Turkey v Georgia: Euro 2024 – live

We’re all friends here, so we can all be honest with each other. It’s eminently possible that, just before 10pm last evening, every single one of us found ourselves saying to ourselves a version of: “Oh man, I wish there was another game on now. Why isn’t there another game on now? It’s a disgrace! I am poorly and need help.”

And not only that; it has since transpired that Uefa also expect us to get through the whole early-afternoon period without football as though it’s totally normal to have a poxy two-match day this early in a competition. Why do bad things happen to good people?

This tussle, though, is our reward, and it’s a goodun – Turkey are at the start of what could be a legendary, er … cycle. Yes, their defence needs work, but in attack they’ve some serious talent, Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz in particular, and I can’t wait to see what they make of this competition.

Georgia, meanwhile, finished fourth in their group, behind Spain, Scotland and Norway, then beat Luxembourg 2-0 and Greece on penalties to book their tournament spot. They’re ranked 75 in the world, so don’t expect loads from them, but any side featuring Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is worth watching – and also look out for the goalie, Giorgi Mamardashvili of Valencia, and Watford’s Giorgi Chakvetadze.

Kick-off: 4pm local, 5pm BST