After beating Albania Italy and Croatia, Spain are looking to build on this and win their 4th title in this competition.
For Georgia however it is a very different story they are ranked 74th in the world on the FIFA rankings and are competing in their first ever Euros.
But the side have fought against all odds to finish 3rd in their group upsetting 2016 Euros winners Portugal on the way to pick up 4 points.
In the last Euros Spain lost to eventual winners Italy on penalties and despite scoring in the game Alvaro Morata had his spot kicked saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma which sent them home.
Spain have looked one of if not the most impressive side so far this tournament coming out of a very tough group at the top of the table.
They were the only side out of all 24 to have the maximum points from the group stage and did so without conceding a single goal.
The side look back to their best and are hoping to return to winning ways.
In 2012 they had just won their second Euros in a row and also managed to win a World Cup in between that. And with a mixture of youth and experience this Spanish side has shown its class so far and potential to get back to that level.
Despite finishing in 3rd place in their group Georgia looked like a side that want to show that they aren't just here to make up the numbers in this tournament.
In his playing days Georgia manager Willy Sagnol had a very successful career having picked up 5 league titles with Bayern Munich as well as a Champions League. He will be hoping to bring this success onto the stage whilst coaching the national side.
The Frenchman took over in 2021 and has led them to their first international major tournament.
They lost 3-1 to Turkey in a very entertaining first group stage game but have since picked up a 1-1 draw against Czech Republic and a memorable 2-0 win against Portugal.
Head2Head
Spain face Georgia twice in the qualifying group for this tournament with Spain winning both games.
The last game was in November 2023 and ended 3-1 to the hosts with the other game between the sides in qualification ending in a 7-1 smashing. Alvaro Morata got a hattrick and 16-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score a goal for Spain.
Georgia have won just the one game against Spain which was in an international friendly in 2016 and narrow 1-0 win.
The sides have only met 7 times in all competitions with the first coming in 2012 which Spain won 1-0
Spain made a massive 10 changes to their side in their final group stage game against Albania with Aymeric Laporte keeping his place at centre back after the victory against Italy.
The team so far have kept a clean sheet in every match so far so Luis De la Fuente will be having a headache at the back.
Manchester City midfielder Rodri returns from his one game suspension and is expected to return to the side alongside young Barcelona player Pedri and PSG player Fabian Ruiz.
In attack Alvaro Morata is set to be back and has scored 36 goals for Spain in 76 games since making his debut 10 years ago.
Spain have lined up in a 433 formation so far and this is expected to stay the same for their first knockout game.
Georgia are missing just the one player in this match and that is through suspension as Anzor Mekvabishvili picked up a second yellow card of the tournament against Portugal in their last group stage game. He did come off the bench however so Georgia manager Willy Sagnol could name an unchanged side that picked up that famous win.
Setting up in a 532 formation Georges Mikautdze has 3 goals and sits top of the goalscoring chart so far, his partnership with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has proved to be difficult for defences so far.
Predicted Line-Ups
Spain: Simon, Carvajal, Laporte, Le Normand, Cucurella, Pedri, Rodri, Ruiz, Yamal, Morata, Williams
Georgia: Mamardashvili, Gvelesiani, Kashia, Dvali, Kakabadze, Lochoahvili, Chakvetadze, Kochorashvili, Kiteishvili, Mikautadze, Kvartskhelia
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Players to watch
Spain- Lamine Yamal
16-year-old winger Yamal only made his debut for Spain in September and has become a key player for his national team.
He made his first team debut for Barcelona last season in April and has since made 37 apperances in the next season as they finished 2nd in LA LIGA.
Yamal’s versality and dribbling skills is what cuts him apart from other players with his quick bursts of pace being used on mainly the right wing but he has also been showing his skills down the middle in attacking midfield or as a striker.
His finish against RCD Mallorca won LALIGA goal of the month award for March in the 2023-24 season.
The winger has even been compared to Barcelona legend and footballing icon Lionel Messi with his skills and also coming from the academy at the club.
Georgia- Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Kvaratskhelia helped win Napoli their first Seria A title in 33 years and got 12 goals as well as the most assists in the league with 10.
He is another player who has a goal of the month award after scoring against Fiorentina in May.
It was a dream come true for the forward in the last game after getting Cristiano Ronaldos shirt in the last game. Kvaratskhelia idolised the player and met him back in 2013 with a visit to Dinamo Tbilisi academy to help open the club where his carrer started.
Since making his debut in 2019 for Georgia he has scored 16 goals in 33 games.
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When and how to watch Spain vs Georgia
The game will kick off at 8:00pm BST on Sunday 30th June in Cologne. The fixture will be shown on ITV1 in the UK and relevant USA channels.
