GELSENKIRCHEN: A pre-game chat with Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georgia to one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history on Wednesday, beating Portugal 2-0 and advancing to the last 16. “Before the match there was a meeting and he wished me success and it was so much for me because I would never imagine that he would …
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — A pre-game chat with Cristiano Ronaldo inspired Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Georgia to one of the biggest upsets in European Championship history on Wednesday, beating Portugal 2-0 and advancing to the last 16. “I realized that I could do and we could do so many things today because it gave me inspiration.” For Napoli forward Kvaratskhelia, the win …
North Macedonia have a reputation of being capable of pulling off occasional upsets. Shortly after getting a new name, North Macedonia qualified for a major football tournament for the first time. The former Yugoslav republic became an independent member of FIFA and UEFA in 1994, took the name North Macedonia in 2019 and reached this year’s European Championship via a …
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