Czech Republic vs England UEFA Euro LIVE Football Score 22 June 2021

Euro 2020 surprise package the Czech Republic and England – blowing hot and cold – will vie to qualify from Group D as winners when they do battle at Wembley on Tuesday night. Both teams claimed a point from their most recent encounters, as the Three Lions could not find a way past Scotland while the Czech Republic managed to hold Croatia to a 1-1 draw.

After a full Premier League season of controversial refereeing decisions and VAR reviews sparking heated debates week in week out, a Euro 2020 campaign without such dramas has been a breath of fresh air, but eyebrows were raised when Dejan Lovren’s flailing elbow on Patrik Schick led to a penalty on matchday two.

A bloodied Schick cleaned himself off before dispatching the resulting spot kick as Dominik Livakovic went the wrong way, but Croatia were level within two minutes of the restart as Ivan Perisic cut inside on his right foot before firing home to restore parity for the Chequered Ones.

Neither team could find the second goal which they so craved during the rest of the encounter, but Jaroslav Silhavy was satisfied with a point against the 2018 World Cup runners-up, and results on Monday means that the Czech Republic have already advanced to the knockout stages for just the fourth time as an independent nation.

Schick’s game-winning brace against Scotland on matchday one means that the Czech Republic currently lead the way at the top of the rankings, and so long as they can avoid defeat against England, they will make it out of the group as winners and set up a tie with the runners-up from the group of death.

It is mathematically impossible for the Czech Republic to finish lower than third in the group, so the prospect of Silhavy’s men advancing as one of the best third-placed teams is still very much alive, but the group leaders have every reason to be optimistic about their chances of claiming a famous scalp over an uninspired England.

As the Tartan Army made their presence felt in the English capital, Steve Clarke’s men certainly made their presence felt on the Wembley turf, and England were arguably fortunate to come away with a point in a 0-0 draw against their neighbours.

Another uninspiring performance from talisman Harry Kane did not help matters, but Scotland showed a passion and desire that was devoid in the Three Lions’ side throughout the 90 minutes, and in a familiar sight, the pressure is piling on Gareth Southgate’s shoulders once again.

However, England’s last-16 fate remains in their own hands thanks to their opening-day victory over Croatia, and the second-placed Three Lions have had their spot in the knockout stages confirmed due to results elsewhere, while a win would see them leapfrog the Czech Republic at the top.

Just like in Russia three years ago, a runners-up place could see England rewarded with a friendlier tie in the next round versus the runners-up of Group E – although that could very well be Spain – and failure to sink the Czechs would not exactly lead to high hopes for the rest of the summer.

Southgate would have been satisfied to see his side keep their fourth clean sheet on the bounce against Scotland, though, and they thrashed the Czech Republic 5-0 at Wembley during Euro 2020 qualification, but their upcoming opponents gained revenge in a 2-1 success back in October 2019.

Match facts

Head-to-head

• The Czech Republic and England were in the same qualifying group for Euro 2020. England won 5-0 at Wembley and the Czech Republic won 2-1 in Prague. They are facing each other in a major tournament for the first time.
• The Czechs have conceded nine goals in their three games at Wembley against England, scoring only two (D1 L2). Their only previous major tournament game at Wembley was the final of Euro 96 – they lost 2-1 to Germany in extra time.
• The four previous meetings between the Czech Republic and England have produced 14 goals, an average of 3.5 per game.

Czech Republic

• The Czech Republic are looking to avoid defeat in all three group stages matches at the European Championship for only the second time, winning all three matches at Euro 2004, going on to reach the semi-final.
• Patrik Schick has scored in each of his first two Euros appearances, netting three goals. Since his international debut in May 2016, Schick has scored 14 goals in 28 appearances for his national team, more than any other Czech player.

England

• England’s 0-0 draw with Scotland was their 17th goalless draw at the Euros or World Cup, the most of any nation.
• The Three Lions are looking to keep clean sheets in every group-stage match at a major tournament for only the third time, also doing so at the 1966 World Cup (three matches) and in the second group stage of the 1982 World Cup (two matches).
• Raheem Sterling’s only hat-trick with the England national team was against the Czech Republic, in a European Championship qualifier at Wembley in March 2019 (5-0).
• England striker Harry Kane has scored in each of his two previous matches against the Czech Republic, both times from the penalty spot. However, Kane has only scored two goals in his past 11 appearances for the Three Lions, after scoring 13 times in his previous 11 appearances.
• Gareth Southgate is set to take charge of his 57th match as England manager, surpassing the total of Roy Hodgson (56) in the process. He will also equal the same number of caps he earned as player for the Three Lions, and is already the only man to both play and manage 50+ games for England.