Soccer Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Play-off - Georgia v Greece - Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Tbilisi, Georgia - March 26, 2024 Georgia's Giorgi Mamardashvili celebrates during the penalty shootout REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia qualified for Euro 2024 thanks to a 4-2 shootout win over Greece after a tense playoff final ended 0-0 following extra time on Tuesday to reach their first major tournament.
Georgia's Nika Kvekveskiri converted his spot kick after Greece's Giorgos Giakoumakis put his penalty wide to send the home crowd wild as their side edged through on penalties.
The game was a scrappy, nervy affair, with chances in normal time few and far between. Extra time brought a little more entertainment with both sides creating opportunities to win the tie, but a penalty shootout seemed inevitable.
Georgia will be in Group F alongside Portugal, Turkey and Czech Republic at the Euros in Germany which begin on June 14.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Ken Ferris)
