Georgia’s national football team defeats Luxembourg, will play Euro 2024 playoff final
The Georgian team will meet the winner of the Greece-Kazakhstan match on 26 March 2024, and the winner of the final will advance to the 2024 European Championship in Germany. Photo via Nakrebi.ge
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The Georgian national football team on Thursday defeated Luxembourg in the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 2024 playoffs at the home stadium in Tbilisi, advancing to the playoff final of the tournament.
The team, coached by Willy Sagnol, claimed the victory with two goals by Budu Zivzivadze.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian national team and Napoli winger, was not able to help the team against Luxembourg due to disqualification. He received his third yellow card at the tournament’s qualifying group match against Spain on November 19.
Before the kick-off of the match, Ilia Topuria, a mixed martial arts fighter, who last month became the first athlete from the country to earn the title of the UFC World Featherweight Champion, presented his championship belt to the Georgian fans.
Georgian singer Nutsa Buzaladze, who is representing the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, also performed her contest song Firefighter to the public at Dinamo Arena stadium in the country's capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and the representatives of the executive and legislative bodies attended the semi-final match.
The Georgian team will meet the winner of the Greece-Kazakhstan match on 26 March 2024, and the winner of the final will advance to the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
The Georgian national football team on Thursday drew their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers match with Scotland in Tbilisi after a late equaliser for the visitors.
The Georgian national football team on Friday lost to Spain by 1:7 in the fourth round of the Euro 2024 qualification stage, held at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the country’s capital city of Tbilisi.
The Georgian national football team on Tuesday ended in a draw with Norway 1:1 in the first match of the UEFA European Qualifiers 2024, held at the Adjarabet Arena stadium in the Black Sea city of Batumi.
The Georgian national football team will have the opportunity to play the UEFA Euro 2024 playoffs final at the home stadium if they defeat Luxembourg in the semi-finals of the tournament on 21 March 2024 in Tbilisi.