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Sun 30 Jun 2024 ‧ UEFA European Championship – Round of 16
Spain 4 – 1 Georgia 
39′ Rodri 18′ Robin Le Normand (own goal)
51′ Fabián Ruiz
75′ Nico Williams
83′ Dani Olmo
Spain, the three-time European Championship winner Spain humiliated Georgia in the Euro 2024 Round of 16 on Sunday 30 June 2024 at the Cologne Stadium in Germany. Spain crushed Georgia with a 4-1. Spain will play the Quarterfinals against Germany in Stuttgart on Friday 5 July at the Stuttgart Arena. This will be a repeat of the Euro 2008 final, which they won 1-0. Wow, it is also a rematch of the best group stage match of the FIFA 2022 Men’s World Cup. Any favorites?
Spain’s victory thanks to the goal by Rodri, Fabian Ruiz, Nico Williams and Dani Olmo. The shocking own goal by Robin Le Normand gave Georgia the lead, but Spain overturned the result in grand style. Amazingly, it was the first own goal Spain had conceded at the competition.
🇬🇪 Serie A and Serie B Players with Georgia’s EURO 2024 squad
Head Coach: 🇫🇷 Willy Sagnol
- Defender Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese)
- Forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli)
No Serie A Players with Spain EURO 2024
Georgia took the lead in the 18th minute with an own goal by Robin Le Normand.
Own goal back at it 😅
Brutal for Spain 🫠 pic.twitter.com/2V0HEIHWwR
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
Spain equalized in the 39th minute. Rodri defeated Georgia goalkeeper with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Nico Williams.
SPAIN FINDS THE EQUALIZER 🔥
Rodri wasn’t missing this one 🎯 pic.twitter.com/cAtXOoOsT4
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
Rodri’s goal was Spain’s first EURO goal from outside the box since Raul vs Slovenia in 2000 😳
Spain’s previous 55 Euro goals were from inside the box 🤯 pic.twitter.com/wvgND4Psm8
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
Spain overturned the result and took the lead in the 51st minute. Fabián Ruiz scored from very close range with a headed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
SPAIN TAKES THE LEAD 🇪🇸
Lamine Yamal sets up Fabián Ruiz with a beautiful assist 🔥 pic.twitter.com/V1wmDSr5bK
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
Spain are now rocking. In the 75th minute, Nico Williams scored with a right footed shot to the high center. The assist is by Fabián Ruiz.
NICO WILLIAMS MAKES IT THREE FOR SPAIN 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/WGoOGtH8NB
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
This Spain fan got soaked in beer after that Nico Williams goal 🍺🚿 pic.twitter.com/UciAgVVseV
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
The party is over for Georgia with Spain scoring a poker in the 83rd minute. Dani Olmo scored with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mikel Oyarzabal.
DANI. OLMO. 🔥
Spain is running away with it vs Georgia 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/YaL4Vm0zwK
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
✅ Stats before the game: Spain have won six of seven matches against Georgia counting all competitions, all played from 2012 onwards. The two teams met in EURO 2024 qualifying, with Spain winning both matches with an aggregate score of 10-2 (7-1 away, 3-1 at home) – in fact, the defeat was 7- 1 remains the only time ever that Georgia has conceded seven goals in an international match. Georgia’s only success against Spain came in a friendly match played in June 2016 at the Coliseum Stadium in Getafe: 1-0 scored by Tornike Okriashvili. Spain has been eliminated in the round of 16 in three of its four previous participations in a major international tournament (European Championship or World Cup), losing on penalties in both the 2022 World Cup (vs Morocco) and the 2018 World Cup (vs Russia) and 2- 0 against Italy at EURO 2016. Georgia reached the knockout stage in its first participation in a major international tournament (European or World Cup). Since the quarter-finals were introduced at EURO 1996, only three teams have reached this stage on their European Championship debut – Croatia in 1996, Wales and Iceland at EURO 2016. Spain kept a clean sheet in all three of their EURO 2024 group stage matches; the last time the Red Furies recorded four clean sheets in the same major international tournament (European or World) dates back to 2012 (a series of five), the very last time they won the continental tournament.
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📺 Click the video to watch Spain – Georgia highlights on Sunday 30 June 2024
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The Cologne Stadium is ready for Spain vs Georgia
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Georgia and Napoli forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
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Spain official starting lineup
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Georgia official starting lineup
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🏆👉Result 🇪🇸Spain 4 – 1 Georgia 🇬🇪
✅ Spain qualified to the Quarterfinals and will face Germany on Friday 5 July in Stuttgart.
⚽️Goals: 18′ Robin Le Normand (og.), 39′ Rodri, 51′ Fabián Ruiz, 75′ ‘Nico Williams, 83′ Dani Olmo
🟨 Booked: 44′ Álvaro Morata (S), 71’ Zuriko… https://t.co/ilkvZpbBCl
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) June 30, 2024
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UEFA EURO 2024
Round of 16
Spain 4 – 1 Georgia 🇬🇪
Sunday 30 June 2024
Cologne Stadium
Koln, Germany
21:00
Referee: Sandro Schärer (SUI)
Assistant referees: Stefan Lupp (GER) and Bekim Zogaj SUI
Fourth official: Mykola Balakin (UKR)
Video Assistant Referee: Fedayi San (SUI)
⚽️ Goals:
🟨 Booked:
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
Spain: Simon, Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella, Gonzalez, Rodri, Fabian, Yamal, Morata, Williams.
Subs: Raya, Nacho, Vivian, Merino, Joselu, Olmo, Torres, Grimaldo, Remiro, Baena, Zubimendi, Oyarzabal, Jesus Navas, Lopez, Perez.
Coach: Luis De La Fuente
Georgia: Mamardashvili, Kakabadze, Gvelesiani, Kashia, Dvali, Lochoshvili, Chakvetadze, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia.
Subs: Loria, Kvirkvelia, Zivzivadze, Davitashvili, Kvilitaia, Gugeshashvili, Gocholeishvili, Kvekveskiri, Altunashvili, Shengelia, Tsitaishvili, Lobjanidze, Tabidze, Sigua.
Coach: Willy Sagnol
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