EURO 2024: Portugal, Turkey Win In Thrilling Encounters Against Czech, Georgia

Youngster Francisco Conceicao gave Portugal a last-gasp 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 Group F opener just minutes after coming off the bench.

The 21-year-old Porto winger capitalised from close range after the Czechs were unable to clear a cross, completing his team’s comeback.

The Czechs went ahead against the run of play through Lukas Provod’s fine strike from the edge of the box after the hour mark.

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal did not shine but dug just deep enough to claim victory, with Robin Hranac’s own goal pulling them level before Conceicao’s dramatic winner.

Meanwhile, Turkey got their Euro 2024 campaign off to a thrilling start on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over Georgia that was marred by fan violence.

Pre-game footage from inside the BVB Stadion in Dortmund shows punches and projectiles being thrown between supporters before police had to intervene.

Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler crashed in a brilliant goal in the 65th minute to put Turkey ahead at a Westfalenstadion dominated by tens of thousands of Turkish fans, before Kerem Akturkoglu rolled home the third with the last kick of the game as Georgia pushed for a late leveller.

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Georgia were dangerous after Georges Mikautadze levelled Mert Muldur’s 25th-minute opener for Turkey just after the half-hour mark, and were denied a second equaliser by the woodwork and a series of saves and blocks.

But Akturkoglu made sure Turkey would top the group ahead of Portugal’s opening match with the Czech Republic later on Tuesday.