Portugal suffered a surprise defeat in Euro 2024 Group F, with Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in the spotlight and Mikauta's goal failing to salvage the situation. Georgia made their debut with a surprise win over Portugal to advance to the round of 16. Want to know how Cristiano Ronaldo and Mikawuta are doing? How did the Georgian team emerge victorious? Let's take a look!
Changes and challenges for the Portuguese team
In the early morning of June 25, Beijing time, the first round of Group F of the Euro 2024 tournament ended, and the Portuguese team lost to the Georgian team 20 and suffered the only defeat in the group stage.
Portugal made eight new changes in this game, only Cristiano Ronaldo, Mikawuta and goalkeeper Pedro Pereira were not replaced, and Cristiano Ronaldo still started the game as captain.
Cristiano Ronaldo's performance and emotions
During the game, Ronaldo protested the referee's decision many times, and when the Portuguese team took a corner kick, Ronaldo clashed with the Georgian players, and Ronaldo thought that the opposing player had fouled the opponent, and the referee did not give a penalty.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a number of shots in the game, but failed to score, especially in the second half, when a volley grazed the post and Ronaldo shook his head in disappointment.
Mikawuta's goal with Georgia's victory
Portugal's only goal of the game was Mikauta's second-half stoppage-time penalty, Mikauta's fourth goal of the tournament and he temporarily leads the scorers' charts.
Portugal have been in excellent form in the first two rounds of the group stage of this tournament, beating Croatia and Austria respectively, while Georgia have lost to Denmark and Finland in the previous two rounds.
Amazing performance of the Georgian team
Before the match between Georgia and Portugal, Portugal had already qualified early and secured the top spot in the group, while Georgia had to rely on luck to qualify.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Georgia defeated the sixth-ranked Portugal team 20 times, got three valuable points, and finally advanced to the round of 16 as the third place in the group.
It is worth mentioning that this European Championship is the first time for the Georgian team, and they did not expect to be able to qualify in the group stage.
epilogue
After reading this, the unexpected victory of the Georgian team can be described as a big surprise in this European Cup! Although the Portuguese team has faced challenges, the performances of Cristiano Ronaldo and Mikawuta are still in the spotlight. What are your thoughts on this game? Come and leave a comment to share your views!