Spain fired a warning to their Euro 2024 title rivals as Luis de la Fuente's team stormed to a 4-1 Round of 16 win over Georgia in Cologne.
La Roja flexed against the tournament debutants as their wing wizards Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams produced a superb performance to terrorise the Georgia defence.
Robin Le Normand's early own goal was the sole setback on the night for Spain as Georgia snatched a shock lead before Manchester City star Rodri deservedly curled Spain level before the interval.
With the game poised after the restart, Spain nailed down their credentials to potentially go on and win the tournament, with a ruthless second-half showing.
🏁 ¡¡𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟, 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟, 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔!!
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 30, 2024
¡¡Otro partidazo de los nuestros y con remontada!!
🇪🇸 🆚 🇬🇪 | 4-1 | 90+4’#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/c3qpUG6LbQ
Lamine Yamal's cross was neatly headed home by Fabian Ruiz, as the 16-year-old flagged up his second assist of Euro 2024, before Williams raced clear on the counterattack to make it 3-1 late on.
Substitute Dani Olmo steered home a fourth, as De la Fuente's charges ran away with the contest, to set up a mouth-watering quarterfinal tie with hosts Germany on July 5.
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Spain vs. Georgia final score
Final Score | Goal scorers | |
Spain | 4 | Rodri '39, Ruiz '51, Williams '75, Olmo '83 |
Georgia | 1 | Le Normand (OG) '18 |
Venue: RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne
Referee: Francois Letexier (FRA)
Lineups:
Spain (4-3-3, right to left): 23. Simon (GK) — 2. Carvajal (Navas, 81), 3. Le Normand, 14. Laporte, 24. Cucurella (Grimaldo, 67) — 20. Pedri (Olmo, 52), 16. Rodri, 8. Fabian Ruiz (Merino, 81) — 19. Lamine Yamal, 7. Morata (Oyarzabal, 67), 17. Williams.
Georgia (5-3-2, right to left): 25. Mamardashvili (GK) — 2. Kakabadze, 15. Gvelesiani (Kvekveskiri, 80), 4. Kashia, 3. Dvali, 14. Lochoshvili (Tsitaishvili, 63) — 6. Kochorashvili, 17. Kiteishvili (Altunashvili, 41), 10. Chakvetadze (Davitashvili, 63) — 7. Kvaratskhelia, 22. Mikautadze (Zivzivadze, 80).
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Spain vs. Georgia stats
Spain | Stat | Georgia |
35 | Shots | 4 |
13 | Shots on target | 0 |
3.06 | Expected goals | 0.24 |
75% | Possession | 25% |
794 | Passes | 264 |
13 | Corners | 3 |
11 | Fouls | 5 |
1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
3 | Offsides | 0 |
Spain vs. Georgia live updates, highlights from Euro 2024
FULL TIME: SPAIN 4- GEORGIA!!!
Spain hit the gas after the break to book a Euro 2024 quarterfinal date with Germany as the wing wizards Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal inspire a 4-1 win in Cologne!
🕺🏼🇪🇸 This duo. pic.twitter.com/bD6r27OADr
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 30, 2024
88 mins: Spain are trying everything to get a goal for Lamine Yamal....
83 mins: DANI OLMO MAKES IT FOUR!!!!!
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Dani Olmo was completely composed here on Spain's fourth goal 👏🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/JnPDfnAuuN
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
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Picture perfect 📸
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 30, 2024
What a touch and finish from Dani Olmo 🤩#Euro2024 | #ESPGEO pic.twitter.com/5833uUILJw
80 mins: Lamine Yamal bursts onto a quick one-two inside the box but Mamardashvili spreads himself to make the save.
76 mins: A WONDER GOAL FROM WILLIAMS WINS IT FOR SPAIN!!!
Georgia are run ragged in defence, and Olmo feints past a challenge from 20 yards out, to bend home a fourth for Spain!
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Off the counterattack for Spain 😮💨🇪🇸
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
Nico Williams hit this beautifully 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jRNlidQcms
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GOAL! Nico Williams makes it 3-1 Spain! #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/48VwYUqhgo
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 30, 2024
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Nico Williams with an absolute beauty 🤩
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 30, 2024
He has been brilliant this tournament so far 🌟#Euro2024 | #ESPGEO pic.twitter.com/npe7dEXHrH
74 mins: Spain have the ball in Georgia's net, as Lamine Yamal's cross is turned into his own net by Giorgi Gvelesiani, but it's ruled out for offside.
70 mins: Georgia are still carrying a threat on the counterattack as Kvaratskhelia slides in substitute Giorgi Tsitaishvili who lashes past Simon's post.
67 mins: Changes from both sides as Morata hands the armband to Rodri with Alejandro Grimaldo and Mikel Oyarabal on.
64 mins: Almost Lamine Yamal's big moment as Giorgi Kochorashvili's pass falls to him on the edge of the box but the Barcelona man steers just wide.
60 mins: Lamine Yamal and Kvaratskhelia are dominating the game in the second half with the pair causing nightmares for their markers.
51 mins: SPAIN TAKE THE LEAD
Lamine Yamal's free-kick is beaten away by Mamardashvili, but Spain work the ball back to their teenage superstar on the right, and his deep cross is nodded home by Fabian Ruiz!!!!
50 mins: Kvaratskhelia almost scores the goal of Euro 2024!
Georgia's talisman is full of confidence. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia spots Unai Simon off his but and his effort from inside his own half flashes wide!
46 mins: We were back underway for the second half.
HALF TIME: SPAIN 1 GEORGIA 1
All square at the break in Cologne with Georgia's piece of good fortune cancelled out by a fine finish from Manchester City star Rodri.
44 mins: Alvaro Morata's frustration gets too much for him and Spain's captain is booked.
38 mins: SPAIN EQUALISE!!!!!
It's been coming......Williams rolls a simple ball across the edge of the box and Rodri curls a beauty past Mamardashvili!
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Rodri with a perfect strike 👏👏🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/NyVQvgONpy
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) June 30, 2024
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GOAL!
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) June 30, 2024
Rodri ties the game before the half! #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/dBsiOtfLBY
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Rodri equalises for Spain 🇪🇸
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) June 30, 2024
The Man City man turns up again 🙌#Euro2024 | #ESPGEO pic.twitter.com/5YpIDr962Z
30 mins: Laporte tries his luck from distance, but it's well off target, before Le Normand is called into action at the other end to make a key challenge.
24 mins: Spain are already hunting for a response and Fabian Ruiz has Mamardashvili at full stretch to tip his effort past the post!
18 mins: 1-0 GEORGIA!!!! ROBIN LE NORMAND TURNS THE BALL INTO HIS OWN NET!!!
From nowhere....Georgia are in front! Otar Kakabadze charges forward from right back and his low cross is fumbled in for an own goal by Robin Le Normand!
16 mins: Spain are knocking on the Georgia door following a flurry of corners. Dani Carvajal can't force home from close range before Aymeric Laporte heads wide!
11 mins: All one-way traffic as Spain push Georgia back to the edge of their own penalty area. Williams carves out a half-chance but his effort swirls just past the post.
5 mins: A dominant start from Spain in this Euro 2024 Round of 16 showdown. Two early crosses from Nico Williams cause panic in the Georgia box and Pedri's sliding effort is well gathered in by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
KICKOFF: We are underway in Cologne for Spain vs. Georgia
⚡️⚡️#VamosEspana | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/CQe6A5jRny
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 30, 2024
15 mins to KO: Will Pedri be the key tonight for Spain?
4 - Vs Georgia, Pedri’ll become the player with the most starts in the knockout stages at the UEFA European Championship while aged 21 or under (four). All three of his previous starts in the knockout stages of the competition have gone to extra time. Precocity#EURo2024 pic.twitter.com/oZGlyZJ2gt
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) June 30, 2024
45 mins to KO: Nico Williams is full of confidence that Spain can go all the way to glory in Germany!
🗣️Nico Williams on Spain at #EURO2024
— Football España (@footballespana_) June 28, 2024
"I haven't seen any team play better than us at Euro 2024. As a team, there's no one better. France has great individual potential. England too, but as a team that sacrifices and works, there's no one like us." pic.twitter.com/qVTD5gl48N
1 hour to KO: TEAM NEWS IS IN!
Georgia stick with an unchanged starting XI from their 2-0 win over Portugal and Spain line up as expected with the same team which started vs. Italy.
😍 El 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗖 también lo tenemos, claro que sí.#VamosEspaña | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/HU8ERcxZ8s
— Selección Española Masculina de Fútbol (@SEFutbol) June 30, 2024
1 hour 30 mins to KO: A real contrast between the two teams in action in Cologne tonight. Georgia through to the knockouts on their major tournament debut up against two time winners Spain.
History Makers 🔥🇬🇪 pic.twitter.com/nW2Ugm7rGU
— Georgia • GFF (@GeorgiaGff) June 27, 2024
1 hour 45 mins to KO: Lamine Yamal continues to steal the limelight for Spain and if he scores tonight he will become the youngest goal scorer in UEFA European Championship history!
🥶 Vamoss Spain pic.twitter.com/5uqriLrOnz
— Lamine Yamal 🇪🇸 (@LamineeYamal) June 30, 2024
2 hours to KO: Georgia shocked one of the pre-tournament favourites to reach this stage. They couldn't do it again, could they?
Georgia are through to the knockouts in their first-ever Euros.
— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 26, 2024
They did it by defeating Portugal 2-0.
HEROES 🇬🇪 pic.twitter.com/YGtwGpKt4n
Spain vs. Georgia kickoff time
This Euro 2024 match kicks off in Cologne on Sunday, June 30 at 9 p.m. local time in Germany.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
Date | Kickoff time | |
USA/Canada | Sun, Jun. 30 | 3 p.m. ET |
USA/Canada | Sun, Jun. 30 | 12 p.m. PT |
UK | Sun, Jun. 30 | 8 p.m. BST |
Australia | Mon, July 1 | 5 a.m. AEST |
India | Mon, July 1 | 12:30 a.m. IST |
Spain vs. Georgia lineups, starting 11
After a host of changes against Albania, Spain field a more familiar lineup against Georgia. Manchester City midfielder Rodri returns after serving a one-match ban, strengthening the team's core.
Playmaker Dani Olmo, who shone in his first Euro 2024 start by assisting Ferran Torres' goal, starts on the bench. Lamine Yamal and Nico Williams support captain Alvaro Morata in the attack.
Spain confirmed starting lineup (4-3-3): Simon (GK) — Carvajal, Le Normand, Laporte, Cucurella — Pedri, Rodri, Ruiz — Lamine Yamal, Morata, Williams.
Georgia face a challenge with Anzor Mekvabishvili suspended and they name an unchanged team.
Georgia starting lineup (5-3-2): Mamardashvili (GK) — Kakabadze, Gvelesiani, Kashia, Dvali, Lochoshvili — Kochorashvili, Kiteishvili, Chakvetadze — Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze.
Spain vs. Georgia live stream, TV channel
TV channel | Streaming | |
USA | FOX | Fubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX |
Canada | TSN1, TSN4, CTV, TVA Sports | CTV app, TVA+ |
UK | ITV, STV | ITV X, STV Player |
Australia | — | Optus Sport |
India | Sony Ten 2, 3, 2HD, 3HD | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA: Spain vs. Georgia from the RheinEnergieStadion will be televised in the United States on FOX, with a Spanish-language broadcast via ViX. Both channels are available to stream on Fubo with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial.
Radio coverage of the match can be followed on SiriusXM FC.
UK: Sunday’s match will be shown in the UK on ITV and STV in Scotland and the free-to-air broadcaster's ITVX platform, with STV Player streaming in Scotland.
Canada: Euro 2024 matches can be seen in Canada on TSN's respective TV channel and live streaming services.
Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the European Championship is Optus Sport.
India: Euro 2024 matches are available to watch on JioTV and Sony LIV. Spain vs. Georgia can also be viewed on Sony Ten Network on TV.
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