Played
June 21, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Stadion Narodowy — Warszawa
Referee: H. Webb
Attendance: 55590
June 21, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
Stadion Narodowy — Warszawa
Referee: H. Webb
Attendance: 55590
Euro 2012 Preview: Czech Republic - Portugal
Paulo Bento's men face a tough challenge in the form of the Narodak, and will rely on the Real Madrid ace to guide them to the final four where Spain or France await.
By Vasil Kotsev
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CZECH REPUBLIC
 Cech G. Selassie, Sivok, Kadlec, Limbersky Hubschman, Plasil Jiracek, Kolar, Pilar Baros |
PORTUGAL
 Rui Patricio Joao Pereira, Alves, Pepe, Coentrao Meireles, Veloso, Moutinho Nani, Postiga, Ronaldo |
Michal Bilek's biggest worry ahead of the quarterfinal clash with Portugal is the fitness of star midfielder Tomas Rosicky, who is rated doubtful for the game on Thursday following his Achilles tendon injury sustained in the game against Greece.
Should the Arsenal star fail to recover in time for the clash with Paulo Bento's men, Viktoria Plzen's Daniel Kolar will continue to deputize. Up front, Milan Baros is set to spearhead the Czech Republic attack.
Portugal has a full-strength squad at its disposal for the game against the Narodak. Helder Postiga will be supported up front by Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo, with Raul Meireles, Miguel Veloso and Joao Moutinho forming a triple pivot in midfield.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
Czech Republic eliminated Portugal at the same stage of the tournament in 1996 after a narrow 1-0 victory.
- Petr Jiracek's goal after two minutes and 14 seconds against Greece was the joint-third fastest goal in the history of the tournament.
- Czech Republic qualified from Group A with a negative goal difference. This also happened at Euro 1996, when the Narodak reached the semifinals.
- Jaroslav Plasil, David Limbersky, Tomas Rosicky, Tomas Pekhart, Petr Jiracek and Daniel Kolar will all incur a suspension should they receive a yellow card.
- Portugal's victories over Denmark and Netherlands came on the back of four defeats in 2012, in which it scored just one goal.
- The Seleccao have never failed to advance from the group stage of a European tournament.
- Cristiano Ronaldo's double against Netherlands took him to 34 goals for Portugal, surpassing Luis Figo's haul for the national team.
- Helder Postiga, Ronaldo, Fabio Coentrao, Raul Meireles and Joao Pereira will incur a suspension should they receive a booking.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Czech Republic 1-2 Portugal
- 18.87 %
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Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal
- 16.15 %
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Czech Republic 0-2 Portugal
- 14.44 %
| European Championship Qualification 2012 (EC) | Jun 21, 2012 | Czech Republic 0 - Portugal 1 |
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| UEFA Euro 2008 (EC) | Jun 11, 2008 | Czech Republic 1 - Portugal 3 |
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Armenia 0 - Czech Republic 3 | WCQE |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Czech Republic 0 - Denmark 3 | WCQE |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Turkey 0 - Czech Republic 2 | FR |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Czech Republic 3 - Slovakia 0 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Czech Republic 0 - Bulgaria 0 | WCQE |
Portugal
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Azerbaijan 0 - Portugal 2 | WCQE |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Israel 3 - Portugal 3 | WCQE |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Portugal 2 - Ecuador 3 | FR |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Gabon 2 - Portugal 2 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Portugal 1 - No. Ireland 1 | WCQE |
| 1 | Petr Cech | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Theodor Gebre Selassie | Defender |
| 3 | Michal Kadlec | Defender |
| 6 | Tomas Sivok | Defender |
| 8 | David Limbersky | Defender |
| 13 | Jaroslav Plasil | Midfielder |
| - | Václav Pilař | |
| 17 | Tomas Hubschmann | Midfielder |
| 19 | Petr Jirácek | Midfielder |
| 25 | Vladimír Darida | Midfielder |
| - | Milan Baros | |
| 16 | Jan Lastuvka | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | Jaroslav Drobný | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Marek Suchy | Defender |
| - | Roman Hubnik | |
| 10 | Tomas Rosicky | Midfielder |
| - | Milan Petržela | |
| 12 | Frantisek Rajtoral | Midfielder |
| 18 | Daniel Kolar | Midfielder |
| - | Jan Rezek | |
| 20 | Tomas Pekhart | Striker |
| 21 | David Lafata | Striker |
| - | Tomas Necid |
| 12 | Rui Patricio | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Bruno Alves | Defender |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 5 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 21 | João Pereira | Defender |
| 4 | Miguel Veloso | Midfielder |
| 8 | Joao Moutinho | Midfielder |
| 16 | Raúl Meireles | Midfielder |
| 17 | Nani | Striker |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 23 | Hélder Postiga | Striker |
| 1 | Eduardo | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Beto | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Ricardo Costa | Defender |
| - | Rolando | |
| - | Miguel Lopes | |
| 6 | Custodio | Midfielder |
| - | Quaresma | |
| 15 | Rubén Micael | Midfielder |
| 20 | Hugo Viana | Midfielder |
| 9 | Hugo Almeida | Striker |
| 11 | Nélson Oliveira | Striker |
| 18 | Silvestre Varela | Striker |
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Fernando Torres Striker Chelsea |
3 | 0 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
3 | 0 |
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Mario Gomez Striker FC Bayern München |
3 | 0 |
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Mario Balotelli Striker Milan |
3 | 0 |
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Mario Mandzukic Striker FC Bayern München |
3 | 0 |
