Cuper didn't extend his contract, and on 6 November 2009 Temur Ketsbaia was appointed as the new manager of the Georgian national football team. During the qualification round for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Georgia failed to win any matches and finished sixth (and last) with three points. Héctor Cúper became the manager of Georgia in August 2008. They defeated Scotland 2–0 at home and the Faroe Islands 6–0 away and 3–1 at home. Georgia were sixth out of seven teams in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying group with ten points. They finished sixth (second bottom) with ten points in Group 2. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers Georgia beat Albania 2–0 at home and Kazakhstan away 2–1. The team finished fifth (and last) with seven points in their qualifying group for Euro 2004, although they defeated Russia with a goal scored by Malkhaz Asatiani. This marked the beginning of a period of decline for Georgian football. At this time Georgia reached forty-second place in the FIFA World Ranking.ĭuring UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying the Georgia national team won one match, drew two and finished at the bottom of the group with five points. Georgia failed to qualify for 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, obtaining 10 points and finishing in fourth place, level on points with Poland. Georgia finished third in their group, ahead of Moldova, Wales and Albania, but seven points behind second-placed qualifier Bulgaria. The first of these came in September 1994, a 1–0 defeat to Moldova as part of the qualifiers for Euro 1996. The Georgian Football Federation became a member of both UEFA and FIFA in 1992, enabling Georgia to play competitive matches. Soon afterwards the team played another friendly match against Moldova. This was the only match prior to the declaration of independence on 9 April 1991. The match was held on at national stadium. The history of the Georgia national football team began in 1990, when the team played their first international match against Lithuania, the first country to accept an invitation. Home games are played at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi. The team have attempted to qualify for each major tournament from Euro 1996 onwards, but have not achieved qualification yet, although they came very close to Euro 2020. The Georgian team's first match took place in 1990, while Georgia was still part of the Soviet Union. The Georgia national football team ( Georgian: საქართველოს ეროვნული საფეხბურთო ნაკრები, romanized: sakartvelos erovnuli sapekhburto nak'rebi) represents the country of Georgia in men's international football matches, and it is controlled by the Georgian Football Federation.
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