Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Portugal will be aiming to keep their 100% record at EURO 2024 intact when they face Georgia in their last group game. A Selecao produced a brilliant display in a 3-0 win over Turkey, but they surely want to give fans yet another reason to celebrate on Wednesday evening. Veteran Cristiano Ronaldo should be rested against Georgia, with Goncalo Ramos pushing for a start. The likes of Nelson Semedo, Joao Felix, Diogo Jota, and Goncalo Inacio should play some part as well. Milan winger Rafael Leao misses the match through suspension.
The Georgians, on the other hand, face a must-win situation in their last group game, but given the number of high-profile player in Roberto Martinez’s team, we are tempted to bet on the Group F leaders. When the two teams met in a friendly back in 2008 Portugal recorded a routine 2-0 win over Georgia, who have no injury worries ahead of the trip to Gelsenkirchen.
Highlighted Player (Cristiano Ronaldo):
Cristiano Ronaldo is considered one of the world’s best football players. The Portuguese ace was born on 5 February, 1985 in Funchal, Madeira and he played for the likes of Andorinha, Nacional and Sporting during his youth career. CR7 made his Sporting debut in Primeira Liga on 7 October, 2002, scoring two goals in a 3-0 win over Moreirense.
Manchester United scouts spotted him and one year later he joined the Old Trafford outfit. Ronaldo became the most expensive teenager in the history of the Premier League and he received the number 7 shirt. He quickly established himself as the team’s key player and it has to be noted that he won three consecutive Premier League trophies with the Red Devils (2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009). In 2008 he helped the Old Trafford outfit beat Chelsea in the Champions League final, scoring for Alex Ferguson’s troops in the regular time.
Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2009 and he helped the Spanish giants with two Champions League trophies. In 2016 he won the European Championship trophy with Portugal. The Real Madrid ace has two Golden Ball awards (2013, 2014).
Highlighted Team (Georgia):
Georgia are yet another former Soviet republic who have been competing as an independent country since 1990. The Georgians had their international debut on May 27, 1990, with the team sharing the spoils with Lithuania in Tbilisi.
Georgia have been struggling in the qualifiers for both FIFA World Cup and the European Championship ever since they played their first qualifying game and they have yet to book their place at the finals of the major tournaments. The Georgian national football team recorded their biggest win on March 30, 1997, with the team hammering Armenia in front of home fans, but they were demolished by Denmark (1-6) eight years later and that is considered the team’s biggest loss.
The Likes of Kakha Kaladze and Shota Arveladze are considered Georgia’s most famous players. Kakha Kaladze played for Georgia from 1996 to 2011, scoring one goal in 83 appearances for the national team. The left-footed defender won two Champions League titles with Serie A giants AC Milan (2003, 2007).