Statistical data from the official UEFA website this week revealed that Giorgi Mamardashvili, goalkeeper of the Georgian national team, nick-named “The Georgian Wall,” had topped the tournament’s charts by making 29 saves throughout the Euro 2024 competition. Bart Verbruggen of the Netherlands followed with 18 saves, while England’s Jordan Pickford secured third place with 17 saves.
Further recognition came for Georgia when Giorgi (Georges) Mikautadze, striker for the Georgian national team, was awarded the Golden Boot of Euro 2024 for scoring three goals and providing one assist. He is one of six players to share this year’s Golden Boot award, alongside Cody Gakpo (Netherlands), England’s Harry Kane, Spain’s Dani Olmo, Germany’s Jamal Musiala, and Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz. It is the first time the award has been shared since Euro 2000, when Patrick Kluivert and Savo Milosevic both netted five times.
The European Golden Shoe, also known as European Golden Boot, is an award that is presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European national league. The trophy is a sculpture of a football boot and has been awarded every season since 1967–68.
The Georgian football team was eliminated from its first European Championship at the Round of 16 stage when it lost to Spain.
The Spanish football team became the four-time champion of Europe on Sunday night. In the final of Euro 2024, Spain defeated England 2:1.
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