Spain v Georgia, 30 June 2024

Score4-1 to Spain
RefereeFrançois Letexier
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Finals - Round of 16
VenueRheinEnergie Stadion, Cologne
Attendance42,233
Kick-off: 9.00pm local . This was match no. 40 at Euro 2024. . Head to Head Played: 8 Spain won: 7 Drawn: 0 Georgia won: 1 . Spain's 7-1 win in Tbilisi in September 2023 in a qualifier for Euro 2024 became Georgia’s biggest-ever defeat.

4  Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

1  Georgia

Manager: Willy Sagnol

Goals:

Rodri 39 G
Fabián Ruiz 51 G
Nico Williams 75 G
Dani Olmo 83 G

Goals:

Robin Le Normand own goal 18 OG

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Dani Carvajal
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Robin Le Normand
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Lamine Yamal
Forward Alvaro Morata (captain)

Starting lineup:

Lasha Dvali Defender
Guram Kashia Defender (captain)
Luka Lochoshvili Defender
Otar Kakabadze Defender/Midfielder
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder
Otar Kiteishvili Midfielder
Georges Mikautadze Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Dani Olmo for Pedri 52
Álex Grimaldo for Marc Cucurella 66
Mikel Oyarzabal for Alvaro Morata 66
Jesús Navas for Dani Carvajal 81
Mikel Merino for Fabián Ruiz 82

Substitutions:

Sandro Altunashvili for Otar Kiteishvili 41
Zuriko Davitashvili for Giorgi Chakvetadze 63
Georgiy Tsitaishvili for Luka Lochoshvili 63
Nika Kvekveskiri for Giorgi Kochorashvili 79
Budu Zivzivadze for Georges Mikautadze 79

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 44 Y

Cards:

Zuriko Davitashvili 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Remiro
Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Dani Vivian
Defender Nacho
Midfielder Alex Baena
Midfielder Fermín López
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Oyarzabal
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luka Gugeshashvili
Goalkeeper Giorgi Loria
Defender Saba Kvirkvelia
Defender Jemal Tabidze
Defender/Midfielder Georgiy Tsitaishvili
Midfielder Sandro Altunashvili
Midfielder Zuriko Davitashvili
Midfielder Nika Kvekveskiri
Midfielder Levan Shengelia
Midfielder Gabriel Sigua
Midfielder/Forward Saba Lobzhanidze
Midfielder/Forward Budu Zivzivadze

Comments:

Spain had been knocked out in the Round of 16 in three of their preceding four major tournament appearances. . Including qualifiers, La Roja had now won their last ten UEFA European Championship games. . They have scored three or more goals in seven of their last ten games.

Comments:

This was Georgia’s first-ever game in the knockout stages of a major international tournament. . They had become the 29th nation to reach the knockout stages of a UEFA European Championship tournament. . Georgia had now scored in 12 of their last 13 games, including all four at Euro 2024. . Georgia named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.

4  Spain

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

Goals:

Rodri 39 G
Fabián Ruiz 51 G
Nico Williams 75 G
Dani Olmo 83 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Unai Simón
Defender Dani Carvajal
Defender Aymeric Laporte
Defender Robin Le Normand
Defender/Midfielder Marc Cucurella
Defender/Midfielder Rodri
Midfielder Fabián Ruiz
Midfielder Pedri
Midfielder/Forward Nico Williams
Midfielder/Forward Lamine Yamal
Forward Alvaro Morata (captain)

Substitutions:

Dani Olmo for Pedri 52
Álex Grimaldo for Marc Cucurella 66
Mikel Oyarzabal for Alvaro Morata 66
Jesús Navas for Dani Carvajal 81
Mikel Merino for Fabián Ruiz 82

Cards:

Alvaro Morata 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Remiro
Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Álex Grimaldo
Defender Dani Vivian
Defender Nacho
Midfielder Alex Baena
Midfielder Fermín López
Midfielder Jesús Navas
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Dani Olmo
Midfielder/Forward Ferran Torres
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Oyarzabal
Midfielder/Forward Ayoze Pérez
Forward Joselu

Comments:

Spain had been knocked out in the Round of 16 in three of their preceding four major tournament appearances. . Including qualifiers, La Roja had now won their last ten UEFA European Championship games. . They have scored three or more goals in seven of their last ten games.

1  Georgia

Manager: Willy Sagnol

Goals:

Robin Le Normand own goal 18 OG

Starting lineup:

Lasha Dvali Defender
Guram Kashia Defender (captain)
Luka Lochoshvili Defender
Otar Kakabadze Defender/Midfielder
Giorgi Chakvetadze Midfielder
Otar Kiteishvili Midfielder
Georges Mikautadze Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Sandro Altunashvili for Otar Kiteishvili 41
Zuriko Davitashvili for Giorgi Chakvetadze 63
Georgiy Tsitaishvili for Luka Lochoshvili 63
Nika Kvekveskiri for Giorgi Kochorashvili 79
Budu Zivzivadze for Georges Mikautadze 79

Cards:

Zuriko Davitashvili 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Luka Gugeshashvili
Goalkeeper Giorgi Loria
Defender Saba Kvirkvelia
Defender Jemal Tabidze
Defender/Midfielder Georgiy Tsitaishvili
Midfielder Sandro Altunashvili
Midfielder Zuriko Davitashvili
Midfielder Nika Kvekveskiri
Midfielder Levan Shengelia
Midfielder Gabriel Sigua
Midfielder/Forward Saba Lobzhanidze
Midfielder/Forward Budu Zivzivadze

Comments:

This was Georgia’s first-ever game in the knockout stages of a major international tournament. . They had become the 29th nation to reach the knockout stages of a UEFA European Championship tournament. . Georgia had now scored in 12 of their last 13 games, including all four at Euro 2024. . Georgia named 14 of a possible 15 substitutes.