21:08 – Ronaldo misses himself!
After a high interception, Rafael Leão is found in his lane. The winger feints and crosses for Cristiano Ronaldo who unscrews his head cover.
9:07 p.m. – It doesn’t do anything
Hit at the far post, the corner does not find João Cancelo who is forced to play behind.
21:06 – First corner
Launched in his left lane, Nuno Mendes is beaten by Coufal who tackles for a corner.
21:04 – Hand of Sulc
After a Portuguese cross which found no one, the Czechs restarted and Sulc tried its luck. His shot is deflected and the midfielder recovers the leather. No. 25 finally makes a hand.
21:03 – Silva can’t find anyone
Bernardo Silva places himself between the lines and is found in the heart of the game by Bruno Fernandes. No. 10 crosses but he can’t find anyone.
21:01 – Coufal too short
After numerous passes on the right side, Soucek is imprecise in his transmission to Coufal who cannot resume. Six meters for Diogo Costa.
9:00 p.m. – Here we go!
Bruno Fernandes kicks off Portugal – Czech Republic.
20:59 – Commitment to Portugal
After the toss, the commitment will be given by the Portuguese.
20:55 – Entrance of players
The players enter the pitch at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Kick-off will be given after the anthems.
20:52 – CR7 in history
Starting this evening, Cristiano Ronaldo will become the first player in history to play in six Euro finals. A new record for the Portuguese captain.
20:50 – The list of substitutes
Here is the list of Czech and Portuguese players who will start on the bench:
- Portugal: Antonio Silva, Conceicao, Jota, Ignacio, J.Felix, Neto, J.Neves, R.Neves, Nunes, Palhinha, Patricio, D.Pereira, G.Ramos, Sa, Semedo
- Czech Republic: Barak, Cerny, Cerv, Chory, Chytil, Hlozek, Jaros, D.Jurasek, M.Jurasek, Kovar, Lingr, Sevcik, Vitik, Vlcek, Zima
20:45 – Match odds
For his entry into the running in this Euro 2024, Portugal is favorite against the Czech Republic according to online sports betting sites:
- Betclic: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.60 / Czech Republic: 6.75
- Bwin: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.10 / Czech Republic: 6.00
- NetBet: Portugal: 1.47 / Draw: 4.40 / Czech Republic: 6.75
- Unibet: Portugal: 1.49 / Draw: 4.50 / Czech Republic: 6.40
8:40 p.m. – Anti-Ronaldo plan in place
For this meeting, Ivan Hasek highlighted the qualities of the Portuguese before targeting Cristiano Ronaldo: “We know how Portugal plays and how Roberto Martínez also uses the central three sometimes. We are ready for many variations, we know how they can change the way we play and we are ready to react. We want to stop Ronaldo. Ronaldo is one of the best and my players will be able to say that they played against him and even say that they succeeded. It would be something to remember for the rest of his life.
20:35 – The Czechs have ambitions
Opposed to Portugal, the Czech Republic intends to spoil the entry into the running of the Seleção das Quinas. Despite the quality of the Portuguese squad, Czech coach Ivan Hasek believes in his players: “Portugal has players who play for the big clubs, many of them are the stars of these clubs, and he is one of the favorites. But despite that, we want to win.” The coach sees further than the confrontation against Portugal as he underlined at a press conference: “The most important thing is the last match, the first match doesn’t decide anything. We are going to play against one of the favorites and we can’t wait to start. We have all the players ready for the debut.”
20:30 – How to follow Portugal – Czech Republic in streaming?
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