Georgia has made history by qualifying for their first international championship after beating Greece on 4-2 penalties in their Euro 2024 play-off.
Nika Kvekveskiri netted the winning penalty to send the home fans delirious after a tense goalless draw in regular and extra time.
Georgia will join Portugal, Czech Republic, and Turkey in Group F at the 2024 European Championship.
Broken Welsh hearts
Dan James’ penalty miss broke Welsh hearts as Poland progressed to the summer championship at their expense.
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Wales captain, Ben Davies described the heartbreak as a difficult one to take.
“It’s a difficult one to take, we put everything into the game, but in the end it wasn’t to be,” Davies told S4C.
“I don’t know what to say, it was a good performance, but the result is the most important thing, and that went against us tonight.
Ukraine in Utopia
Mykhailo Mudryk’s 84th winner sends war-torn Ukraine to their first major tournament since the Russian invasion in 2022 after beating Iceland 2-1 at the Stade Wroclaw in Poland.
Ukraine will join Belgium, Slovakia, and Romania in Group E at the European football extravaganza in Germany.
Teams qualified for Euro 2024 after the conclusion of the play-off rounds on Tuesday:
- Group A: Germany, Scotland, Hungary, Switzerland
- Group B: Spain, Croatia, Italy, Albania
- Group C: Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia, England
- Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France
- Group E: Belgium, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine
- Group F: Turkey, Georgia, Portugal, Czech Republic
Euro 2024 takes place in Germany from June 14-July 14
