The last day of the group stage already confirmed the eight pairings of the round of 16 of Euro 2024. Spain’s Sunday rival has been defined. It will be Georgia
After the wins against Italy and Albaniathe Spanish team will now face Georgia, which this Wednesday defeated Portugal in Euro 2024.
Spain always defeated Georgia in an official match
The six existing precedents in official matches between Spain and Georgiabefore being drawn as rivals in the round of 16 of Euro 2024, a match that will be played on Sunday, June 30 at the Colonia Arena, are all in favor of La Roja. Full of triumphs in six precedents, and a single defeat in a friendly in Getafe.
Spain and Georgia were the two teams that came in as leaders and second in the German Euro Cup in their qualifying group, leaving Erling Haaland’s Norway out.
It was in Tbilisi where the players of Luis de la Fuente They rose from their only defeat in an official match since the new coach took office after the 2022 World Cup. It happened in Glasgow against Scotland, with an exhibition, a 1-7 with a hat-trick from Álvaro Morata and goals from Kverkvelia (own goal), Dani Olmo, Nico Williams and the first from Lamine Yamal.
At 16 years and 57 days old, the goal converted Yamal in the youngest footballer to score with the Spanish senior team in a match. The day he also became the youngest to make his debut when he jumped onto the grass after the break.
Superiority of Spain
Spain’s superiority in official matches, with plenty of victories, contrasted with the only defeat that serves as a warning in a friendly that was not approached with the appropriate mentality. It was in the Getafe Coliseum before the dispute Euro 2016with Vicente del Bosque in command, on June 7, 2016.
Okriashvili’s goal gave Georgia’s only victory over Spain and became a warning to the Spanish team’s poor defense of the crown at Euro 2016. It closed the glorious era of the most successful Spanish coach in history.
It will be the first time that the two teams meet in the final phase of a major tournament. Till the date four duels They were on their way to the World Cup and two to the Euro Cup that is being played in Germany. The last memory, beyond the 3-1 in Valladolid, is negative due to the serious knee injury suffered in the match by Gaviin November 2023, which made it one of the big absences Spaniards in the Euro 2024.
Seven games, six wins
In seven matches with six victories for Spain and one defeat, the balance is 19 goals in favor by four scored by Georgia.
– History of confrontations between Spain and Georgia:
09/11/2012 Georgia 0 – Spain 1 Qual. Tbilisi World Cup
10/15/2013 Spain 2 – Georgia 0 Qual. Albacete World Cup
07.06.2016 Spain 0 – Georgia 1 Friendly Getafe
03/29/2021 Georgia 1 – Spain 2 Qualification. Tbilisi World Cup
05.09.2021 Spain 4 – Georgia 0 Qualification. Badajoz World Cup
08.09.2023 Georgia 1 – Spain 7 Qual. Euro Cup Tbilisi
11/19/2023 Spain 3 – Georgia 1 Euro Cup Qualifiers Tbilisi
Rest of the Euro 2024 qualifiers
After all the rivals have been defined, this is how the next matches of the Euro 2024 remain
– Round of 16:
– Saturday June 29, 2024:
.37. GERMANY – DENMARK (9:00 p.m./Dortmund)
.38. SWITZERLAND – ITALY (6:00 p.m./Berlin)
– Sunday, June 30, 2024:
.39. SPAIN – GEORGIA (9:00 p.m./Cologne)
.40. ENGLAND – SLOVAKIA (6:00 p.m./Gelsenkirchen)
– Monday, July 1, 2024:
.41. PORTUGAL – SLOVENIA (9:00 p.m./Frankfurt)
.42. FRANCE- BELGIUM (6:00 p.m./Dusseldorf)
– Tuesday, July 2:
.43. ROMANIA – NETHERLANDS (6:00 p.m./Munich)
.44. AUSTRIA – Türkiye (9:00 p.m./Leipzig).
– Quarter finals:
– Friday, July 5, 2024:
.Four. Five. SPAIN/GEORGIA – GERMANY/DENMARK (6:00 p.m./Stuttgart)
.46. PORTUGAL/SLOVENIA – FRANCE/BELGIUM (9:00 p.m./Hamburg)
– Saturday, July 6, 2024:
.47. ROMANIA/NETHERLANDS – AUSTRIA/Türkiye (9:00 p.m./Berlin)
.48. ENGLAND/SLOVAKIA – SWITZERLAND/ITALY (6:00 p.m./Dusseldorf)
– Semifinals:
– Tuesday, July 9, 2024:
Winner of 45 – Winner of 46 (9:00 p.m. / Munich)
– Wednesday, July 10, 2024:
Winner of 47 – Winner of 48 (9:00 p.m. / Dortmund)
– Final:
– Sunday, July 14, 2024:
Winner first semi-final – winner second semi-final (9:00 p.m. / Berlin).
