Euros debutants Georgia draw with Czech Republic in Group F
Georges Mikautadze gave Georgia lead from penalty spot
Patrik Schick bundled in equaliser for Czech Republic
Both sides lost opening game
Turkey and Portugal meet elsewhere in group at 17:00 BST
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Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Paul Robinson
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live
He was brilliant in the first half, six saves and they weren't easy saves.
He gets down very quickly and it's his positional sense around the goal that really impresses me.
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David Jurasek goes into the book early on in this second half for a foul on Georges Mikautadze.
Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Back under way for the second half. More of the same please.
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Here's how Georgia went ahead right at the end of that first half.
Georges Mikautadze
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Ellen White
Former England striker on BBC One
It's a different to how Czech Republic performed against Portugal - Thomas Soucek being higher up the pitch is better.
Patrik Schick looks calmer on the ball and they still have a lot of positives going into the second half.
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
David Moyes
Former West Ham manager on BBC One
I think there's a little bit of a trend in the competition with long throws. I watched Austria yesterday score from a long throw and a second phase from a long throw.
There was one before where Czech Republic had a great opportunity from. It's getting it into the box and it's quite a cheap way of getting it in and you've got a free throw in if you've got somebody who can throw it far enough.
There are some really, really good teams and with the size that the Czech Republic have got, they're right to try and get it in and they have an extra advantage with their height.
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At the start of the championships my 11 yr old daughter was distraught that she didn’t draw England for the school sweepstakes. Now she’s thrilled she got Georgia. The Difference a week makes.
Jay
Georgia are a joy to watch and have more of a place in this competition that England do. Both their games have been exciting, full of energy and it’s clear they’re really enjoying themselves and relishing being in this competition. England play with an air of entitlement which massively impacts our performances as we’ve seen.
Catie
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Ellen White
Former England striker on BBC One
Georges Mikautadze has been performing really well in this game and he's leading the line.
The way Georgia are passing it through the lines is good, it's a great game to watch.
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
What a game this has been. Georgia once again treating us to an absolute corker. Who would've picked them as the most entertaining team at Euro 2024?
Image source, Getty ImagesHT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
David Moyes
Former West Ham manager on BBC One
I think it's been a really good game, I've enjoyed it. A bit end to end. I think both teams right at the start had a go, Georgia especially in the opening period I thought were the better team. They put the Czechs under pressure.
Czech Republic have come back into the game and grown into it in the first half.
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If we'd had VAR and the 'snick-o-meter' in 1986, we may not have had Maradona's 'Hand of God'!!
Lynn
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Oh how things could've been different. Here's how Adam Hlozek thought he had put the Czech Republic ahead...
Adam Hlozek goal disallowed after handball
HT: Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Former German football midfielder on BBC One
Czech Republic after the first game wanted to dominate this game, it's end-to-end stuff.
Some of the passing from the Georgia team is excellent, I am really surprised but I won't be for the next game!
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Danny Murphy
Former England midfielder on BBC One
It's the first time the Czechs have let the ball bounce and it does hit Hranac's hand - it is what the deem an unnatural position.
Georges Mikautadze has dispatched it beautifully into the corner.
Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
A dramatic end to the first half and it's Georgia who go in with the lead!
Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Drama at the end of this first half as Giorgi Mamardashvili has to make a brilliant save after a lovely little pass from Tomas Soucek in to Patrik Schick who picks his spot and gets some power on his right-foot shot.
The Georgia keeper quickly gets down to his right to make a fine save.
Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic
Stephen Warnock
Former England and Aston Villa defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
Czech Republic tried everything to slow it down, to put him off. But Mikautadze was so calm, so focused. He takes two huge breaths before he steps up and sends the goalkeeper the wrong way. It's a magnificent penalty.
Georgia 1-0 Czech Republic.
We're just seeing replays from the incident. It hits the hand of Robin Hranac in the box. Clearly it was deemed to be in an unnatural position.
I'm sure there will be debate over that.
Georges Mikautadze won't care. He now has two goals at Euro 2024.
Georges Mikautadze (45+3 mins)
Just a small run-up but Georges Mikautadze but he slams it home!
Elation for Georgia!
Mikautadze's penalty gives Georgia the lead following VAR review
Georgia 0-0 Czech Republic
A huge moment right at the end of this first half!
Georges Mikautadze is the man over the ball.
Highlights: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
Substitute Saba Lobjanidze wasted a golden chance for Georgia with the final kick of the game as the debutants claimed a first ever point in a major tournament with a 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic.
Georgia, the lowest-ranked side in the tournament, took the lead in first-half stoppage time when striker Georges Mikautadze slotted in from the penalty spot.
But the Czech Republic - quarter-finalists three years ago - were by far the more dangerous side throughout and finally replied when Patrik Schick turned in after substitute Ondrej Lingr hit the post.
Schick then limped off with an injury as Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili produced save after save to ensure a share of the spoils.
And there was still time for Lobjanidze to fire over after a three-on-one encounter in the final seconds of the match.
The result means both sides head into their final games in Group F on Wednesday with a chance to progress to the last 16.
Saba Lobjanidze misses big chance for Georgia
Georgia won plenty of new fans - if no points - with their free-flowing and fearless performance in defeat by Turkey on their tournament debut and they so nearly snatched a famous first win in front of more feverish support.
Second-best throughout to a Czech side dominant on set-pieces, they countered from a last-minute Czech corner and found Lobjanidze free 12 yards from goal - but he could only fire over the top.
Manager Willy Sagnol, who played in a World Cup final for France and won the Champions League with Bayern Munich, said he "could not imagine" how the Atlanta United winger was feeling.
"The ones who never try will never miss, the best way to miss is to try," Sagnol said.
"The players were disappointed after this massive opportunity but they got their first ever point at a major tournament.
"The whole team had words with him to try and make him feel better. The player is feeling very down at the moment but we will do everything to cheer him up."
Patrik Schick is now the Czech Republic's leading goalscorer in the European Championship finals with six, overtaking former Liverpool striker Milan Baros
In truth a defeat would have been harsh on the Czechs who had 27 efforts on goal, forcing Mamardasvili into a fine double save as early as the third minute.
Bayer Leverkusen striker Schick may have done better with that early strike but another long throw from West Ham defender Vladimir Coufal soon brought about a chance, which Adam Hlozek bundled in at the second attempt.
However, referee Daniel Siebert was sent to his pitchside monitor and ruled the goal out for handball.
Another pitchside review gave Georgia their penalty for handball against Robin Hranac and Metz forward Mikautadze kept his cool to convert his second goal of the tournament.
The Czech Republic kept plugging away and got their rewards when substitute Lingr finally beat Mamardasvili, who made 11 saves in the match, with a firm header and Schick was poised to chest the ball over the line.
Ladislav Krejci wasted an identical chance moments later as he headed wide and Schick then limped off with an apparent calf injury which could yet prove decisive in the group's conclusion next week.
Czech Republic's 12 shots on target is the most by a team who failed to win a match at the Euros since records began in 1980.
They now face Turkey while Georgia - placed 74th in the Fifa rankings - take on Portugal knowing a win could see them through.
"When you are Georgia, you can’t pretend you can win the European Championship," added Sagnol.
"Of course, if before the competition you would have told me you might play for qualification in the last match I would have signed immediately. We will play with ambition."
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
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| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
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Manager: Willy Sagnol
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Ivan Hasek
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Willy Sagnol
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Ivan Hasek
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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This is the first ever meeting between Georgia and Czechia in any competition. Czechia have won five of their last six matches when facing a nation for the first time, though the exception was a 2-1 loss to Kosovo in their most recent such game in September 2019.
Georgia lost their first ever match at the UEFA European Championship against Turkey. Since the group stage was introduced, only two nations have lost their first ever match at the UEFA EURO but still qualified for the knockout stage, with Slovakia and Northern Ireland doing so in 2016.
Since beating Switzerland in their opening match at EURO 2008, Czechia have lost seven of their last 12 group stage matches at the UEFA EURO (W3 D2). They haven’t lost their opening two matches at a European Championship tournament since 2000 against the Netherlands and France.
Czechia suffered a 2-1 defeat to Portugal on MD1 of this year’s UEFA EURO despite scoring the first goal in the 62nd minute via Lukás Provod. It was the latest into a European Championship match a team had scored first but then gone on to lose.
Czechia completed just 169 passes against Portugal, the fewest of any side on MD1 of this year’s UEFA European Championship. They also managed just eight touches in the opposition box, the third-lowest on MD1 ahead only of Scotland (2) and Albania (7).
Georgia had 14 shots in their 3-1 defeat against Türkiye on MD1 of this year’s UEFA EURO. It was the most by a nation in their first ever match at the European Championship since Austria in 2008 vs Croatia (20).
Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia made the joint most dribbles (10) and contested the most duels (20) of any player on MD1 of this year’s UEFA EURO. He was the first player to make 10+ dribbles on his European Championship debut since Memphis Depay at EURO 2020 for the Netherlands (11).
Among Georgian players on MD1 against Türkiye, Giorgi Kochorashvili ranked joint first for touches in the opposition box (5), top for completed passes (61), top for possession won (9), top for interceptions (4) and top for fouls won (4), as well assisting Georges Mikautadze’s goal.
Czechia goalkeeper Jindrich Stanek made seven saves against Portugal, the most of any goalkeeper on MD1 of this year’s UEFA EURO. It was the most by a Czechia goalkeeper in a European Championship match since Petr Cech in 2008, also against Portugal (8).
Georges Mikautadze scored Georgia’s historic first ever goal a major international tournament on MD1 against Türkiye. The last player to score in his country’s first two matches at the UEFA EURO was Gareth Bale for Wales at EURO 2016.
