Summary

  • Czech Republic stun Netherlands to set up quarter-final with Denmark in Baku on Saturday

  • Dutch down to 10 men after De Ligt's intentional handball; Holes heads in for Czech lead & Schick side-foots in second

  1. Crowd building at the Puskaspublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands v Czech Republic (17:00 BST)

    A few fans of both sides at the game today...

    Budapest's Ferenc Puskas Arena is the only Euro 2020 venue which is allowed to be full.

    Dutch fansImage source, EPA
    Czech fansImage source, EPA
  2. 'Dutch have 66% chance of progress'published at 16:24 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands v Czech Republic (17:00 BST)

    Simon Gleave, head of sports analysis at Gracenote, says: "The Dutch team find themselves in the more favourable half of the draw. As they can avoid all of Europe's top five teams in the next three rounds, their chance of winning the competition has increased by about half from 5% pre-tournament to 7.6% now.

    "The Czech Republic's chance of winning Euro 2020 now stands at 1.7% after they began the tournament with a 1% probability of achieving this.

    "The Netherlands are strong favourites to win this according to Gracenote with 66% chance of going through to the quarter-finals, nearly twice the chance that the Czechs will progress."

  3. How the Czechs got herepublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands v Czech Republic (17:00 BST)

    The Czechs did a bit of everything in the group - win, lose and draw.

    Patrik Schick scored all their three goals - but they lost their final game 1-0 to England.

  4. How the Dutch got herepublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands v Czech Republic (17:00 BST)

    The Netherlands got through the group stage with three wins out of three.

    Memphis Depay scored the opener and Georginio Wijnaldum bagged a double as they beat North Macedonia 3-0 last time out.

  5. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    The winner of this one faces Denmark in the next round.

    The Netherlands and Denmark are both host countries so of course the game is in... Baku, Azerbaijan.

    Sure, why not have it on the moon?

  6. Postpublished at 16:09 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    In yet another quirk of the strangest tournament I can remember, the Netherlands have to travel over 1,000km to Budapest for this game - while they hosted a last-16 tie of their own yesterday involving other countries (Denmark 4-0 Wales).

    BudapestImage source, Reuters
  7. Team newspublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    There's just one change to the Netherlands side who beat North Macedonia as Marten de Roon replaces Ryan Gravenberch.

    Netherlands XI: Stekelenburg, de Ligt, de Vrij, Wijnaldum, Depay, van Aanholt, de Roon, Blind, Malen, de Jong, Dumfries.

    .Image source, BBC Sport

    There are three changes to the Czech Republic side who lost to England.

    Jan Boril is suspended, Vladimir Darida is injured and Jakub Jankto drops to the bench.

    Pavel Kaderabek, Antonin Barak and Petr Sevcik come in, while West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek captains the side.

    Czech Republic XI: Vaclik, Kaderabek, Celustka, Coufal, Kalas, Barak, Holes, Schick, Masopust, Sevcik, Soucek.

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  8. The easier side of the draw?published at 15:59 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    Czech Republic

    Denmark

    England/Germany/Sweden/Ukraine

    That is all that stands between the Netherlands and their first Euros final since 1988.

    Netherlands fansImage source, Reuters