Today, on October 11 in Poznań, the Ukraine national team will play a match in the League of Nations-2024/2025 against Georgia (kick-off at 9:45 PM). We present our opponent.

Georgia

General Information

Confederation: UEFA. Governing body: Georgian Football Federation. As of September 2024, the Georgia national team held the 66th place in the official FIFA ranking. The team's first match in history was played on May 27, 1990 against Lithuania (2-2). Their biggest victory came on October 12, 2023 over Thailand (8-0). Their worst defeat occurred on September 8, 2023 in a game against Spain (1-7). They have the nickname «Crusaders».

The greatest achievement of the Georgia national team is reaching the round of 16 in the Euro 2024 Championship.

Squad

Goalkeepers: Georgi Mamardashvili («Valencia», Spain), Giorgi Loriya («Omonia», Cyprus), Luka Gugeshashvili («Panthrakikos», Greece).

Defenders: Guram Kashia («Slovakia», Slovakia), Otar Kakhadze («Cracovia», Poland), Giorgi Gvelesiani («Persepolis», Iran), Lasha Dvali (APOEL, Cyprus), Luca Lochoshvili («Cremonese», Italy), Giorgi Gocholeishvili («Copenhagen», Denmark), Levan Shengelia («Panathinaikos», Greece), Saba Goglichidze («Empoli», Italy), Solomon Kverkvelia («Dinamo Tbilisi», Georgia).

Midfielders: Otar Kiteishvili («Sturm», Austria), Giorgi Kochorashvili («Levante», Spain), Sandro Altunaishvili («Wolfsberger AC», Austria), Shota Nonikashvili («Luhansk Spirit», Ukraine), Giorgi Chakvetadze («Watford», England), Giorgi Titaishvili («Granada», Spain), Zuriko Davitashvili («Saint-Étienne», France), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia («Napoli», Italy).

Forwards: Giorgi Guliashvili («Sarajevo», Bosnia and Herzegovina), Buda Zizividze («Karlsruher SC», Germany), Giorgi Mikautadze («Lyon», France).

Head Coach

The 47-year-old specialist Vili Snyol took over the national team of Georgia on February 15, 2021. He replaced Slovak Vladimir Weiss in this position.

Prior to this, Snyol worked as an assistant coach for France's youth teams, «Bordeaux», and as an assistant to the head coach of «Bayern Munich».

In 2024, for leading Georgia's national team into the round of 16 in Euro 2024, he received the Order of Merit and was named an honorary citizen of Tbilisi.

Under Snyol's leadership, Georgia has played 40 matches. They have won 19 games, drawn 7, and lost 14. The coach prefers a tactical formation of 3-4-3.

Leader

The undisputed leader of the Georgia national team is 23-year-old Italian «Napoli» player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, nicknamed Kwadado. He has scored 17 goals in 36 matches for the Georgian team.

His career includes Tbilisi «Dinamo», Rustavi, Kazan «Rubin», and Batumi «Dinamo». With Tbilisi «Dinamo» he became a silver medalist of the Georgian championship (2017), with «Napoli» — the champion of Italy (2022/2023).

He has been named the best footballer of Georgia four times (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). He was also awarded the most valuable player of Serie A (2022/2023) and received an Order of Merit in 2024.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia primarily plays as an attacking central midfielder, but can also play as a center forward. He is known for his excellent dribbling skills, ball control, and strong finishing ability. Opponents often foul him.

The authoritative portal Transfermarkt evaluates his transfer value at 80 million euros.