Turkey and Georgia begin their Euro 2024 campaigns with a clash at Westfalenstadion in Dortmund on Tuesday.
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The Group F clash will see these two nations meet for the first time since May 2012 and only the third time ever competitively.
Turkey have dominated the head-to-head battles in this fixture, winning three of the previous five, including 3-1 in the most recent clash 14 years ago — Nuri Sahin and Hamit Altintop were among the goalscorers that day.
Vincenzo Montella’s side are favourites to take all three points, especially given Georgia’s status as minnows and tournament debutants. However, Turkey head to the Euros on terrible form, with three defeats and two draws in their last five matches, including a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Austria in March.
As for Georgia, Spain are the only side to beat them in their last seven matches, which includes a 3-1 victory over Montenegro in their final pre-tournament friendly.
Turkey vs Georgia team news
Caglar Soyuncu, Ozan Kabak and Ridvan Yilmaz have all been ruled out of the Euros, leaving Montella with serious issues in defence. And further forward, Enes Unal, Cengiz Under and Umut Nayir are also injured.
Solomon Kvirkvelia and Otar Kiteishvili are doubts for Georgia, but their key players Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Giorgi Mamardashvili are both ready to go.
Turkey squad:
Goalkeepers: Mert Gunok (Besiktas), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayindir (Manchester United)
Defenders: Zeki Celik (Roma), Merih Demiral (Al Ahli), Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce), Abdulkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray), Samet Akaydin (Panathinaikos), Ahmetcan Kaplan (Ajax).
Midfielders: Hakan Calhanoglu (Inter Milan), Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray), Okay Yokuslu (West Brom), Orkun Kokcu (Benfica), Salih Ozcan (Borussia Dortmund), Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Arda Guler (Real Madrid)
Forwards: Cenk Tosun (Besiktas), Irfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce), Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray), Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Yunus Akgun (Leicester), Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Bertug Yildirim (Rennes), Semih Kilicsoy (Besiktas), Yusuf Yazıcı (Lille)
Georgia squad:
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi), Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag).
Defenders: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava), Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia), Lasha Dvali (APOEL), Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos), Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese), Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk), Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis).
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