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Georgia will be seeking to cause an upset in Group F of the UEFA Euro 2024 when they take on Portugal in the final group-stage game on Wednesday. Having won their first two matches, the Selecao are already guaranteed top seed in the group and will look to maintain their 100% record.
Georgia were denied their first-ever victory in major tournaments as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Czech Republic on Saturday.
Georges Mikautadze converted his penalty on the stroke of halftime to put the Crusaders in front but Patrik Schick restored parity for the Czech team 14 minutes after the restart.
Before that, Georgia kicked off their first-ever Euro campaign on June 18 when they fell to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Turkey. Head coach Willy Sagnol will hope his side can take the positives from their impressive draw against a more experienced Czech Republic side as they look to stun tournament favorites Portugal.
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Having scraped a 2-1 win over Czech Republic in their Group E opener on June 18, Portugal put on a more convincing display on Saturday as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over Turkey.
In a one-sided affair at Signal Iduna Park, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and an own goal from Samet Akaydin saw the Selecao cruise to their second win in two matches.
While Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to find the back of the net in Germany, he set up Fernandes to record his eighth assist in Euro history, moving him to the top of the tournament’s all-time assist leaderboard.
Georgia vs Portugal Head-to-Head stats
This will be the second-ever encounter between the two nations, with Portugal claiming a 2-0 victory when they first met in a friendly back in May 2008.
In that encounter, Joao Moutinho and Simao scored in either half to hand the Selecao a comfortable victory at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.
Georgia Form Guide: D-L-W-W-W
Portugal Form Guide: W-W-W-L-W
Georgia vs Portugal Numbers you need to know before their UEFA Euro 2024 encounter
Georgia are unbeaten in seven of their last nine competitive matches across all competitions, claiming five wins and two draws since October 2023.
Since their 1-0 defeat against Morocco in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Portugal have won all 12 of their competitive matches, scoring a staggering 41 goals and keeping 10 clean sheets.
Georgia’s Giorgi Mamardashvili has made the most saves (16) of any goalkeeper at Euro 2024 after the opening two matches.
Portugal head into Wednesday's game as the joint second-highest scorers at Euro 2024 with five goals, only behind Germany (8).
Should he feature on Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo will make his 50th appearance at a major international tournament for Portugal.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has etched his name in Euro history by becoming the first player to feature in six editions of the tournament and will be looking to add to his record 130 international goals.
With his strike against Czech Republic, Georgia’s Mikautadze became the sixth player in Euro history to score his nation’s first two goals in the tournament.
