Georgia defeats Estonia in first UEFA Nations League match
The Georgian national football team handed a defeat to Estonia in Tallinn. Photo: Georgian Football Federation
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The Georgian national football team has defeated Estonia in UEFA Nations League.
Georgians handed a defeat to the Estonian national football team 1 to 0 at the A Le Coq arena in Tallinn yesterday.
North Macedonia beat Armenia 2-1 earlier in the group's other game, so things are set up nicely for Tuesday's second round of fixtures when the two winners will meet in Georgia, while Estonia will travel to Armenia”, UEFA reported.
Photo: Georgian Football Federation
On September 8, the Georgian team will host North Macedonia at Boris Paichadze national stadium in Tbilisi.
Spectators will not be allowed to attend the matches due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Georgian Football Federation will receive €4.3 million from UEFA to overcome the financial impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In addition to Georgia UEFA is helping all its 55 member associations. For this reason UEFA has allocated €236.5 million which will be distributed to the national associations to cover running costs and to help develop targeted areas of domestic football.
Tbilisi's Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena is among the candidate venues for hosting the UEFA Europa League club competition finals in 2021.
Georgian Football Federation President Levan Kobiashvili has been appointed Chairman of the UEFA Football Committee, with a record six officials from Georgia set to serve in the international body.
Georgian national football team captain Guram Kashia has become the first-ever recipient of the UEFA #EqualGame Award, honouring the player’s support of the LGBT community on the field.
The Georgian national football team has handed a defeat to Belarus 1 to 0 in the UEFA EURO 2020 play-offs in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. After the victory in play-off semi-finals Georgia will now face North Macedonia or Kosovo in play-off finals on November 12.
The decisive UEFA Euro 2020 playoff game between Georgia and North Macedonia next week will be played in an empty stadium, following a decision made by relevant authorities for pandemic safety.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Levan Shengelia, two players of Georgia's national football team squad, have tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss the team's crucial qualification game against North Macedonia on Thursday.