Kvaratskhelia and Mamardashvili lead the Georgia squad

The star of Naples, Khvicha Kvaratskheliaand the goalkeeper Valencia, Giorgi Mamardashvililead the call for Georgia for Euro 2024, the first tournament of nations to be played by a Caucasian team in its more than 30-year history.

The coach, the French Willy Sagnolcall 26 players with a match goal to face Georgia with Turkeyon June 18 at Dortmund.

In addition to the Valencian goalkeeper, the team’s midfielder was also called up. Levante, Giorgi Kochorashviliimportant in the scheme of Sagnol.

In total, the team list that will also face Group F Portugal and Czech Republicincluding three goalkeepers, eight defenders, 11 midfielders and four forwards.

‘Grandpa’ Loria

Mamardashvilione of the goalkeepers with the biggest projections in European football, will be joined by the ‘grandfather’ of the national team, Giorgi Loria38 years old.

To the defenders, the call of the veteran defender of Slovan of Bratislava, Guram Káshiawho will be 37 in July.

Among the midfielders who will travel to Germany stand out Chakvetadze, of WatfordEdit; Davitashviliof Bordeaux and Shengelia, of panetholic.

Kvaratskhelia will accompany ahead of Zivzivadze of Karlsruher, the hero of the Nations League semi-finals against Luxembourg.

Only two locations

Only two of the 26 football players were called by Sagnol They play for teams in the Georgian League, one of the Tbilisi Dynamo (Loria) and another from Dynamo Batumi (Tsitaishvili).

The Georgians, who qualified for the tournament by elimination Greece in the penalty shootout, they will play a single friendly match on June 9, against Montenegro.

The list of 26 summoned is as follows:

• Goalkeepers: Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia), Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi) and Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag)

• Defending: Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al-Okhdood), Guram Káshia (Slovan), Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis), Lasha Dvali (Apoel), Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese), Otar Kakabadze (Krakow), Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar) and Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos).

• Midfielders: Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante), Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz), Nika Kvekveskiri (Lech Poznan), Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford), Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi), Levan Shengelia (Panetolikos), Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger), Anzor Mekvabishvili ( Universitatea Craiova), Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United) and Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux)

• Forward: Khvicha Kvaratshkelia (Naples), Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL), Giorgi Mikautadze (Metz) and Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher).