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At 74th in the Fifa rankings, Georgia are the lowest‑ranked team at the tournament but, despite playing just 180-odd minutes of predominantly low-rent football in Germany, nobody has enriched the finals more. They have won plenty of friends under Sagnol, who exudes class. There is the brawn of an experienced defence and an endearing Wacky Races feel to their unpredictability and fearlessness in attack.
Roberto Martinez has changed nine of Portugal’s outfield players from the win over Turkey. I won’t insult your intelligence by telling you which man has stayed in the team.
Georgia have made four changes of their own. Giorgi Chakvetadze, Luka Lochoshvili, Giorgi Gvelesiani and Otar Kiteishvili come in for Solomon Kvirkvelia, Zuriko Davitashvili, Anzor Mekvabishvili and Giorgi Tsitaishvili.
Georgia Mamardashvili, Gvelesiani, Kashia, Dvali, Kakabadze, Chakvetadze, Kochorashvili, Kiteishvili, Lochoshvili, Mikautadze, Kvaratskhelia.
Substitutes: Loria, Kvirkvelia, Zivzivadze, Davitashvili, Kvilitaia, Gugeshashvili, Gocholeishvili, Kvekveskiri, Altunashvili, Shengelia, Mekvabishvili, Tsitaishvili, Lobjanidze, Tabidze, Sigua.
Portugal Costa, Silva, Danilo Pereira, Inacio, Dalot, Joao Palhinha, Joao Neves, Pedro Neto, Francisco Conceicao, Joao Felix, Ronaldo.
Substitutes: Rui Patricio, Nelson Semedo, Pepe, Dias, Bruno Fernandes, Goncalo Ramos, Bernardo Silva, Jose Sa, Matheus Luiz, Ruben Neves, Nuno Mendes, Joao Cancelo, Jota, Vitinha.
Referee Sandro Scharer (Switzerland)
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Georgia v Portugal in Gelsenkirchen. Happily, after the endless permutations of Group E, this one is pretty simple. Portugal are already through as group winners. Georgia – lovely, life-affirming Georgia – will join them if they win tonight. Anything less and they’ll be going home. But even if that happens, they won’t be forgotten.
In theory it will help Georgia if Portugal do a Spain and rest their first XI, though their depth is such that it might not make much difference. The Portuguese players waiting for a chance include Diogo Jota, Goncalo Ramos, Joao Felix, Pedro Neto and Joao Neves. We’ll have all the team news shortly.
Kick off 8pm.