The "Turkish March" in football has long since faded into the past. In the memories of many, the Turkish team was famous for its fiery style of play, winning third place at the 2002 World Cup and the semi-finals of Euro 2008.
Türkiye is a formidable team under coach Montella (Photo: Getty).
In recent tournaments such as Euro 2016 and Euro 2020, Türkiye failed to get past the group stage. The task placed on coach Vincenzo Montella's shoulders is quite heavy at Euro 2024, especially when Türkiye is in a group that is not too difficult.
In the Euro 2024 qualifiers, Türkiye excelled in topping Group D, ahead of Croatia. That is a remarkable achievement. However, in the friendly matches before the tournament, Türkiye played quite poorly, drawing 1 (Italy), losing 3 (Hungary, Poland, Austria). Of which, the 1-6 defeat to Austria was something many people could not swallow.
"Little Airplane" (coach Montella's nickname) has succeeded in convincing young talents such as Kenan Yildiz (19 years old, Juventus), Can Uzun (18 years old, Nurnberg) to join Türkiye even though they are eligible to play for the German national team. Besides, we cannot ignore young talent Arda Guler (19 years old), who is playing for Real Madrid.
It can be said that Türkiye under coach Montella has a completely new color, in which youth is maximized. However, the team's weakness is the defense, which has been quite loose in recent times.
Georgia star Kvaratskhelia (middle) helped Georgia qualify for Euro for the first time (Photo: Getty).
Meanwhile, Georgia is not so strong. This team only ranked 4/5 in Group A of the Euro 2024 qualifiers after Spain, Scotland, Norway. In which, both of Georgia's victories were against the bottom team, Cyprus.
Georgia only qualified for Euro 2024 via the Nations League after beating Greece in the play-off final. This is Georgia's first appearance at Euro, partly thanks to UEFA "creating conditions" for lower-ranked teams to be able to get a ticket through League C or D in the Nations League.
On the FIFA rankings, Georgia is only ranked 75th, far behind Turkey (ranked 40th). They have never been Türkiye's opponents in the past. In other words, facing Georgia is a great opportunity for "Little Airplane" Montella's team to take off in the opening match of Euro 2024.
Türkiye vs Georgia team information
Türkiye are without Enes Unal, Caglar Soyuncu and Ozan Kabak due to injuries ahead of the tournament.
Georgia also lost Giorgi Gvelesiani due to injury. In that context, coach Willy Sagnol will use Solomon Kvirkvelia as a replacement in the center of defense.
Expected lineup Türkiye vs Georgia
Turkey (4-2-3-1): Gunok; Ayhan, Demiral, Bardakci , Kadioglu; Ozcan, Calhanoglu; Guler, Yildiz, Akturkoglu; Yilmaz
Georgia (3-5-2): Marardashvili; Kverkvelia, Kashia, Dvali; Kakabadze, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Shengelia, Chakvetadze; Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze
Türkiye 3-1 Georgia score prediction
Supercomputer predicts Türkiye vs Georgia match
According to Sport Mole's supercomputer, Türkiye has a 52.82% chance of winning. Georgia has a 24.56% chance. The chance of the match ending in a draw is 22.62%. A 2-1 Türkiye win is the most likely outcome at 9.73%. This is followed by a 1-0 Türkiye win (8.66%) and a 2-0 Türkiye win (8.08%).
Predictions of some newspapers in the world
Sport Mole : Turkey 2-1 Georgia
Sportskeeda : Turkey 1-1 Georgia
Whoscored : Turkey 2-1 Georgia.
Yahoo : Turkey 1-0 Georgia.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/nhan-dinh-tho-nhi-ky-georgia-23h00-ngay-186-tieu-phi-co-cat-canh-20240618113911137.htm
Comment (0)