Summary: The Georgian national team qualifies for Euro 2024 for the first time in its history after a 2:4 penalty shootout win over Greece/Sport1
Tonight (Tuesday), the Georgian national team qualified for the Euro 2024 for the first time in its history after beating Greece 2:4 in penalties with decisive kicks from 11 meters, after a tense playoff final between the two ended in 0:0 after extra time and 120 intense minutes.
For the Georgians, this is the first qualification for a major tournament, so it is no wonder that the great joy turned into hysteria.
Karabakhzelya dances in the dressing room
The players of the Georgian national team celebrate qualifying for Euro 2024/Reuters
The players of the Georgian national team celebrate at the press conference the qualification for Euro 2024/GettyImages, GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP
Georgia national team fans celebrate qualifying for Euro 2024/Reuters
Georgia national team fans celebrate qualifying for Euro 2024/Reuters
Georgia national team fans celebrate qualifying for the Euros/Reuters
Georgia national team fans celebrate qualifying for Euro 2024/Reuters
After Greece's Giorgis Giacomakis missed, it was Georgia's Nika Kabkaveskiri who scored the decisive kick, sending the home crowd into ecstatic celebration.
Thousands burst onto the grass to celebrate with the players the historic achievement, many began to cry bitterly on the grass and in the stands, when flares were also lit in an exciting "chaos".
After that, the players burst into the press conference as per the best tradition and celebrated in front of the photographers, and also in the streets of Tbilisi the big celebrations began.
Georgia will be in Group V alongside Portugal, Turkey and the Czech Republic in the Euros in Germany which will begin on June 14.
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