UEFA EURO 2024 Group F: Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal, Czechia

Türkiye, Georgia, Portugal and Czechia have been drawn together in UEFA EURO 2024 Group F.

TÜRKIYE

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 5, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Semi-finals (2008)
EURO 2020: Group stage

Qualifying
Group D winners
P8 W5 D2 L1 F14 A7
Qualification secured: Matchday 8

Türkiye reached their third consecutive EURO finals after posting a 4-0 victory at home to Latvia on 15 October. They have been knocked out in the group stage in their last two appearances but memorably made it to the semi-finals in 2008, when they lost 3-2 to Germany in a thriller.

Previous meetings
vs Czechia W6 D3 L12 F23 A45 (Last meeting: W2-1, 19/11/2022, Friendly)
vs Portugal W2 D0 L7 F9 A19 (L1-3, 24/3/2022, WCQ)
vs Georgia W3 D1 L1 F12 A5 (W3-1, 24/5/2012, Friendly)

GEORGIA

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: N/A
EURO best: N/A
EURO 2020: Did not qualify

Qualifying
Fourth in Group A
Play-off semi-final: Georgia 2-0 Luxembourg
Play-off final: Georgia 0-0 Greece (aet; 4-2 on penalties)

Willy Sagnol's charges finished fourth in a strong five-team Group A, picking up results against Scotland, Norway and Cyprus but also losing 7-1 at home to Spain. However, Georgia made history in the play-offs, defeating Luxembourg and Greece, the latter on penalties, to reached a first-ever major finals as an independent nation.

Previous meetings
vs Czechia N/A
vs Portugal W0 D0 L1 F0 A2 (L2-0, 31/5/2008, Friendly)
vs Türkiye W1 D1 L3 F5 A12 (L1-3, 24/5/2012, Friendly)

PORTUGAL

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 8, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Winners (2016)
EURO 2020: Round of 16

Qualifying
Group J winners
P10 W10 D0 L0 F36 A2
Qualification secured: Matchday 7

Portugal saw off their main Group J rivals Slovakia 3-2 on 13 October to make it to their first finals under new coach Roberto Martínez. They were the only team to finish qualifying with a 100% record. If selected, Cristiano Ronaldo will make his sixth EURO finals appearance in Germany; he holds records for the most goals (14) and appearances (25) at the tournament.

Previous meetings
vs Czechia W7 D3 L4 F17 A13 (W4-0, 24/9/2022, UNL)
vs Türkiye W7 D0 L2 F19 A9 (W3-1, 24/3/2022, WCQ)
vs Georgia W1 D0 L0 F2 A0 (W2-0, 31/5/2008, Friendly)

CZECHIA

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 10*, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Winners (1976)**
EURO 2020: Quarter-finals

*including Czechoslovakia
**as Czechoslovakia

Qualifying
Group E runners-up
P8 W4 D3 L1 F12 A6
Qualification secured: Matchday 10

An eighth successive appearance at the finals was secured after easing to victory over ten-man Moldova on Matchday 10. Czechia have reached the quarter-finals (twice), semi-finals and final in the last seven editions as they bid for a repeat of their Antonín Panenka-inspired triumph of 1976.

Previous meetings
vs Portugal W4 D3 L7 F13 A17 (L0-4, 24/9/2022, UNL)
vs Türkiye W12 D3 L6 F45 A23 (L1-2, 19/11/2022, Friendly)
vs Georgia N/A