Turkey v Portugal LIVE: Result and reaction as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side win Group F at Euro 2024
Turkey 0-3 Portugal: Ronaldo set up Bruno Fernandes to seal the win with an unselfish square ball as the Selecao won Group F with a game to spare
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Portugal cruised to a 3-0 win against Turkey and booked their spot in the Euro 2024 last 16 as Group F winners thanks to a Bernardo Silva strike, an own-goal by Samet Akaydin and a Bruno Fernandes tap-in.
Silva scored his first goal in a major international tournament in the 21st minute when a cross from Nuno Mendes deflected off a Turkish defender to find the Manchester City forward ghosting alone in the area, who then smashed it past the goalkeeper to put the Portuguese ahead.
Seven minutes later, Turkish defender Akaydin made a comical mistake as he tried to play the ball back to his goalkeeper who was out of position and there was nothing he could to stop it from rolling into the net despite their desperate attempts to keep it out.
Portugal kept dominating and extended their lead after substitute Ruben Neves set Cristiano Ronaldo free with a long ball to beat the offside line and, after drawing in the goalkeeper, squared the ball for Fernandes who only had to tap it into an empty goal.
The win lifts Portugal to a guaranteed first place in Group F on six points, three ahead Turkey in second and five ahead of Georgia and Czech Republic with one game to go.
Follow the reaction from Turkey v Portugal below - plus the reaction to Georgia v Czech Republic and updates from Belgium v Romania in the day’s late game:
FULL-TIME! Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
FULL-TIME! Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
FULL-TIME!
That counter is the last action of the game as the referee blows the final whistle!
Another great game, but a point that doesn’t help either side really.
The Czechs will be disappointed to not win it after their dominance, but the Georgians will be disappointed after that final chance!
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
96 mins
CLOSE! Oh no! So close for Georgia!
Holes hits a speculative shot from distance and it’s blocked before even reaching the box. Georgia launch the counter attack and it’s three-v-one as the ball is rolled to Lobjanidze in the box. He opts to hit it first-time across the ‘keeper, but he blasts it over!
Turkey v Portgual line-ups
Here are the official line-ups for Turkey’s clash against Portugal. Kick off for this one is at 5pm.
Turkey XI: Bayindir; Celik, Akaydin, Bardakci, Kadioglu; Calhanoglu, Ayhan; Kokcu, Akturkoglu, Akgun; Yilmaz
Portugal XI: Diogo Costa; Dias, Pepe, Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha, Fernandes, Cancelo; Bernardo, Ronaldo, Leao
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
94 mins
Jurasek can’t any power into his shot and Mamardashvili collects. The Czechs wins a free-kick in the centre circle and they will have another opportunity to pump it into the box.
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
92 mins
The Czechs are having all the ball but they can’t create anything clear-cut at the moment. Whatever opportunities do come, it feels like they’ll be the resort of a hopeful ball in or a lucky deflection.
Georgia can’t get out of their own half at the moment.
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
90 mins
There’ll be five minutes of added time in Hamburg at the end of what’s been a fascinating contest.
The Czech Republic attack again, but Jurasek loses out to Gvelesiani and concedes a goal kick.
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
88 mins
Total domination from the Czechs as we approach 90 minutes. Georgia look absolutely knackered out there, though they’re defending valiantly as they clear two Czech crosses before the referee dismisses a penalty appeal when the Czechs think Chytil is fouled.
Mikautadze comes off for Giorgi Kvilitaia, before the Czechs win a free-kick when defending Georgia’s corner.
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
Euro 2024: Georgia 1-1 Czech Republic
84 mins
Two bookings in as many minutes for Georgia as Mekvabishvili and Gvelesiani go in the book.
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