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After the first round of the group stage, Portugal and the Czech Republic also scored three points. Therefore, the duel between the two sides not only determines who can qualify early, but also determines in a long-term strategic sense who is most likely to face a powerful team in the first round of the knockout rounds.

German war vehicle.

Although they both won the first game, Portugal won convincingly against Turkey, while the Czech Republic won luckily. No wonder Platini publicly criticized the Czech team for playing a very ugly game.

Although the best counterattack is not words, Brückner, the head coach of the Czech team, couldn't help but stand up and express his dissatisfaction.

"We won the opening game, but we were criticized, which is unfair," said coach Brückner. "Our primary goal in that game was to get all three points, not to play how hard we played.

Nice game to watch."

At the same time, Brückner also said: "I think Portugal is the favorite to win this European Cup. It is not easy to beat them. We must improve our performance in all aspects. I admit that our offense

There is still a certain gap compared with them, but this does not mean that we are weaker than them. In this game, we must first base ourselves on defense and launch counterattacks at the right time. This is our tactic. As long as we gather strength on the court

, the Czech team is not without any chance. It will be a difficult game.”

The Czech team just beat the host Switzerland 1-0 in the European Cup group stage and got off to a good start, taking the initiative in Group A.

However, the backbone of the defense and team captain Ujfalusi seemed very calm. He reminded his teammates not to forget the nightmare of the 2006 World Cup in Germany and not to be too obsessed with the victory in the first game.

Czech captain Ujfalusi emphasized this point in an interview: "Of course everyone knows that we cannot rest on our laurels. We must learn from Germany's World Cup defeat so that we can perform better in subsequent games.

better."

In the World Cup in Germany two years ago, the Czech team got off to a perfect start by beating the United States 3-0 in the first game, but in the end they lost to Ghana and Italy one after another and missed the knockout rounds. That's why Ujfalusi reminded his teammates like this,

Stay calm at all times.

For the Czech team, the Portuguese national team is very strong. It is very difficult to defeat the Portuguese national team, but this does not mean that the Czech team has no chance. Although Nedvěd and Rosicky were injured and missed the chance.

In this European Cup, the Czech team also has its own advantages.

The Czech team does have a certain advantage, and that is their goalkeeper.

The Czech team is indeed very strong in the goalkeeper department. Although the former world's number one goalkeeper, Petr Cech, has been slightly reduced due to injury, he is still the biggest competitor for the world's number one goalkeeper, and he is also firmly in the position.

The position of the top three goalkeepers in the world.

With Petr Cech in charge of the Czech team's goal, the Czech team's strength cannot be underestimated.

Moreover, there are currently no injuries in the Czech team, and Brückner can send all the main players to play. In this game, the Czech team’s lineup will definitely be the same as in the first game. On the front line, there is high center forward Kohler, who was in the last European Cup.

Top scorer Baros served as a substitute.

The Czech coach didn’t care too much about Portugal’s gorgeous frontcourt combination. In a follow-up interview, he said: “The Portuguese team’s frontcourt is very strong, but after these few days of rest, we are ready to face

Challenge. We have done enough research on the Portuguese team. When you are well prepared, even a team like Portugal will not scare you. I have done special training for their tactics. Maybe beat Portugal

It's not an easy task, but I have confidence in you, my team members."

It can be seen that the entire Czech team is very confident in this game. They do not think that the Portuguese national team will win surely.

As for the Portuguese team, Scolari is very likely to have the same lineup as in the first game. And in order to ensure the first place in the group, the Brazilian coach will still focus on the offensive card. This tactic of Portugal has already been used in the first game.

He performed brilliantly in the game against Turkey.

Although, in the first game, there was a small friction between Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo, but Scolari believed that this would not affect the strength of the Portuguese team. He believed that there was no need to worry about this. This lineup is still good

The strongest lineup of the Portuguese national team.

In an interview with reporters before the game, Scolari said: "Although both teams are technically inferior teams, ours is obviously stronger and more flexible. So we must maximize our technical level.

The best."

Scolari also emphasized: "Tomorrow's Portugal team will be the same as the team that defeated Turkey. We also have excellent players on the bench, such as Mela. His body will be an important weapon against the Czech team

, because the average height of opponents is 1.84 meters."

Yes, the members of the Czech national team generally have excellent physical conditions and are tall. Portugal is indeed at a disadvantage in this regard, especially the gap between the defense and Czech center Jan Koller.

Although Portugal defeated Turkey with two goals in the first round, its performance has been praised by domestic media and even Europe. Many experts even believe that Portugal is no longer a quasi-first-class team in Europe, but has grown into a super team in Europe.

A strong team, they already have the strength to win this European Championship.

However, facing the tall and powerful Czech team, they may not be able to defeat their opponents.

Rui Costa, the leader of Portugal's "golden generation", said before the game: "This Portuguese national team is indeed very strong, shockingly powerful. I am now a loyal fan of this team.

.However, even so, the Portuguese national team cannot underestimate the Czech team. The Czech team is a strong team and we have suffered losses at their hands before."

What Rui Costa said about suffering a loss from the Czech team was referring to the quarter-finals of the 1996 European Cup. At that time, Portugal's opponent was the Czech team. At that time, the Portuguese national team was defeated by the genius of the Czech team Boboski.

A lob is given to the finals and eliminated.

Although Rui Costa was reminding the Portuguese team, he still did not forget to praise Qiu Ze: "Chris has experienced a very remarkable season. He is the best player in the world now. If he can still repeat it in the second half of the year

With this kind of performance, I'm sure he will win the Ballon d'Or."

After learning what Rui Costa did to him, Qiu Ze was very excited. In Qiu Ze's heart, Rui Costa was almost like his teacher, and he respected Rui Costa very much.

Rui Costa was able to praise him in front of so many people, and he was excited and understandable.

However, Qiu Ze did not get carried away. He knew what Rui Costa meant by praising him alone.

At this time, as an excellent player, he should keep his head clear and not be knocked down by these sugar-coated bullets. After all, he is now facing a crucial game.

For this game, the Portuguese team intends to complete their efforts in one battle and win the "Battle of Tianwangshan" to qualify, while the Czech team's wishful thinking is to try not to lose points against the Portuguese team, and then step on the shoulders of the Turkish team in the final round

Outgoing line.

This game can be described as a "contradiction". The Portuguese team's midfield and frontcourt attack group headed by Qiu Ze has great mobility and deterrence, while the Czech team conceded the fewest goals in the top 16 in the qualifying stage.

In the last round, they used defense to resolve the huge pressure against the host and win the game.

The Portuguese national team's attack is sharp and the Czech team's defense is tough. This game is a battle of contradictions. Let's see whether Portugal's spear is sharp or the Czech team's shield is more powerful.

Both teams have now entered the final stage of preparation. At this time, it is also the busiest time for major reporters. They all hope to seize some gossip at this time and strive to increase the sales of newspapers and their own popularity.

At this time, a very eye-catching thing happened, that is, the day before the game, the Portuguese national team did not go to the competition venue to step on the field. This surprised the reporters waiting there. How could they not

Unexpectedly, the Portuguese national team did not go to the field.

Some people are speculating, what exactly is the Portuguese national team doing this time? Are they studying the secret to "breaking a victory"?

In fact, that is not the case. The main reason is that the Portuguese national team has already played a game in this stadium. They are already very familiar with this stadium. They think there is no need to go to the stadium again. They are familiar with this stadium.

With this time, they might as well practice more tactical routines at the training base, which would be better, so they did not go to the field before the game.

They are very familiar with the general situation of the Geneva Stadium. As for some special situations on the day of the game, they can adapt to them during the warm-up before the game. They think this is enough.

Soon, the time came to the day of the competition, and two more games were about to start on this day. The first game was between Portugal and the Czech Republic, and the second game was between Switzerland and Turkey.

Now the players of the Portuguese national team are making final preparations for the upcoming game. However, those reporters did not interview the Portuguese players when they stepped on the field. They flocked to the hotel where the Portuguese national team is staying.

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Seeing these reporters swarming up, the players of the Portuguese national team did not ignore them. Most of them were very polite, and many of them accepted interviews.

Among them, Portuguese midfielder Deco said this in front of reporters: "Our idea is to fight for victory and then qualify from the group." This guy's statement seems simple, but in fact he has a clear purpose and full of confidence. This can be seen

The Portuguese national team is determined to win this game.

Of course, as the two most popular stars in the Portuguese national team, Qiu Ze and Cristiano Ronaldo are naturally sought after by media reporters, but Cristiano Ronaldo did not agree to the reporters' interviews.

It can be seen that Cristiano Ronaldo is not in a particularly good mood right now.

However, Qiu Ze accepted interviews from reporters, which made these reporters think that the trip was worthwhile.

Qiu Ze said in an interview with reporters: "Rui is right, the Czech team is not a weakling, they are very good. We must go all out, otherwise we will regret it. Of course, we will not

If something like this happens, we will work hard to fight against our opponents. Winning this game is very important to us."

At the same time, Portugal coach Scolari did not dare to underestimate the Czech team: "What I am afraid of is the historical background and tradition of our opponents. They have played more World Cups and European Cups than us. I think it will be a close match.

the match of."

Indeed, Czechoslovakia reached the 1934 and 1962 World Cup finals, and dominated the 1976 European Cup. Finally, the Czech Republic also reached the finals of the 1996 European Cup, and also appeared in the semi-finals last time.

Of course, Portugal's performance in recent years has also been good. After reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup in 2000, it reached the final in the last competition on home soil. However, what Scolari said is not a lie. Portugal is indeed a little worse.

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However, Portugal is not afraid of the Czech Republic. They think this is definitely a very good opportunity for revenge and they are full of confidence.

Counting the former Czechoslovakia, the two countries met ten times in total (the one-to-one friendly match in June 1926 was not recognized by the Czech Republic, so it was not included). The Czech Republic has a slight advantage with four wins, three draws and three losses. Therefore, Portugal really has no

Underestimate the qualifications of your opponent.

The law enforcement coach of this campaign is the Greek "Judge" Vasalas. He has a good record in the two teams he has coached in the Czech Republic and Portugal. In the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, the Czech Republic defeated Iceland 4-0. In 2008, the Czech Republic defeated Iceland 4-0.

The 1-0 win over Ireland in the qualifiers was all refereed by Vasalas; Portugal defeated Sweden 3-2 in the 2002 warm-up match, swept Russia 7-1 in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, and beat Belgium 4-0 in the 2008 European Cup qualifiers.

It was completed under the leadership of Vasalas.