Georgian PM thanks national team for scoring first-ever goal at European Championship
The Government head was in the stands for the team's inaugural Euro 2024 match, along with cabinet members and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday thanked the country’s national football team for having “played with honour” in their European Championship defeat to Turkey and scoring the first-ever goal for Georgia at the tournament.
The Government head was in the stands for the team's inaugural Euro 2024 match, along with cabinet members and Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
"A big thank you to the boys for playing [with honour]! Thank you for the first-ever goal at the European Championship! Only luck prevented us today from collecting one point! Everything is still ahead!", the Prime Minister said.
The team lost 3:1 in their opening Group F game, with matches against the Czech Republic and Portugal coming up next.
The Georgian national football team on Tuesday was defeated by Turkey in the European Championship debut match.
Public screenings of matches of the ongoing European Football Championship will be made available in all cities throughout Georgia with support of local authorities and state representatives, the Government Administration said on Tuesday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Tuesday highlighted the Georgian national football team’s upcoming debut at the ongoing European Championship in Germany against Turkey by saying the game marked “the day that Georgian football fans have been waiting for 30 years”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday highlighted the “historic” first match of the country’s national football team at the ongoing European Championship in Germany by saying the game marked “the day that each of us has been waiting for many years”.