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Georgia and Portugal have named their starting line-ups for their third and final Group F games at Uefa Euro 2024 in a must-win match for the competition newcomers.
Cristiano Ronaldo will become the first European player to make 50 major tournament appearances, having played 28 matches across the European Championship and 22 at the World Cup.
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Although his side are already through, Ronaldo will lead the line, one of just two outfield players to retain their place after the win over Turkey.
Among those coming in to the side are Manchester United right-back Diogo Dalot and Wolves forward Pedro Neto.
Portugal XI: Costa, Danilo, A Silva, Inacio, Dalot, Felix, J Neves, Palhinha, Ronaldo, Neto, Conceicao.
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Forward Georges Mikautadze has scored both of Georgia’s goals at the finals and is aiming to join Germany’s Gerd Muller and Bulgaria’s Hristo Stoichkov as the only players to have have scored all three of a side’s first goals in the competition.
Coach Willy Sagnol has made four as centre-back Giorgi Gvelesiani starts ahead of Kverkvelia and Tsitaishvili is replaced by Luca Lochoshvili.
Otar Kiteishvili is fit enough to start while Watford’s Giorgi Chakvetadze is also included in a Georgia side who need a win.
Georgia XI: Mamardashvili, Dvali, Kashia, Lochoshvili, Kiteishvili, Kochorashvili, Gvelesiani, Kakabadze, Chakvetadze, Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze.
The state of the group
At their first major tournament, Georgia remain in contention to reach the round of 16 – but it’s all or nothing against the 2016 champions.
Only a win will send them through – their progress will be guaranteed with three points, even if it leaves them third – while any other result will knock them out.
The situation is pleasingly more straightforward for Portugal fans, whose team are already through after beating the Czech Republic and Portugal.
Portugal will proceed to play Hungary or Slovenia in Frankfurt on Monday, depending on the final standings of all of the third-placed teams at the end of Wednesday’s games.
Should they finish second in the table, Georgia will play Austria, who impressively won their group with victory over the Netherlands, in Leipzig on Tuesday.
They could also face in-form Spain in Cologne on Monday.
