At 3 o'clock on July 1, Beijing time, the 1/8 finals of the 2024 Euro Cup between Spain and Georgia were held in Cologne, Germany.
Spain accumulated 9 points in Group B of the group stage, won all 3 games, and advanced to the 1/8 knockout stage by winning the group. Spain are also the only team to have won all of their games and the only team not to concede a goal after the group stage of the tournament. It is also the team that has won the most penalty shootouts in the European Championship. Georgia accumulated 4 points in Group F of the group stage, with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in 3 games, and qualified third in the group. Among the teams that qualified for the round of 16 of the European Championship, Georgia was the lowest-ranked team in the world in the round of 16.
Spain lined up 433 formations.
Spain starters: Unai Simon, Carvajal, Lenormand, Laporte, Cucurella, Pedri, Rodri, Fabian, Yamal, Morata, Nico Williams
Georgia lined up 532 formations.
Georgia starters: Mamadashvili, Kakabadze, Dwally, Kashia, Gveresiani, Lochoshvili, Kocholashvili, Chakvetadze, Kitshishvili, Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia
The game is on, Spain kicks off!
In the 17th minute, a goal was scored! Georgia's counterattack, Kakabadze's cross on the right, slow motion to see if it was Lenormand who hit the ball into his own goal, oolong! Spain 0-1 Georgia.
In the 39th minute of the game, Rodri scored 1-1 with a long-range shot, and Spain equalized.
In the 50th minute, Yamal assisted, Fabian scored 2-1 with a header, and Spain overtook him.
In the 75th minute, Fabian assisted, and Nico scored 3-1 with a one-handed goal.
In the 84th minute, Nico scored 4-1 with a long-range shot from the penalty line, Spain defeated Georgia and faced Germany in the quarterfinals.