Croatia v Czech Republic, 18 June 2021

Score1-1
RefereeCarlos Del Cerro Grande
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Group D
VenueHampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance5,607

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Kick-off: 5.00pm local Attendance limited due to COVID-19 restrictions. Assistant referees: Juan Carlos Yuste (ESP) and Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP) Fourth official: Sandro Schärer (SUI) Video Assistant Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (ESP) This was match no. 19 of the pan-Europe Euro 2020 tournament. This was the first meeting of Croatia and Czech Republic since a 2-2 in a Group D game at the Euro 2016 tournament at Saint-Etienne.

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

1 Czech Republic

Manager: Jaroslav Šilhavý

Goals:

Ivan Perišić 47 G

Goals:

Patrik Schick penalty 37 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Luka Modrić (captain)
Forward Josip Brekalo
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Ante Rebić

Starting lineup:

Tomáš Vaclík Goalkeeper
Jan Bořil Defender
Ondřej Čelůstka Defender
Tomáš Kalas Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Tomáš Holeš Defender/Midfielder
Vladimír Darida Midfielder (captain)
Jakub Jankto Midfielder
Lukáš Masopust Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Patrik Schick Forward

Substitutions:

Luka Ivanušec for Josip Brekalo 46
Bruno Petković for Ante Rebić 46
Nikola Vlašić for Andrej Kramarić 62
Marcelo Brozović for Mateo Kovačić 87

Substitutions:

Alex Král for Tomáš Holeš 63
Adam Hložek for Lukáš Masopust 63
Petr Sevčík for Jakub Jankto 74
Michael Krmenčík for Patrik Schick 75
Antonín Barák for Vladimír Darida 87

Cards:

Dejan Lovren 35 Y

Cards:

Lukáš Masopust 50 Y
Jan Bořil 82 Y
Adam Hložek 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić
Goalkeeper Simon Sluga
Defender Domagoj Bradarić
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Josip Juranović
Midfielder Milan Badelj
Midfielder Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Luka Ivanušec
Midfielder/Forward Mislav Oršić
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Bruno Petković

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek
Goalkeeper Aleš Mandous
Defender Jakub Brabec
Defender David Zima
Defender/Midfielder Pavel Kadeřábek
Midfielder Antonín Barák
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Petr Sevčík
Forward Adam Hložek
Forward Michael Krmenčík
Forward Tomáš Pekhart
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

Finalists at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Croatia had now won two of their last 11 games (lost six). They retained their record of never having lost their second game at a major tournament (played 11, won six). Ivan Perišić became the first player to score for Croatia at four major tournaments (FIFA World Cup finals in 2014 and 2018, UEFA European Championship finals in 2016 and 2020).

Comments:

Czech Republic's only other drawn game in their last 20 group games at major tournaments (won nine) was also against Croatia at Euro 2016 (2-2). Patrik Schick had now scored three goals at Euro 2020; the most by a player for the Czech Republic at a major tournament since Milan Baros at Euro 2004 (five). Czech Republic were awarded a penalty after 35 minutes following a VAR review for a foul. Including shoot-outs, they had now scored all of their last 24 penalties at UEFA European Championship finals.

1 Croatia

Manager: Zlatko Dalić

Goals:

Ivan Perišić 47 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dominik Livaković
Defender Joško Gvardiol
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender Domagoj Vida
Defender/Midfielder Ivan Perišić
Defender/Midfielder Šime Vrsaljko
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder Luka Modrić (captain)
Forward Josip Brekalo
Forward Andrej Kramarić
Forward Ante Rebić

Substitutions:

Luka Ivanušec for Josip Brekalo 46
Bruno Petković for Ante Rebić 46
Nikola Vlašić for Andrej Kramarić 62
Marcelo Brozović for Mateo Kovačić 87

Cards:

Dejan Lovren 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Lovre Kalinić
Goalkeeper Simon Sluga
Defender Domagoj Bradarić
Defender Dulje Caleta-Car
Defender/Midfielder Josip Juranović
Midfielder Milan Badelj
Midfielder Marcelo Brozović
Midfielder Nikola Vlašić
Midfielder/Forward Luka Ivanušec
Midfielder/Forward Mislav Oršić
Midfielder/Forward Mario Pašalić
Forward Bruno Petković

Comments:

Finalists at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Croatia had now won two of their last 11 games (lost six). They retained their record of never having lost their second game at a major tournament (played 11, won six). Ivan Perišić became the first player to score for Croatia at four major tournaments (FIFA World Cup finals in 2014 and 2018, UEFA European Championship finals in 2016 and 2020).

1 Czech Republic

Manager: Jaroslav Šilhavý

Goals:

Patrik Schick penalty 37 P

Starting lineup:

Tomáš Vaclík Goalkeeper
Jan Bořil Defender
Ondřej Čelůstka Defender
Tomáš Kalas Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Tomáš Holeš Defender/Midfielder
Vladimír Darida Midfielder (captain)
Jakub Jankto Midfielder
Lukáš Masopust Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Patrik Schick Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Král for Tomáš Holeš 63
Adam Hložek for Lukáš Masopust 63
Petr Sevčík for Jakub Jankto 74
Michael Krmenčík for Patrik Schick 75
Antonín Barák for Vladimír Darida 87

Cards:

Lukáš Masopust 50 Y
Jan Bořil 82 Y
Adam Hložek 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Tomáš Koubek
Goalkeeper Aleš Mandous
Defender Jakub Brabec
Defender David Zima
Defender/Midfielder Pavel Kadeřábek
Midfielder Antonín Barák
Midfielder Alex Král
Midfielder Petr Sevčík
Forward Adam Hložek
Forward Michael Krmenčík
Forward Tomáš Pekhart
Forward Matěj Vydra

Comments:

Czech Republic's only other drawn game in their last 20 group games at major tournaments (won nine) was also against Croatia at Euro 2016 (2-2). Patrik Schick had now scored three goals at Euro 2020; the most by a player for the Czech Republic at a major tournament since Milan Baros at Euro 2004 (five). Czech Republic were awarded a penalty after 35 minutes following a VAR review for a foul. Including shoot-outs, they had now scored all of their last 24 penalties at UEFA European Championship finals.