PM Kobakhidze says “in our hearts” Georgian national team is already “champion"
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In “hearts” of Georgian people the national team was already a “champion”, Irakli Kobakhidze, Georgian Prime Minister said on Sunday before the national squad will face Spain in Cologne, Germany, at the ongoing European Championship, in the 1/8 finals.
Via social network the Government head also said Georgia’s team headed by Willy Sagnol "is still going to win today”.
"...[W]e want more and we are going to win today!!! "Georgia wins!!!" , he emphasised.
The Georgian team on Wednesday defeated Portugal 2-0 in their final group stage match and advanced to the playoff round as the best third-placed squad from Group F.
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 Georgian national football team will face Spain on Sunday in Cologne, Germany, at the ongoing European Championship, in the 1/8 finals, starting at 23:00 Tbilisi time.
The Georgian team includes 25 football players, due to a yellow card, received during the Georgia-Portugal match, Anzor Mekvabishvili will skip the game.
The Georgian national football team will on Wednesday face Portugal at the ongoing European Championship in Germany needing a win to qualify for the playoff stage of the competition.
The Georgian national football team’s defeat to Turkey on Tuesday and the squad’s first-ever goal in the European Championship saw positive reviews from international sports reviewers and media outlets for the performance offered by the team.