Welcome to Turkey vs Georgia
Group F kicks-off this evening as Turkey lock horns with Georgia in what could prove a pivotal game for both teams.
Turkey suffered injuries to Enes Unal, Caglar Soyuncu and Ozan Kabak ahead of the tournament.
When they decided on their final squad for tournament Dogan Alemdar, Cenk Ozkacar, Berat Ozdemir, Can Uzun, Abdulkadir Omur and Oguz Aydin all missed out.
It was a surprise to many that Uzun was left out after the 18-year-old scored 16 times this season in the second tier of German football.
Baris Alper Yilmaz is expected to lead the line with Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz expected to operate in the number 10 position.
Merih Demiral will be a key player in the heart of defence with Abdulkerim Bardakci also set to feature.
Hakan Calhanoglu will captain Turkey in the tournament from midfield, looking to add to his tally of 18 goals for the national team.
Real Madrid youngster Arda Guler could potentially be a surprise starter given his game time this season but his creativity could be key to their goal return in the tournament.
Georgia are hoping that Solomon Kvirkvelia overcomes an injury issue to feature in the middle of defence but Giorgi Gvelesiani is on standby if he doesn’t.
Otar Kiteishvili is also expected to recover from the injury that forced him off against Montenegro.
Georges Mikautadze, who plays his club football for Metz, has scored 10 times in 25 appearances for his country and is expected to start in the final third for Georgia.
Jaba Kankava was named in the initial squad but has since been replaced by Gabriel Sigua and the 18-year-old could make just his second appearance for the national side.