Kvara on target but Georgia lose to Turkey
Men's football•
Paris Saint-Germain forward Khvicha Kvaratskhelia's Georgia side lost 3-2 at home to Turkey in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European qualifying campaign.
The Parisian No.7 played the entire match and scored his team's second goal in added time.
GEORGIA-TURKEY: 2-3 (0-2)
2026 FIFA World Cup – European Qualifiers – Group E – Matchday 1
Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena (Tbilisi)
Goals: Davitashvili (63') and Kvaratskhelia (90'+8) for Georgia. Müldür (3') and Aktürkoglu (41', 52') for Turkey.
GEORGIA: Mamardashvili, Kakabadze (Gocholeishvili, 85'), Kashia, Goglichidze, Lochoshvili (Azarovi, 68'), Kochorashvili, Mekvabishvili (Guliashvili, 81'), Davitashvili, Tsitaishvili (Gagnidze, 46'), Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia. Manager: Willy Sagnol.
TURKEY: Çakir, Demiral, Müldür, Bardakci, Elmali, Çalhanoglu, Yildiz (Kadioglu, 79'), Yüksek (Kökçü, 46'), Güler (Kahveci, 86'), Akgün (Aydin, 66'), Aktürkoglu (Yilmaz, 66'). Manager: Vincenzo Montella.