This is the biggest European Championship sensation so far!
Georgia and coach Willy Sagnol (47) beat title favorite Portugal 2-0 and surprisingly booked their ticket for the round of 16! One person doesn’t like that at all – Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (39).
All of this in front of the eyes of the Ronaldo family. His wife Georgina is sitting in the stands with four children, only the youngest daughter is missing. At Portugal’s last game against Turkey (3-0), Georgina was only in the stadium with her eldest son Cristiano junior.
Georgina Rodriguez and four Ronaldo children watch the game in the box
Photo: Gerd Scheewel
Cristiano senior is very active in the Portuguese attack. But nothing seems to work, Ronaldo is angry and complains. In the middle of the first half, the captain is shown a yellow card for complaining because referee Schärer (Switzerland) does not award a penalty. In the 66th minute, Ronaldo is substituted and angrily kicks a bottle away on the way to the bench.
▶ 2nd minute: Mikautadze intercepts a bad pass in the center circle and sends Kvaratskhelia on a run. Georgia’s superstar pushes the ball into the far corner from eight meters. A dream start after 92 seconds.
▶ 57th minute: The madness continues! Mikautadze follows up, scoring from the penalty to make it 2-0. Third European Championship goal for the striker, who is now the tournament’s top scorer. And the ninth player in European Championship history to score in all three group matches. The last footballer to do that? Of course, Ronaldo (at EURO 2021).
Crazy! Georgia is in the European Championship round of 16
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In between and after that, only Portugal plays – but Georgia fights back with all its might. And in the end, they are actually rewarded with the first European Championship victory in history and a place in the round of 16. There, Georgia will face Spain on Sunday (9 p.m.).
Interesting: In 2013, Ronaldo inaugurated the youth academy of Dinamo Tbilisi. Eleven players from the youth team of Georgia’s capital club are in the European Championship squad. Goal scorer Kvaratskhelia also played for Tbilisi for six years.
Even before the final group match day, Portugal was already certain to be the group winner. Coach Roberto Martinez (50) with XXL rotation, only goalkeeper Diogo Costa, Joao Palhinha and Ronaldo remain in the starting eleven. A calculation that ultimately did not work out. The 2016 European champions will continue on Monday (9 p.m.) in the round of 16 against Slovenia.
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In addition to Portugal and Georgia, Turkey also advances to the round of 16 in Group F. The Turks tremble to a 2-1 victory against the Czech Republic despite being in the majority.
Before the last two group matches, the situation is clear: the Czech Republic must win to reach the knockout phase. But in the end, the Czech Republic beat itself!
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▶ 20th minute: Barak (already yellow-carded) steps badly on Dortmund’s Özcan’s foot in the center circle. Clear case: yellow-red, long 70 minutes of being outnumbered.
Turkey takes the lead: Captain Calhanoglu fires the ball into the far corner from eight meters (51′). The Czech Republic hits back through Soucek (66′) and then attacks. Instead, Tosun puts the finishing touches for Turkey in injury time, who will play against Austria in the round of 16 on Tuesday (9pm).
After the final whistle, emotions boil over, and after a brawl between cheering Turks and disappointed Czechs, Chory even receives a red card. Soucek and Turkish talent Arda Güler also receive yellow cards.
2024-06-26 21:41:53
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