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| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sat 7th Jun | Switzerland 0 - 1 Czech Republic |
| Sat 7th Jun | Portugal 2 - 0 Turkey |
| Wed 11th Jun | Czech Republic v Portugal |
| Wed 11th Jun | Switzerland v Turkey |
| Sun 15th Jun | Turkey v Czech Republic |
| Sun 15th Jun | Switzerland v Portugal |
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sun 8th Jun | Austria v Croatia |
| Sun 8th Jun | Germany v Poland |
| Thu 12th Jun | Croatia v Germany |
| Thu 12th Jun | Austria v Poland |
| Mon 16th Jun | Poland v Croatia |
| Mon 16th Jun | Austria v Germany |
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Mon 9th Jun | Romania v France |
| Mon 9th Jun | Holland v Italy |
| Fri 13th Jun | Italy v Romania |
| Fri 13th Jun | Holland v France |
| Tue 17th Jun | France v Italy |
| Tue 17th Jun | Holland v Romania |
| Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Gd | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Tue 10th Jun | Spain v Russia |
| Tue 10th Jun | Greece v Sweden |
| Sat 14th Jun | Sweden v Spain |
| Sat 14th Jun | Greece v Russia |
| Wed 18th Jun | Greece v Spain |
| Wed 18th Jun | Russia v Sweden |
Vaclav-Sverkos
Czech Republic opened Euro 2008 with three points as they defeated co-hosts Switzerland 1-0 at St Jakob-Park.
Second half substitute Vaclav Sverkos scored the only goal of the game on 71 minutes to settle an underwhelming curtain raiser in Basel.
The first half was a tight affair, but it was Switzerland who created the best opportunity midway through proceedings as record scorer and captain Alexander Frei was denied by Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech from close range.
However, that was to be Frei's last contribution as the striker limped off in tears on the stroke of half-time with a serious knee injury which could well have ended the Borussia Dortmund star's tournament.
The Czechs lacked a cutting edge in the first 45 minutes and that bluntness continued after the interval to bring about the introduction of Sverkos in place of the ineffective Jan Koller.
And Sverkos made an almost immediate influence upon the game as he broke the Switzerland offside trap at a half cleared corner to poke in his first international goal.
Switzerland could have snatched a point in Group A with 10 minutes remaining as Cech palmed a Tranquillo Barnetta drive, but substitute Johan Vonlanthen could only rattle the rebound against the cross bar.
Switzerland coach Kobi Kuhn revealed Frei's injury is a serious on and described it as a "disaster".
"It is a shock, a disaster to lose our captain in the first game," said Kuhn.
"I can only hope it is not too serious. But I am worried about (Frei's participation) in the following games.
"He is in hospital already and they will look at the test results. We will wait and see but perhaps it is a rupture of his cruciate ligament.
"This is football."
Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner insisted bringing Sverkos on was no tactical masterstroke.
"We had looked at several options, but fast players are more important in the second half," he said.
"We weren't as successful with our high balls to Koller in the first half so we replaced him with a different player who knows how to score.
"You just have to read match from the beginning and see how it develops.
"It is an excellent start for team, but this was not our best performance."
Germany v Poland preview
Poland seeking first-ever historic win over arch-rivals
By James Pearson. Last Updated 7th June 2008
Low: Looking to end Germany's run
Prediction: Germany 2 Poland 1
One to watch: Lukas Podolski
Sky Bet odds: Germany 4/7 Draw 13/5 Poland 13/2
Click here to bet on the match.
Teams
Poland will be aiming to make history when they do battle with arch-rivals Germany in their Group B opener in Klagenfurt on Sunday.
While Germany are chasing their fourth European title, Poland are desperate for their first-ever success over Germany after failing in 15 previous attempts.
However, Germany possess an unwanted record since winning Euro '96, having failed to win any of their six outings in the tournament since lifting the trophy on English soil.
Poland arrive as somewhat of an unknown quantity as Sunday's meeting with Germany will be their first-ever appearance in a European Championship finals.
Unusual
Rather unusually three of Germany's 23-man squad were actually born in Poland, in the shape of strikers Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose along with winger Piotr Trochowski.
Podolski and Klose could well lead Germany's attack, although Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez could alternatively be given the nod by Joachim Low to partner Klose up front.
Vastly-experienced midfielder Torstein Frings will almost certainly renew his partnership with Michael Ballack in central midfield while Jens Lehmann will claim the number one jersey.
Poland have been disrupted by injury this week, with two of Leo Beenhakker's squad forced out of contention due to injury.
Double blow
A back injury forced Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak out on Friday while a thigh injury meant midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski's tournament was cut short.
Most of the pressure to shine will rest on Racing Santander's former Borussia Dortmund man Ebi Smolarek, who led Poland's qualifying campaign with nine goals.
Although it is Poland's first-ever European Championship outing, Beenhakker has not had a problem motivating any of his squad for their crunch clash with Germany.
"I don't have to motivate them," he said. "I can tell you that most of them don't need it at all because they are already looking forward more than ever to playing the match on Sunday."