Cristiano Ronaldo will be a starter in a Portuguese team with many rotations. They are looking for his third victory like Spain
Portugal, who will introduce several changes to his eleven, aspires today for a third victory in the Euro Cup in Gelsenkirchen against Georgiaone of the Cinderellas of the competition.
The Seleçao of the captain Cristiano Ronaldo already The pass to the second round is assured as firstbut aims to close group F with a third victory, an impeccable route that only Spain has achieved in this edition.
His coach, the Spanish Roberto Martinezwill have the opportunity to give their starters a break against a Georgia, led by the French Willy Sagnolbrave and competitive in her first Euro Cup.
Georgia adds a point, as Czech Republic, before playing against Türkiye, second in the group with three units.
Georgia’s dream in the Euro Cup
There is a world between the 2016 European champion and the rookie. Exactly 68 places in the FIFA classification, sixth for the first, 74th for the second, and a gap between the value of their troops: 1,005 million euros (1,074 million dollars) Portugal and 161.05 million euros (176.4 million dollars) Georgia, according to the specialized site Transfermarkt.
The former Soviet republic, a candidate to join the European Union, dreams of writing “a new page” in its history, said its great star, the Naples player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Along with the skilled winger, the other renowned players of the Georgian team are the forward of Metz Georges Mikautadzewho has two goals in the Euro Cup, and the Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
“Many people thought that we would not qualify for the Euro, but we are here. Anything is possible, even if we have a 1% chance, we have to try,” Khvicha continued.
Georgia debuted by playing a great match against Turkey, although it ended up losing 3-1, and was able to equalize against the Czech Republic (1-1), with players who compete in championships of Cyprus, Slovakia, Romania, Cyprus or Saudi Arabia.
Possible lineups for the Georgia-Portugal match
- Georgia: Mamardashvili; Shengelia, Dvali, Kashia, Kverkvelia, Gocholeishvili; Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Chakvetadze; Kvaratskhelia, Zivzivadze.
- Portugal: Diogo Costa; Semedo, Antonio Silva, Danilo Pereira, Gonçalo Inacio, Dalot; Matheus Nunes, Joao Neves, Rubén Neves; Conceiçao, Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Félix.
Schedule and where to watch the Georgia-Portugal Euro Cup on TV
The match between Georgia-Portugalbelonging to Group F of Euro 2024, will be played today, Wednesday, June 26, starting at 9:00 p.m.
The match will be broadcast live on 1 on TVE.
