Defeat for Georgia away to Turkey
Men's football•
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's Georgia lost 4-1 to Turkey in Kocaeli last night (Matchday 4 of UEFA qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup).
Having been named as his side's captain, the Paris striker played the entirety of the fixture.
TURKEY 4-1 GEORGIA (3-0 at HT)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – UEFA qualifying – Group E – Matchday 4
Kocaeli Stadyumu (Kocaeli, Turkey)
Goals: Yıldız (14'), Demiral (22', 52') and Akgün (35') for Turkey; Kochorashvili (64') for Georgia.
TURKEY: Çakır, Müldür, Demiral, Bardakcı, Elmalı, Çalhanoğlu (c) (Özcan, 77'), Yüksek, Akgün (Yılmaz, 68'), Güler (Kökçü, 68'), Yıldız (Kadıoğlu, 83'), Aktürkoğlu (Aydın, 78'). Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
GEORGIA: Mamardashvili, Kakabadze, Lochoshvili, Goglichidze, Gocholeishvili, Kiteishvili (Gagnidze, 65'), Mekvabishvili, Kochorashvili, Davitashvili (Lobjanidze, 72'), Mikautadze (Zivzivadze, 46'), Kvaratskhelia (c). Coach: Willy Sagnol.