The Spain-Georgia match in EURO-2024 R16 was full of records.
As Idman.biz reports, IFFHS has prepared a report on the statistical points recorded in this meeting.
This is the biggest ever margin of victory by a team who conceded the opening goal in a Euro game.
This is Spain’s 5th win with 3+ goal margin in major tournament’s knockout games, after:
5-1 vs Denmark (1986 World Cup, round of 16)
3-0 vs Switzerland (1994 World Cup, round of 16)
3-0 vs Russia (Euro 2008, semifinal)
4-0 vs Italy (Euro 2012, final)
Spain have made 35 shots, their most in a single major tournament game.
Spain’s 13 shots on target in this game is:
their 2nd best mark in a major tournament game, only behind the 15 shots on goal against the Republic of Ireland at Euro 2012,
the new record of this Euro edition, surpassing 12 shots on target from Czech Republic vs same Georgia,
For the first time in the Euro history, a team (Spain) makes 13+ shots on goal in a match without conceding a single shot on goal from its rival.
For the first time Spain won their first 4 games in a major tournament.
Lamine Yamal has already 2 assists for Spain at Euro 2024 (vs Croatia and vs Georgia); he is the first teenager to assist multiple goals at an Euro edition since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2004 (also 2).
Lamine Yamal, aged 16 years 353 days, became the first ever European player under 18 years to make an appearance in a major tournament (World Cup, Euro) knockout stage game.
Giorgi Mamardashvili (Georgia) finished his participation at Euro 2024 with 30 saves in total: the joint 2nd best mark in an edition in the history of competition, along with Francesco Toldo (Italy) in 2000.
Igor Akinfeev (Russia, 32 saves in 2008) holds the record.
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