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Unfamiliar home and fear of returning Caucasian Brazilians: The state of the Georgian national team before the match against Ukraine
An unfamiliar home and the return of Caucasian Brazilians
The Georgian national team will play a friendly match against Ukraine on March 26. This will be the first match of the Georgian national team in Tbilisi since 2019. The match will be held at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.
The Georgian national team has not played a match in Tbilisi since November 2019, when they lost to North Macedonia 1-0 in a Euro 2020 qualifier. Since then, the team has played all of its matches on the road, including a 2-1 win over Estonia in a friendly in November 2020 and a 1-0 defeat to Sweden in a World Cup qualifier in March 2021.
The state of the Georgian national team
The Georgian national team is currently ranked 89th in the FIFA World Rankings. The team is led by Willy Sagnol, who was appointed manager in 2021. Sagnol has a good track record in club management, having won the Ligue 1 title with Lille in 2011.
The Georgian national team has a number of talented players, including Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who plays for Napoli in Italy. Kvaratskhelia is one of the most exciting young players in Europe and will be one to watch in the match against Ukraine.
Other key players for Georgia include Giorgi Mamardashvili, who plays for Valencia in Spain, and Guram Kashia, who plays for Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia.
The Georgian national team is a well-organized and disciplined team. They are strong defensively and have a number of attacking players who can create chances.
The return of the Caucasian Brazilians
The match against Ukraine will also see the return of the "Caucasian Brazilians" to the Georgian national team. The Caucasian Brazilians are a group of players who were born in Brazil but have Georgian heritage.
The Caucasian Brazilians have been a key part of the Georgian national team in recent years. They include players such as Thiago Cionek, Mateus Vital, and Deni Soares.
The Caucasian Brazilians add a lot of quality to the Georgian national team. They are skillful, creative, and have a good understanding of the game.
The return of the Caucasian Brazilians will be a boost for the Georgian national team. They will provide the team with more options in attack and will help to create chances for the likes of Kvaratskhelia.
The match against Ukraine
The match against Ukraine will be a tough test for the Georgian national team. Ukraine is a strong team, ranked 27th in the FIFA World Rankings.
Ukraine has a number of talented players, including Andriy Yarmolenko, who plays for West Ham United in England, and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who plays for Manchester City in England.
The match against Ukraine will be a good opportunity for the Georgian national team to test themselves against a top-quality opponent. It will also be a chance for the team to build momentum ahead of the World Cup qualifiers, which begin in September.
The Georgian national team will be hoping to get a positive result against Ukraine. A win or a draw would be a good result for the team and would give them confidence ahead of the World Cup qualifiers.