Our heroes: Georgia’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, coach Willy Sagnol with their teammates standing on an open-top bus during their parade at Freedom Square in Tbilisi. — Reuters
TBILISI: Thousands of jubilant Georgia fans packed into the central square of the country’s capital Tbilisi on Tuesday to welcome the national team home from Euro 2024 after a thrilling campaign on their major tournament debut.
The Georgia players won Europe-wide praise for a series of thrilling performances, including a shock 2-0 victory over Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, before going out to Spain 4-1 in the round of 16 on Sunday.
