Making history, Georgia gets huge reward, more than Euro champions

Georgian football has made history. In their first ever Euro appearance, they qualified for the round of 16 after an incredible victory over Portugal. This is a miracle for Georgian football, as only 3 years ago they were ranked 96th in the world .

Làm nên lịch sử, Georgia được thưởng rất lớn, nhiều hơn nhà vô địch Euro - 1 — Georgia received a big bonus after winning a ticket to the Euro 2024 group stage (Photo: Getty).

No one can describe the joy of the Georgians at this moment. Right after the victory over Portugal, coach Willy Sagnol and his team were "pumped" with a huge bonus.

Accordingly, former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili decided to spend 30 million lari (Georgian currency, equivalent to 10 million euros) as a bonus for the entire team. He emphasized that the home team had "won a historic and dream victory".

Mr. Bidzina Ivanishvili is the richest man in Georgia with a total fortune of 4.9 billion USD. He is a businessman involved in investments in various fields and is one of the most important figures in Georgia in the past 30 years.

Not only that, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili also announced a bonus of another 10 million euros if Georgia wins against Spain in the Euro 2024 round of 16 match.

Làm nên lịch sử, Georgia được thưởng rất lớn, nhiều hơn nhà vô địch Euro - 2 — Georgia is an interesting phenomenon at Euro 2024 (Photo: Getty).

It should be added that the 10 million euros that the Georgian team will receive is even larger than the amount the Euro 2024 champion will receive. In this year's tournament, UEFA will pay 331 million euros in prize money to 24 teams, equal to the prize money in Euro 2020. Of which, the champion of the tournament will receive 8 million euros, the runner-up will receive 5 million euros.

Not only receiving a lot of bonuses, Georgian players also have the opportunity to change their lives after Euro 2024. In addition to Kvicha Kvaratskhelia, who was famous before Euro, players like Giorgi Mamardashvili, Anzor Mekvabishvili, Giorgi Tsitaishvili or Georges Mikautadze all have the opportunity to find a bigger destination after playing quite well in this tournament.

The match between Georgia and Spain in the round of 16 of Euro 2024 takes place at 02:00 on July 1.