, author: Ermakova M.

Euro 2024: Group F

The newcomers to the championship and Portugal, who want to win.

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On June 18, the final Group F matches will begin at the European Championship in Germany. It includes the national teams of Turkey, Georgia, Portugal and the Czech Republic.

Turkey National Team

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Best achievement

In 2008, the Turkish national team reached the semi-finals and took third place in the tournament – ​​together with the Russian national team. This championship will be the sixth for the Turks.

Qualification

The Turkish national team qualified for the European Championship by winning Group D. The team has 17 points, one less than the Croatian national team. The Turks achieved their biggest victory in the qualification against Latvia – 4:0.

Players

The youngest player in the Turkish national team is 18-year-old striker Semih Kılıçsoy, who plays for Beşiktaş. He made his debut for the national team on the eve of Euro – on June 4 in a friendly match against Italy. His teammate, goalkeeper Mert Günok, is the oldest in the national team. He is 35 years old. He has 22 matches for the national team under his belt.

Georgian national team

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Best achievement

The Georgian national team qualified for the European Championship for the first time in its history.

Qualification

Georgia qualified for the Euro thanks to the play-off matches. In the League of Nations, the Georgians were in the same bracket with Luxembourg, Kazakhstan and Greece. The Georgian national team won a ticket to the championship thanks to a 4:2 penalty shootout victory over Greece. The regular and extra time of the match ended with a score of 0:0.

Players

Russian fans know Solomon Kverkvelia well. Now he plays in Saudi Arabia, and before that he played for Rubin, Lokomotiv, Rotor, became the champion of Russia, won the Russian Cup three times and the Super Cup once. But the main star of the Georgian national team is 23-year-old Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. He currently plays for Napoli, but has also made his mark in the Russian championship – with Lokomotiv and Rubin.

Portugal National Team

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Best achievement

In 2016, the Portuguese, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, won the title. This was the team's ninth trek to the trophy.

Qualification

The Portuguese team won Group J without losing a single qualifying match. Luxembourg suffered the most – the Portuguese won 9:0.

Players

Cristiano Ronaldo, the main star of not only the Portuguese team, but the whole world, needs no introduction. It should be noted that he scored 10 goals in the qualifying round. His teammate Bruno Fernandes scored six times.

Czech Republic team

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Best achievement

The Czechoslovakia national team became European champions almost 50 years ago – in 1976. Since the Czech Republic is the legal successor of this country, this achievement is considered its best result in European championships.

Qualification

The Czechs took second place in Group E, having scored the same number of points as Albania (15 each), but lost to the Balkan team on additional indicators: the Czech Republic drew 1:1 at home, but lost 0:3 away.

Players

Czech captain Tomáš Soucek has played 68 matches for the national team. He holds the national team record: on March 24, 2021, he scored a hat-trick in 16 minutes in a World Cup qualifying match against the Estonian national team.

Match schedule:

June 18

Turkey vs. Georgia

Portugal vs. Czech Republic

June 22

Georgia vs. Czech Republic

Turkey vs. Portugal

June 26

Georgia vs. Portugal

Czech Republic vs. Turkey

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