The Rouge et Bleu number 7, who started and was his team's captain, opened the scoring.
GEORGIA - BULGARIA: 3-0 (2-0)
2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - UEFA Zone - Group E - Matchday 2
National Stadium (Tbilisi)
Goals: Kvaratskhelia (30'), Gagnidze (44') and Mikautadze (65').
GEORGIA: Mamardashvili - Kakabadze (Lominadze, 83'), Goglichidze, Lochoshvili, Azarovi - Gagnidze, Kochorashvili (Mamuchashvili, 77'), Mekvabishvili - Davitashvili (Lobzhanidze, 83'), Mikautadze (Zivzivadze, 77'), Kvaratskhelia (c) (Guliashvili, 77'). Coach: Willy Sagnol.
BULGARIA: Vutsov - Minkov (Nürnberger, 46'), Dimitrov, Bozhinov, Tsenov, Nedyalkov - Petkov (Shopov, 79'), Milanov (Chochev, 67'), Kraev (c) (Gruev, 46'), Kirilov - Nikolov (Kolev, 67'). Coach: Ilian Iliev.
1. Spain / 3 points, +3 (1 match played)
2. Georgia / 3 points, +2 (2 matches played)
3. Turkey / 3 points, +1 (1 match played)
4. Bulgaria / 0 points, -6 (2 matches played)
