A new chapter in history: After “Georgia” beat “Portugal” to qualify for the 2024 European Championship, “Kwicha” made a bold statement.

Who would have believed that Kwicha Kvaratskelia had opened the door after leading Georgia to defeat the Portuguese giants, favorites to win the 2024 European Championship, and advance to the last 16?

Date: June 27, 2024 The Georgian national team striker was interviewed after the last match of the group stage of the 2024 European Championship, an unexpected victory in Group F. Portugal National Team 2-0 Napoli Star Italian Serie A famous club took the score 1-0 from the 2nd minute.

This allowed Georgia to immediately qualify for the knockout rounds, creating great history. This was the first time after participating in the final round of the European Football Championship.

In addition, Georgia is ranked 74th in the world in the FIFA rankings. Still, they were able to beat Portugal, which is ranked sixth in the world, which is the biggest gap between two different teams in the 2024 European Cup.

After the game, Kovic Kovaratskelija talked about Georgia’s victory over Portugal and advancement to the 2024 European Cup round of 16. He said: “Today no one was the best player. But it was the whole team. We proved to everyone that we can really fight.”

“This is the best day in the lives of Georgia fans. We made history. No one believed we could do it. No one believed we could beat Portugal.”

“But that’s why we are such a strong team. If there was even a one percent chance we proved we can achieve it.”

In the last 16 of the 2024 European Championship, Georgia will face the Group B champions, the Spanish national team, who have won three games in a row and are the only team to have taken all nine points. The match will be held on Sunday, June 30.