After Milan Baros had put the Czech Republic in front (thanks to a deflection off Ashley Cole), Wes Brown equalised heading in a Beckham corner at the near post for his first England goal. Three minutes after the break Jankulovski put the Czechs in front again with a great free-kick. After yet another disappointing Three Lions performance, Joe Cole scambled home the equaliser in the 90th minute.
La Germania vince nei supplementari 2-1 dopo che i 90 minuti regolamentari si erano conclusi sull’ 1-1.
Two late goals from Nihat Kahveci sent Turkey intThe Turkish captain scored in the 87th and 89th minutes of an extraordinary encounter as Fatih Terim’s side came back from 2-0 down to seal a place in the last eight. Turkish goalkeeper Volkan Demirel was sent off in injury time for pushing over Czech scorer Jan Koller, meaning forward Tuncay Sanli wore the gloves for the final, nervous moments.o the Euro 2008 quarter-finals with an amazing 3-2 win against the Czech Republic.
I gol di Koller e Plasil sembrano consegnare il match alla Repubblica Ceca, poi la Turchia cambia marcia e infila tre gol nel quarto d’ora finale, ribaltando la situazione. Arda dimezza lo svantaggio e una doppietta di Nihat, favorita da un erroraccio del portiere del Chelsea Cech, fissa il risultato sul 3-2. Espulso Volkan a tempo scaduto.
Goals from Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma gave Portugal a 3-1 win against Czech Rupublic in Geneva, all but guaranteeing their berth in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008.
Il Portogallo batte la Repubblica Ceca (3-1) e ipoteca la qualificazione ai quarti di finale. Di Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo e Quaresma i gol del secondo successo nel girone; Sionko aveva firmato il momentaneo 1-1.
A second-half goal from Vaclav Sverkos earned the Czech Republic a 1-0 victory against co-hosts Switzerland in the opening game of Euro 2008 at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. Switzerland enjoyed the better of the chances throughout the game, with captain Alexander Frei going close three times in the first half before leaving the pitch in tears after picking up a knee injury that looks to have ruled him out for the rest of the tournament. They were eventually undone by substitute Sverkos’s strike with 20 minutes of the game remaining, moments after Frei’s replacement Hakan Yakin had put a free header wide from 10 yards at the other end.
Václav Svěrkoš. E’ questo 24enne attaccante del Banik Ostrava, pressoché sconosciuto al grande pubblico se non per qualche comparsata in Bundesliga ai tempi del Borussia Moenchengladbach e dell’Hertha, a segnare il primo gol a Euro 2008. Ed è un gol pesantissimo, perché regala la vittoria alla Repubblica Ceca nella partita inaugurale contro la Svizzera. A Basilea, finisce 1-0 per la nazionale allenata da Brückner. Ed è forse un castigo troppo pesante per gli svizzeri, che almeno un pari l’avrebbero meritato.