Georgia will make their historic major tournament debut at the European Championship in Germany.
Having fallen at the final hurdle in qualification for Euro 2020 - losing to North Macedonia 1-0 in a play-off - the Georgians beat Greece on penalties to book their spot in this year's tournament in Germany.
Their reward is a spot in Group F alongside Portugal, one of the favourites to lift the trophy, as well as Turkey and Czechia.
Georgia's squad is a mix of stars playing in Europe's top leagues, includingNapoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Valencia's goalkeeper Giorgio Mamardashvili, and less-established names.
Here's everything you need to know about Group F's Georgia, including how they qualified for the tournament, their history in the competition and who to look out for.
After 15 failed attempts, Georgia finally qualified for a major tournament as they beat Greece
Georgia squad's players celebrating their team's decisive win to qualify them for Euro 2024
Georgia's supporters invaded the stadium following their national team's victory over Greece
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Who is the manager?
Willy Sagnolwas appointed Georgia manager back in February 2021, and lost seven out of his first nine games in a dreadful start for the former French international.
The turning point came in October that year. Following defeat by Greece, Sagnol's men went 11 unbeaten, which included an impressive 2-0 win over Sweden.
Sagnol, a Champions League winner with Bayern Munich in his playing days, soon earned the respect from Georgia fans. He was then immortalised in Georgian football when he oversaw a nail-biting shootout victory against Greece in March.
'Qualifying for the European Championship is the most significant achievement in my career so far,' Sagnol told Georgian newspaperLego.ge.
'Three years ago, when I agreed on the deal, many people asked me - why are you going there?
'Now I can say that we worked a lot and achieved something. I'm happy and very happy as a coach and as a person.'
Sagnol earned 58 caps for France during a successful career. He spent a large part of his playing days for Bayern, where he won five Bundesliga titles and the 2001 Champions League.
Former France defender Willy Sagnol said Georgia's qualification is his biggest achievement
Who is their star man?
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has had a difficult season but has still managed to become the shining star despite Napoli's poor results.
Napoli finished this campaign in 10th place just a year after winning the Serie A title when Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen scored a combined 45 goals.
Kvaratskhelia, 23, managed only 11 goals for his club during the most recent campaign but remains his country's leading marksman.
He is the third top-scorer in Georgia's history and has the chance to surpass Shota Arveladze andTemur Ketsbaia, who are both retired, on the nation's goalscoring charts.
If Georgia are to spring a surprise and qualify from Group F,Kvaratskhelia will need to find the form which helped propel Napoli to Serie A glory 12 months ago.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is the star name in Georgia's squad for Euro 2024 in Germany
How did they qualify?
Georgia qualified for the play-offs through the Nations League route having finished fourth in Group A behind Spain, Scotland and Norway.
Sagnol's side beat Luxembourg 2-0 in the semi-finals before taking on Greece, who had overcome Kazakhstan 5-0 in the other play-off.
Nearly 45,000 fans packed in to the Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi for their historic clash with Greece, the shock winners of Euro 2004.
A nervy final ended 0-0 after extra-time before Georgia prevailed 4-2 on penalties, substitute Nika Kvekveskiri scoring the decisive spot-kick to spark wild celebrations.
It marked the first time they had reached a major tournament after 15 unsuccessful attempts. Georgians have played at the Euros when they were part of the Soviet Union but Euro 2024 will be the first time they've been there as an independent nation.
Georgia are the lowest-ranked nation of any country competing at Euro 2024.
A momentous debut awaits for Georgia, who may fancy their chances of sneaking through to the knockout round as one of the four best third-placed teams.
Georgia earned their European Championship spot in the penalty shoot-out against Greece
Fixtures
June 18 -Turkey v Georgia (Dortmund, 5pm)
June 22 -Georgia v Czechia (Hamburg, 2pm)
June 26 -Georgia v Portugal (Gelsenkirchen, 8pm)
*All times are British Standard Time*
Tournament history
Zero. Georgian players have represented the Soviet Union but the country had never previously qualified for a major tournament as an independent republic.
Georgia has previously seen players compete as part of the Soviet Union but never as an independent nation
Odds to win the trophy
Georgia have a 500/1 chance of winning in Germany with Sky Bet. Odds are correct at the time of publication.
Confirmed squad
Goalkeepers: Giorgi Loria (Dinamo Tbilisi),Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia),Luka Gugeshashvili (Qarabag)
Defenders: Guram Kashia (Slovan Bratislava),Otar Kakabadze (Cracovia),Solomon Kvirkvelia (Al-Okhdood),Lasha Dvali (APOEL),Jemal Tabidze (Panetolikos),Luka Lochoshvili (Cremonese),Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar Donetsk),Giorgi Gvelesiani (Persepolis)
Midfielders: Nika Kvekverskiri (Lech Poznan), Gabriel Sigua (Basel), Otar Kiteishvili (Sturm Graz),Saba Lobzhanidze (Atlanta United),Zuriko Davitashvili (Bordeaux),Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford),Levan Shengelia (Panetlikos),Giorgi Tsitaishvili (Dinamo Batumi),Anzor Mekvabishvili (Universitatea Craiova),Giorgi Kochorashvili (Levante),Sandro Altunashvili (Wolfsberger AC)
Forwards: Giorgi Kvilitaia (APOEL),Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli),Budu Zivzivadze (Karlsruher SC),Georges Mikautadze (Metz)
