Reuters: “Georgia fans greet returning players with rally after 'miracle' Euros”

Reuters news agency on Tuesday highlighted a public celebration hosted in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi marking the national football team’s return from the ongoing European Championship in Germany after a “thrilling campaign on their major tournament debut”.

Felix Light, the author of the piece, said the team had won “Europe-wide praise for a series of thrilling performances, including a shock 2-0 victory over Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, before going out to Spain 4-1 in the round of 16 on Sunday”.

Now, after a successful Euros debut, led by midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and striker Georges Mikautadze, one of the tournament's top scorers so far, many Georgians now hope their small country has put itself on the soccer map for the future”, the article said.

Light also told readers the squad had been presented with the Medal of Honour state prize during the event.

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