Portugal vs Czechia | UEFA Euro 2024 | Pre Match
Portugal vs Czechia
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the fourth meeting between Portugal and Czechia at the UEFA EURO since 1996 – only Italy and Spain have met on more occasions over that period (5, with a 6th upcoming at EURO 2024). Czechia won their first encounter in 1996 (1-0) whilst Portugal were victorious in the last two (3-1 in 2008, 1-0 in 2012).
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Portugal have won each of their last four matches in all competitions against Czechia (10 goals for, 1 against), keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three.
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Portugal are the only team to reach the knockout stages of the UEFA EURO at each of the last seven editions, a run stretching back to the 1996 tournament. In fact, Portugal have always progressed from the group stages at the European Championship (8/8).
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Portugal were the only team to win 100% of their games in the EURO 2024 qualifying campaign (10/10). They also scored more goals than any other team (36) while attaining the best defensive record (2 goals conceded in 10 games).
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Czechia are taking part in their 11th UEFA European Championship (Czechoslovakia included), including their eighth in a row, which is an uninterrupted streak since 1996; only Germany (14) and France (9) are currently on longer runs.
