Spain v Georgia LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction as Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal inspire La Roja and Dani Olmo adds fourth goal

Spain v Georgia LIVE: Euro 2024 result and reaction as Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal inspire La Roja and Dani Olmo adds fourth goal

Germany followers sing You may By no means Stroll Alone earlier than Euro 2024 match

Fashionable Spain recovered from the shock of conceding an early personal aim to finally overrun a tireless and spirited Georgia 4-1 and surge right into a mouthwatering Euro 2024 quarter-final with Germany.

After withstanding a near-constant early assault, with excellent keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili making a number of good saves, Georgia surprised the group by taking the lead with their first assault after 18 minutes when Otar Kakabadze’s fizzing cross was diverted into his personal internet by the chest of Spain’s Robin Le Normand.

The Spaniards levelled the last-16 contest by way of Rodri from the sting of the field within the thirty ninth minute and, after Khvicha Kvaratskhelia virtually scored a shocking second from close to the midway line for the event outsiders, Fabian Ruiz headed Spain forward six minutes into the second half.

Spain continued to press and probe however the Georgians ran themselves ragged to maintain them at bay till Nico Williams lastly broke clear to slam within the third, with Dani Olmo neatly tucking dwelling the fourth aim seven minutes from time to safe their fourth win of the event.

Observe all the most recent updates from Cologne plus the consequence and response from Gelsenkirchen as England play Slovakia:

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Spain cross a brand new take a look at in acquainted fashion to make Euro 2024 assertion

Two sides who might scarcely have extra totally different tactical concepts and enjoying kinds.

Two sides who’ve polar reverse histories, in worldwide footballing phrases, too.

Georgia’s males’s aspect had by no means been to a significant worldwide event earlier than this summer time, not to mention scored a aim or received a recreation. And even, if we will entertain such fanciful notions, of reaching the knock-out stage. Spain received the European Championship as just lately as 2012, reached the semis final trip and had been world champions solely 14 years in the past.

Soccer heritage and historical past isn’t solely made up of the boys’s Euros and World Cup, although, so the true contextual nationwide hole is even wider: Georgia’s girls have by no means been to a event both, whereas La Roja are the reigning world and Ladies’s Nations League champions. There may be fairly merely an unlimited hole between the 2, a chasm so giant in soccer phrases that it virtually defies rationalization.

However for 21 minutes at Euro 2024, there was an almighty shock on. For 21 awe-inspiring minutes, an unimaginable dream obtained probably the most raucous, sensational backing from the stands and one of many very greatest of favourites had been actually, visibly shaken.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 22:08

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Euro 2024: Harry Kane describes Jude Bellingham’s aim towards Slovakia as ‘greatest in England’s historical past’

Harry Kane describes Jude Bellingham’s aim towards Slovakia as ‘greatest in England’s historical past’

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 23:30

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Gareth Southgate’s straitjacket suffocates England once more – however one lesson emerges

However Gareth Southgate will once more be left with questions after one other subpar displaying.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 23:15

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Jude Bellingham’s divine intervention saves Gareth Southgate to disclose England reality

England, nearly, limp on at Euro 2024, because of a second of magic from their new midfield grasp.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 23:00

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Lightning, hailstones, YMCA and 36 minutes of soccer: Contained in the chaos at Euro 2024’s Dortmund fan park

And in the event you assume lightning can’t strike about 500 occasions, ask the tens of hundreds of supporters gathered within the Westfalenpark fan zone to look at the sport, evacuated from the world and informed the match screening wouldn’t resume, as {the electrical} storm quickly approached, then lit up the night time sky throughout a lot of western Germany for the following 4 hours.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 22:45

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Euro 2024 Golden Boot standings: Jamal Musiala, Cody Gakpo and others battle to be high scorer in Germany

Europe’s greatest strikers are vying for particular person honours in addition to staff success as they intention to high the scoring charts at Euro 2024.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 22:30

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How the quarter-finals look

4 Spherical of 16 video games down, 4 to go:

Quarter-final 1, Stuttgart: Spain v Germany (1700)

Quarter-final 2, Hamburg: Portugal/Slovenia v France/Belgium (2000)

Quarter-final 4, Dusseldorf: England v Switzerland (1700)

Quarter-final 3, Berlin: Romania/Netherlands v Austria/Turkey (2000)

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 22:02

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FT: Spain 4-1 Georgia

That’s, sadly, the top for Georgia at a event they’ve enlivened on and off the pitch. This felt just like the pure stopping level for his or her story, although they go away with heads held excessive.

(Getty Photographs)

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 21:55

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FT: Spain 4-1 Georgia

A valiant effort from Georgia, however finally Spain’s mastery and would possibly confirmed. 4 targets, a few them beauties, and into the final eight this rising aspect fly, wanting higher and higher regardless of an early fright immediately. They’ll head for Stuttgart for a correct ding dong with the hosts on Friday.

Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 21:54

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FULL TIME: Spain 4-1 Georgia

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Harry Latham-Coyle30 June 2024 21:51