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Of all the groups drawn in this year’s European Championship, Group F is arguably one of the most enticing. It pits three countries who faced each other at Euro 2008 in a memorable group stage, which saw eventual semi-finalists Turkey coming from two goals down to advance at the Czech Republic’s expense.
2016 champions Portugal make this a heavyweight and potentially unpredictable group, with the trio being joined by Euros first-timers Georgia, who knocked out 2004 winners Greece on penalties in the play-offs.
With all the teams now confirmed, here is how the sides gearing up for battle this summer are shaping up.
Euro 2024 Group F fixtures
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Date |
Team |
vs |
Team |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tue 18th June, 5pm |
Turkey |
vs |
Georgia |
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
|
Tue 18th June, 8pm |
Portugal |
vs |
Czech Republic |
Red Bull Arena, Leipzig |
|
Sat 22nd June, 2pm |
Georgia |
vs |
Czech Republic |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
|
Sat 22nd June, 5pm |
Turkey |
vs |
Portugal |
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund |
|
Wed 26th June, 8pm |
Georgia |
vs |
Portugal |
Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen |
|
Wed 26th June, 8pm |
Czech Republic |
vs |
Turkey |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
Turkey
|
Manager |
Vincenzo Montella |
|---|---|
|
Captain |
Hakan Calhanoglu |
|
FIFA ranking |
40th |
|
UEFA ranking |
22nd |
|
Top scorer in qualifying |
Kerem Akturkoglu, Cenk Tosun (2) |
|
Route to the finals |
Group D winners, 17 points |
|
Previous best |
Semi-finals (2008) |
Recently under new management, Turkey are a side that may carry some unpredictability about them this summer. Tipped as dark horses by many for the previous tournament, they vastly underperformed, losing all three of their group games.
|
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
|---|---|
|
Tue 4th June |
Italy 0-0 Turkey |
|
Mon 10th June |
Poland 2-1 Turkey |
But qualification as group winners above Croatia and Euro 2020 group stage nemesis Wales hints at a potential renaissance in Germany this summer. Semi-finalists 16 years ago, they have produced the goods in the past, though whether the lack of a star striker makes their attack futile remains to be seen.
With former Italy striker Vincenzo Montella at the helm, perhaps they can surprise the continent once more.
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Turkey Euro 2024 squad |
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|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Player |
Club |
|
Goalkeeper |
Altay Bayindir |
Man Utd |
|
Goalkeeper |
Ugurcan Cakir |
Trabzonspor |
|
Goalkeeper |
Mert Gunok |
Besiktas |
|
Defender |
Samet Akaydin |
Panathinaikos |
|
Defender |
Abdulkerim Bardakci |
Galatasaray |
|
Defender |
Zeki Celik |
Roma |
|
Defender |
Merih Demiral |
Al-Ahli |
|
Defender |
Ferdi Kadioglu |
Fenerbahce |
|
Defender |
Ahmetcan Kaplan |
Ajax |
|
Defender |
Mert Muldur |
Fenerbahce |
|
Midfielder |
Kaan Ayhan |
Galatasaray |
|
Midfielder |
Hakan Calhanoglu |
Inter |
|
Midfielder |
Arda Guler |
Real Madrid |
|
Midfielder |
Orkun Kokcu |
Benfica |
|
Midfielder |
Salih Ozcan |
Borussia Dortmund |
|
Midfielder |
Okay Yokuslu |
West Brom |
|
Midfielder |
Ismail Yuksek |
Fenerbahce |
|
Forward |
Yunus Akgun |
Leicester |
|
Forward |
Kerem Akturkoglu |
Galatasaray |
|
Forward |
Irfan Kahveci |
Fenerbahce |
|
Forward |
Semih Kilicsoy |
Besiktas |
|
Forward |
Cenk Tosun |
Besiktas |
|
Forward |
Yusuf Yazici |
Lille |
|
Forward |
Bertug Yildirim |
Stade Rennais |
|
Forward |
Kenan Yildiz |
Juventus |
|
Forward |
Baris Alper Yilmaz |
Galatasaray |
Georgia
|
Manager |
Willy Sagnol |
|---|---|
|
Captain |
Guram Kashia |
|
FIFA ranking |
75th |
|
UEFA ranking |
36th |
|
Top scorer in qualifying |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (4) |
|
Route to the finals |
Play-off winner Path C |
|
Previous best |
Never qualified |
Georgia will take part in their first-ever major tournament after seeing off Luxembourg and Greece in the Euro 2024 play-offs following a dramatic shootout victory over the Greeks in Tbilisi.
They may have finished second-bottom of Group A in qualifying, but winning their Nations League group above Bulgaria and Euro 2020 qualifiers North Macedonia shows how far the side has come.
|
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
|---|---|
|
Sun 9th June |
Montenegro 1-3 Georgia |
Former Bayern Munich and France defender Willy Sagnol is in charge, and has won just under half of his games at the helm to steer Georgia into Group F, handing the likes of Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia an unlikely shot at international glory.
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Georgia Euro 2024 squad |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Player |
Club |
|
Goalkeeper |
Luka Gugeshashvili |
Qarabag |
|
Goalkeeper |
Giorgi Loria |
Dinamo Tiflis |
|
Goalkeeper |
Giorgi Mamardashvili |
Valencia |
|
Defender |
Lasha Dvali |
APOEL |
|
Defender |
Giorgi Gocholeishvili |
Shakhtar Donetsk |
|
Defender |
Giorgi Gvelesiani |
Persepolis |
|
Defender |
Otar Kakabadze |
Cracovia |
|
Defender |
Guram Kashia |
Slovan Bratislava |
|
Defender |
Solomon Kvirkvelia |
Al-Okhdood |
|
Defender |
Luka Lochoshvili |
Cremonese |
|
Defender |
Jemal Tabidze |
Panetolikos |
|
Midfielder |
Sandro Altunashvili |
Wolfsberger |
|
Midfielder |
Giorgi Chakvetadze |
Watford |
|
Midfielder |
Zuriko Davitashvili |
Bordeaux |
|
Midfielder |
Otar Kiteishvili |
Sturm Graz |
|
Midfielder |
Giorgi Kochorashvili |
Levante |
|
Midfielder |
Nika Kvekveskiri |
Lech Poznan |
|
Midfielder |
Saba Lobzhanidze |
Atlanta United |
|
Midfielder |
Anzor Mekvabishvili |
Universitatea Craiova |
|
Midfielder |
Levan Shengelia |
Panetolikos |
|
Midfielder |
Gabriel Sigua |
Basel |
|
Midfielder |
Giorgi Tsitaishvili |
Dinamo Batumi |
|
Forward |
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
Napoli |
|
Forward |
Giorgi Kvilitaia |
APOEL |
|
Forward |
Giorgi Mikautadze |
Metz |
|
Forward |
Budu Zivzivadze |
Karlsruher |
Portugal
|
Manager |
Roberto Martinez |
|---|---|
|
Captain |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
|
FIFA ranking |
6th |
|
UEFA ranking |
4th |
|
Top scorer in qualifying |
Cristiano Ronaldo (10) |
|
Route to the finals |
Group J winners, 30 points |
|
Previous best |
Winners (2016) |
It has been a near-faultless start for Roberto Martinez as Portugal boss, winning all his qualifying matches and losing just twice since – having won 14 of 16 matches in charge ahead of their final warm-up game.
Extending that record in the summer’s finals would be even more impressive, especially given that this is a nation without the best of group stage records – despite their 2016 triumph, during which they drew all of their group clashes.
|
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
|---|---|
|
Tue 4th June |
Portugal 4-2 Finland |
|
Sat 8th June |
Portugal 1-2 Croatia |
|
Tue 11th June |
Portugal v Republic of Ireland |
As top seeds and boasting a perfect record in qualifying, Portugal will head into the tournament as favourites to advance, with Cristiano Ronaldo looking to stretch his record tally of goals at European Championships at what is surely his final Euros campaign – his sixth in total.
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Portugal Euro 2024 squad |
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|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Player |
Club |
|
Goalkeeper |
Diogo Costa |
Porto |
|
Goalkeeper |
Jose Sa |
Wolves |
|
Goalkeeper |
Rui Patricio |
Roma |
|
Defender |
Antonio Silva |
Benfica |
|
Defender |
Danilo Pereira |
Paris Saint-Germain |
|
Defender |
Diogo Dalot |
Man Utd |
|
Defender |
Goncalo Inacio |
Sporting |
|
Defender |
Joao Cancelo |
Barcelona |
|
Defender |
Nelson Semedo |
Wolves |
|
Defender |
Nuno Mendes |
Paris Saint-Germain |
|
Defender |
Pepe |
Porto |
|
Defender |
Ruben Dias |
Man City |
|
Midfielder |
Bruno Fernandes |
Man Utd |
|
Midfielder |
Joao Neves |
Benfica |
|
Midfielder |
Joao Palhinha |
Fulham |
|
Midfielder |
Matheus Nunes |
Man City |
|
Midfielder |
Ruben Neves |
Al-Hilal |
|
Midfielder |
Vitinha |
Paris Saint-Germain |
|
Forward |
Bernardo Silva |
Man City |
|
Forward |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
Al-Nassr |
|
Forward |
Diogo Jota |
Liverpool |
|
Forward |
Francisco Conceicao |
Porto |
|
Forward |
Goncalo Ramos |
Paris Saint-Germain |
|
Forward |
Joao Felix |
Barcelona |
|
Forward |
Pedro Neto |
Wolves |
|
Forward |
Rafael Leao |
Milan |
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Czech Republic
|
Manager |
Ivan Hasek |
|---|---|
|
Captain |
Tomas Soucek |
|
FIFA ranking |
36th |
|
UEFA ranking |
20th |
|
Top scorer in qualifying |
Vaclav Cerny, Tomas Soucek (3) |
|
Route to the finals |
Group E runners-up, 15 points |
|
Previous best |
Winners (1976; as Czechoslovakia) |
While Czech Republic boss Ivan Hasek has only been in the post since the beginning of the year, he got his reign off to a fine start in March with a friendly win over Norway, who failed to qualify for the finals. In fact, Hasek will begin the tournament with a 100% record.
|
Pre-tournament friendlies |
|
|---|---|
|
Fri 7th June |
Czech Republic 7-1 Malta |
|
Mon 10th June |
Czech Republic 2-1 North Macedonia |
Seeing off the threat of Poland to qualify as runners-up in Group E, the Czechs have the chance to go deep into this tournament once again, having shocked the Netherlands to make the last eight at Euro 2020, along with making the semi-finals in 2004 and being losing finalists in 1996.
Of course, the champions of 1976 will take some beating, but this is a nation that usually turns up at the Euros.
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Czech Republic Euro 2024 squad |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Position |
Player |
Club |
|
Goalkeeper |
Vitezslav Jaros |
Sturm Graz |
|
Goalkeeper |
Matej Kovar |
Bayer Leverkusen |
|
Goalkeeper |
Jindrich Stanek |
Slavia Prague |
|
Defender |
Vladimir Coufal |
West Ham |
|
Defender |
David Doudera |
Slavia Prague |
|
Defender |
Tomas Holes |
Slavia Prague |
|
Defender |
Robin Hranac |
Viktoria Plzen |
|
Defender |
David Jurasek |
Hoffenheim |
|
Defender |
Ladislav Krejci |
Sparta Prague |
|
Defender |
Tomas Vicek |
Slavia Prague |
|
Defender |
Martin Vitik |
Sparta Prague |
|
Defender |
David Zima |
Slavia Prague |
|
Midfielder |
Antonin Barak |
Fiorentina |
|
Midfielder |
Vaclav Cerny |
Wolfsburg |
|
Midfielder |
Lukas Cerv |
Viktoria Plzen |
|
Midfielder |
Matej Jurasek |
Slavia Prague |
|
Midfielder |
Ondrej Lingr |
Feyenoord |
|
Midfielder |
Lukas Provod |
Slavia Prague |
|
Midfielder |
Michal Sadilek |
FC Twente |
|
Midfielder |
Tomas Soucek |
West Ham |
|
Midfielder |
Pavel Sulc |
Viktoria Plzen |
|
Forward |
Tomas Chory |
Viktoria Plzen |
|
Forward |
Mojmir Chytil |
Slavia Prague |
|
Forward |
Adam Hlozek |
Bayer Leverkusen |
|
Forward |
Jan Kuchta |
Sparta Prague |
|
Forward |
Patrik Schick |
Bayer Leverkusen |