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Attracting the attention of fans around the world, Group F is known as the "Group of Death", including Portugal, Georgia, Turkey and the Czech Republic. The German transfer market recently listed the group's highest-priced lineup, totaling up to 675 million euros, Portuguese players occupy 10 positions, showing the country's strong strength in European football.
Goalkeeper:
Diogo Costa (Portugal, 40 million euros)
Linebacker:
Nuno Mendes (Portugal, €55m) Ruben Dias (Portugal, €80m) Antonio Silva (Portugal, €45m) Diogo Dalot (Portugal, €35m)
Center field:
Ruben Neves (Portugal, €55 million) Bruno Fernandes (Portugal, €70 million) João Palinha (Portugal, €55 million)
Forward:
Kvecha Kvaratskhelya (Georgia, €80 million) Rafael Leal (Portugal, €90 million) Bernardo Silva (Portugal, €70 million)
This lineup showcases the strength of Group F, especially the deep talent pool of Portugal. Portugal not only has a top center back like Ruben Dias on the defense line, an organizational core like Bruno Fernandes in the midfield, and an offensive weapon like Leal on the front line.
Kvaratskhelya is the representative of Georgia and his price tag of €80 million shows his influence and power in European football. The young striker's excellent performances in Naples have made him one of the highly-anticipated players at this year's Europa League.
Commenting on the line-up, Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said, "We have a very competitive team with players of high stature and strength. We will give it our all at the Euros and try to get the best results."
Turkey and the Czech Republic have no players in this squad, but they are also rivals not to be underestimated. The performance of these two countries in the qualifying matches also demonstrated their competitiveness and team spirit.
As the tournament draws closer, fans are anticipating the performances of these stars. The Europa League Group F matches will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of this year's tournament, with every match filled with fierce competition and exciting duels.
