Turkey BOLOGNA, ITALY - JUNE 4: Hakan Calhanoglu of Turkiye looks on during the international Friendly match between Italy and Turkiye at Renato Dall'Ara Stadium on June 4, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Every group stage fixture at EURO 2024 has now officially been completed after Georgia rose to a shock 2-0 victory over Portugal, largely thanks to Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, while Inter’s Hakan Calhanoglu helped Türkiye to a 2-1 win over Czechia.

Kvaratskhelia needed less than two minutes to grab Georgia’s first of the night, pouncing on a smart counter-attack launched by the competition’s leading goalscorer Georges Mikautadze. The Georgian lead was doubled when Mikautadze scored from the penalty spot midway through the second half.

Fiorentina’s Antonin Barak became the first talking point in Czechia vs Türkiye after hw was sent off for two yellow cards within the opening 20 minutes. Inter’s Calhanoglu opened the scoring six minutes after the re-start, only for West Ham’s Tomas Soucek to draw the 10-men of Czechia level 15 minutes later. Cenk Tosun restored the Turkish lead four minutes into injury time.

The conclusion of group stage matches means that the line-up for the competition’s round of 16 is now officially set.

Italy will play Switzerland at Olympiastadion on Saturday evening, kicking off at 17.00 BST.

Full-time: Georgia 2-0 Portugal 

Kvaratskhelia 2′, Mikautadze 57′.

Player statistic

1st half
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
(Assist: Georges Mikautadze)
Goal 2'    
    28' Yellow card Cristiano Ronaldo
    44' Yellow card Pedro Neto
2nd half
    53' Yellow card Rúben Neves
Georges Mikautadze Penalty 57'    
Anzor Mekvabishvili Yellow card 85'    

Match statistic

30
Possession %
70
6
Total shots
19
3
Shots on target
4
2
Shots off target
8
1
Blocked shots
7
1
Corners
11
0
Offsides
1
7
Fouls
10
Georgia
Portugal

Starting lineups

25
15
67'
4
Defender
3
Defender
14
Defender
63'
2
Defender
10
Midfielder
81'
6
17
Midfielder
22
7
81'
22
Goalkeeper
24
Defender
66'
13
Defender
5
Defender
14
Defender
15
Midfielder
75'
6
Midfielder
46'
7
66'
26
11
Attacker
25
Attacker
75'

Substitutes

23
Midfielder
1
Goalkeeper
16
Midfielder
8
Attacker
11
Attacker
24
Defender
19
Midfielder
12
Goalkeeper
18
Midfielder
13
26
Midfielder
21
63'
5
67'
9
Midfielder
81'
20
Midfielder
81'
1
Goalkeeper
10
Midfielder
20
Defender
4
Defender
12
Goalkeeper
8
Midfielder
3
Defender
19
Defender
23
Midfielder
18
Midfielder
46'
2
Defender
66'
9
Attacker
66'
21
Attacker
75'
16
Midfielder
75'

Full-time: Czechia 1-2 Türkiye

Calhanoglu (T) 51′, Soucek (C) 66′.

26-06-2024 20:00
3rd Round

Player statistic

1st half
Antonin Barak Yellow card 11'    
Antonin Barak Yellow-Red card 20'    
    31' Yellow card Salih Özcan
Patrik Schick Yellow card 34'    
    37' Yellow card Kenan Yıldız
2nd half
    49' Yellow card Ismail Yüksek
    51' Goal Hakan Calhanoglu
(Assist: Ismail Yüksek)
    64' Yellow card Mert Günok
Tomas Soucek Goal 66'    
    66' Yellow card Hakan Calhanoglu
    68' Yellow card Ugurcan Cakir
    81' Yellow card Mert Müldür
Vitezslav Jaros Yellow card 85'    
Lukas Cerv Yellow card 85'    
    85' Yellow card Samet Akaydin
Tomas Soucek Yellow card 90+8'    
Tomas Chory Red card 90+8'    
Ladislav Krejci Yellow card 90+1'    
    90+8' Yellow card Arda Güler
    90+4' Goal Cenk Tosun
(Assist: Orkun Kökcü)
    90+5' Yellow card Kaan Ayhan
    90+6' Yellow card Orkun Kökcü

Match statistic

37
Possession %
63
11
Total shots
16
6
Shots on target
5
2
Shots off target
6
3
Blocked shots
5
3
Corners
7
0
Offsides
1
15
Fouls
9
Czech Republic
Turkey

Starting lineups

1
Goalkeeper
55'
15
Defender
81'
18
Defender
4
Defender
3
Defender
5
Defender
7
Midfielder
14
Midfielder
75'
22
Midfielder
9
Attacker
55'
13
Attacker
55'
1
Goalkeeper
3
Defender
20
Defender
18
Defender
4
Defender
8
Midfielder
75'
10
Midfielder
87'
16
Midfielder
63'
15
Midfielder
46'
21
19
Attacker
75'

Substitutes

2
Defender
10
Attacker
8
Midfielder
6
Defender
23
Goalkeeper
17
Midfielder
25
Midfielder
12
Defender
24
Defender
21
Midfielder
11
Attacker
55'
19
Attacker
55'
16
Goalkeeper
55'
20
Midfielder
75'
26
Midfielder
81'
2
Defender
11
Attacker
25
Attacker
17
12
Goalkeeper
23
Goalkeeper
13
Defender
26
Attacker
24
22
Midfielder
46'
5
Midfielder
63'
7
75'
9
Attacker
75'
6
Midfielder
87'
One thought on “EURO 2024: Georgia 2-0 Portugal, Czechia 1-2 Türkiye – Inter and Napoli stars net”
  1. Czechia screwed by a cartoon-sh referee. Horrific decision on Barak, and YILDIZ should’ve been sent off for an elbow. amazing effort with 10 men. totally in control when with eleven. Romanian referee shouldn’t ref again in this tournament.

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