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. Postpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think Stefan de Vrij just gets a toe to put it over the bar. Very, very good defending. It was a really, really good touch. It means so much to defenders when you do something like that and you stop the chance of a goal. It means so much to stop the ball going towards your keeper.

  2. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    That man Denzel Dumfries bursts into the box and hammers a ball across goal which the Czech keeper saves before anybody has a tap-in.

    Dumfries' blocked crossImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    Simon Turner: That’s now four corners and a free kick by Depay from which the Netherlands have not threatened the Czech goal. De Boer obviously thinks the law of averages means Depay is eventually going to get one right.

  4. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Big chance for the Czechs. Lukas Masopust plays a through ball to Antonin Barak and his shot from about eight yards out is blocked over the bar. I thought it was just a poor shot but it's a corner so it must have been deflected.

    Antonin Barak missed chanceImage source, Getty Images
  5. Where's Gini?published at 17:37 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Our good friends at Opta inform us Gini Wijnaldum has had just eight touches in 34 minutes. A quiet day for him so far.

    The Czech side are struggling to penetrate and have touched the ball just once in the Dutch area.

    Gini Wijnaldum touch mapImage source, Opta
  6. Postpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Oh that's a shame for the Netherlands. Donyell Malen could be in onto a though ball but his first touch takes him left rather than through the centre and he can't find a team-mate.

  7. Postpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There's more white shirts in an attacking sense than there were orange shirts defending. That's how much they want to get on the end of these crosses this Czech Republic side.

    Missed Czech headerImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Good defending by Matthijs de Ligt to throw himself at a Patrik Schick-bound cross.

    It's a corner, which is headed away.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

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    Nathaniel Burton: Would love to see if there was a correlation between how low you wear your socks and how many fouls you get given. Swear that Depay and Grealish win more than they actually deserve

    MillsysView: Before the game I had Netherlands to win 2-0 but the Czech boys are giving them a good game! Might have to change my view…

  10. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Memphis Depay isn't allowed to take a quick corner so he pings his second attempt into the box. It's half-cleared and Patrick van Aanholt shoots miles wide.

  11. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Nice Dutch move down the right, Donyell Malen goes past a defender but then has a shot blocked by Ondrej Celustka.

    Corner = cleared.

  12. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Bit of a lull in the game now. Could do with a goal.

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    Alpesh Patel: This Budapest crowd is showing why they should host the final not Wembley

    Jared Maobe: Memphis Depay is so far making sure that his team's chances come to nothing as his final deliveries are wanting, as they even enjoy huge possession and chances.

  14. Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think it's been OK. It's been like watching a children's football match where there's so many players round the ball. If there are five orange shirts, there are five white shirts. Nobody has been able to find the space to play yet.

    Nobody has been able to pick a pass, we've had one through ball from Depay and that's basically it. Nobody's had time on the ball but it's settling down this game. Two totally different styles in my opinion but they both work for each other.

  15. Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Remember when the Czech Republic were rebranding as 'Czechia'? That didn't last long.

  16. Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    The Netherlands had seven shots in the first 20 minutes against Ukraine but just five in the opening 20 minutes of their subsequent three games combined (two v Austria, two v North Macedonia, one v Czech Republic).

    Czech player blocking a Dutch passImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Drinks break. It's 31C in Budapest.

  18. Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 27 June 2021

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    Dion Dublin
    Former England striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That's what Soucek does. He was just waiting for the delivery. They get it into a really good area, right near the touchline, pull it back and who's there arriving? He does it all the time for West Ham. Soucek just didn't get enough on it but that's the danger. They will always get people in the box.

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    Aleks Yakubssohn: This game's intrigue is essentially a twin of yesterday's Italy vs Austria. A talented gallant but somewhat short of experience team up against a well drilled stern opponent. Plus in this case Czechs historically dominate the Dutch so it's double test for the latter

  20. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 Czech Republic

    The best chance of the game for the Czech Republic. Petr Sevcik whips in a lovely cross and Tomas Soucek's diving, glancing header goes just wide.

    Tomas Soucek headerImage source, Getty Images