Portugal and the Czech Republic kick off the primary matchday of Euro 2024 and SPORT24 presents you with some helpful info forward of the spectacular encounter, at all times with the assistance of Opta.
The primary matchday of Euro 2024 ends with the match between Portugal and the Czech Republic on Tuesday evening (18/6, 22:00, ERT1, LIVE from Matchcenter SPORT24).
The Iberians enter the competitors with a complete file of 10 victories within the qualifiers, on the similar time the most effective assault and protection, and Cristiano Ronaldo as “Mister Euro”.
However, the Czech Republic is trying to proceed from the place it left off within the earlier match, which reached the quarter-finals and Patrik Schick emerged as the highest scorer with 5 objectives.
Let’s examine some helpful info together with her assist select.
This would be the fourth assembly between the 2 groups on the Euros since 1996. Solely the Spain-Italy pair have met extra instances in that point (5, to develop into six at this Euro).
The Czech Republic gained the primary assembly in 1996 (1-0) and Portugal took the subsequent two matches (3-1 in 2008 and 1-0 in 2012).
Portugal have gained 4 in a row towards the Czech Republic in all competitions, with a 10-1 margin and three clear sheets within the final three.
Portugal are the one nation to succeed in the successful levels at every of the final seven European Championships, a streak that started at Euro 1996.
Portugal have been the one group to attain 10/10 in qualifying. That they had the most effective offense with 36 objectives and the most effective protection with solely two objectives conceded.
It’s the Czech Republic’s eleventh Euro, together with appearances as Czechoslovakia, and eighth in a row, a streak that stretches again to 1996.
Czechoslovakia gained the match in 1976, in one in every of two finals selected penalties (2–2 and 5–3 on penalties towards West Germany). As Czech Republic, they misplaced of their first Euro Purpose remaining, 1-2 towards Germany in 1996.
Since first taking up the Czech Republic in 1996, the Czechs have been recreation changers in successful competitions. In 1996 they performed the ultimate, in 2000 they have been eradicated within the group, in 2004 they performed the semi-final, in 2008 they have been eradicated within the group, in 2012 they performed the quarter remaining, in 2016 they have been invited finish them within the recreation. group and in 2020 they performed the quarter-final once more.
Solely two of the Czech Republic’s final 24 matches have are available in attracts (10 wins, 12 losses) and each towards Croatia (2-2 in Group 2016 and 1-1 in Group 2020).
Cristiano Ronaldo has essentially the most Euro video games (25), most objectives (14), most assists (6) and most competitions with not less than one objective ( 5). The Portuguese are additionally the Europeans with essentially the most Euro and World Cup matches mixed.
Since 1972, Ronaldo has been straight concerned in 20 Euro objectives (14 objectives, six assists), with Michel Platini on 10 (9 objectives, one help).
That is Roberto Martinez’s fourth main match as a supervisor and his first with Portugal. He led Belgium to a third-place end on the 2018 World Cup and the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, and a bunch stage exit on the 2022 World Cup.
Patrik Schick scored 5 of the Czech Republic’s six objectives at Euro 2020 and have become solely the second Czech to prime rating at Europeans since Baros in 2004.
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