Kverkvelia replaces Giorgi Gvelesiani.
- 78': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Danilo Pereira.
- 80': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Substitution, Georgia. Anzor Mekvabishvili replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 82': Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 82': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Conceição with a cross.
- 85': Anzor Mekvabishvili (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Attempt missed. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 87': Foul by Francisco Conceição (Portugal).
- 87': Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix with a cross.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Portugal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Conceição.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Nunes.
- 90'+4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Solomon Kverkvelia.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Georgia 2, Portugal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Georgia 2, Portugal 0.
Statistics
 POR |
GEO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 72.4 | Possession | 27.6 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 642 | Accurate Passes | 206 |
| 690 | Passes | 270 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 38 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 15 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 18 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 10 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 49,616
Venue: VELTINS-Arena
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Attendance: 49,616
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | -2 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Georgia (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 4 | Guram Kashia |
| 3 | Lasha Dvali |
| 15 | Giorgi Gvelesiani |
| 14 | Luka Lochoshvili |
| 2 | Otar Kakabadze |
| 17 | Otar Kiteishvili |
| 6 | Giorgi Kochorashvili |
| 10 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 7 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 22 | Georges Mikautadze |
Portugal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 13 | Danilo Pereira |
| 14 | Gonçalo Inacio |
| 24 | António Silva |
| 15 | João Neves |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 25 | Pedro Neto  |
| 5 | Diogo Dalot |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 11 | João Félix |
| 26 | Francisco Conceição |
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