Georgia Celebrates After Historic Win Against Portugal In Euro 2024
- By RFE/RL's Georgian Service,
- AP and
- Reuters
Georgia staged the biggest upset in Euro 2024 with a 2-0 win over Portugal on June 26 as they reach the knock-out phase of their first major tournament.
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Fans react to Georgia's historic win over Portugal in the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi on June 26.
The win represents Georgia's biggest accomplishment in the Euro tournament since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
The win represents Georgia's biggest accomplishment in the Euro tournament since the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Georgia's Georges Mikautadze scores his side's second goal from a penalty shot against Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had scored the earlier goal against the largely second-string Portugal team, who had already made it to the next round.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia had scored the earlier goal against the largely second-string Portugal team, who had already made it to the next round.
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Draped in their country's national flag, Georgians react to their team's performance at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi, where the game was televised.
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Georgian fans in Tbilisi urge their national team on.
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After the win, fans stormed the pitch at the stadium in Tbilisi.
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Outside the stadium, fans celebrated their win long into the night with singing, dancing, and chants of "Sakartvelo," the local word for the country's name, as fireworks exploded overhead.
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Georgia was the lowest ranked team competing in Euro 2024.
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Georgia will play against three-time Euro winners Spain on June 30.
