Georgia vs Czechia – Euro 2024: Live score, team news and updates as both sides look to get a point on the board after opening game losses
Georgia vs Czechia – Euro 2024: Live score, team news and updates as both sides look to get a point on the board after opening game losses
Published: 12:45 BST, 22 June 2024 | Updated: 13:19 BST, 22 June 2024
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Czechia: The story so far…
Right, so we’ve had a little look at how Georgia fared in their first match before the line-ups dropped, so let’s turn our attention to Czechia’s form heading into today’s match.
Tomas Soucek and Co came agonisingly close to a share of the spoils against Portugal on Tuesday, taking the lead through Lukas Provod before conceding an own goal and a dramatic late winner from Portuguese subsitute Francisco Conceicao.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s rather mocking celebrations in the face of goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek after Portugal’s late winner will no doubt fire Czechia up ahead today’s game, with Roberto Martinez’s set for a tricky clash with impressive Turkey later on.
Mail Sport’s Oliver Holt was in Germany to witness Czechia’s first match of the tournament on Tuesday. Read his full story below for all the details.
Portugal 2-1 Czechia: Francisco Conceicao scores late winner
TEAM NEWS: Georgia
Napoli superstar Khvicha Kvaratskhelia headlines Georgia’s starting line-up with Giorgi Mamardashvili between the sticks…
TEAM NEWS: Czechia
Patrik Schick, Adam Hlozek and Vladimir Coufal all start for Czechia, as Tomas Soucek captains the side…
Georgia: The story so far…
Despite heading into Euro 2024 as arguably the tournament minnows, Georgia impressed against Turkey despite ultimately suffering a 3-1 defeat.
After falling behind, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Co took scored a stunning equaliser through Georges Mikautadze just after the hour mark to announce themselves on the competition, sparking hope of what would have been a historic result.
It wasn’t to be for the Georgian outfit, however, as Turkey struck twice in the second half to emerge victorious, but the underdogs certainly showed they won’t roll over in Group F ahead of today’s clash with the Czechs.
Hungry for more details from Georgia’s Euro 2024 opener? Read Matt Barlow’s story from their defeat by Turkey below.
Turkey 3-1 Georgia: Arda Guler super strike settles enthralling match
Welcome!
Good afternoon!
It’s all about Group F today as Georiga take on Czechia at 2pm and Portugal face Turkey a little later on this afternoon.
I’ll be here over the next few ours to bring you all the latest for the early kick-off, with both sides eager to pick up their first win of the tournament after opening round losses.
There’s everything to play for in this one, so don’t go anywhere as it promises to be an all-action affair.
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