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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion Letná - Prague Tuesday 9 September 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Czech Republic Group A - Matchday 1 Netherlands Last updated 03/06/2015 05:43CET EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Czech Republic - Netherlands Tuesday 9 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Letná, Prague Match background The Czech Republic are seeking a third competitive home win against the Netherlands as the sides meet in their opening UEFA EURO 2016 Group A game. Match background • In their 18 previous meetings with the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic's record is W9 D4 L5 (W4 D0 L2 in Prague – W2 D3 L3 in the Netherlands, including a fixture against the co-hosts at UEFA EURO 2000). • As an independent nation, the Czechs' record against the Oranje is W3 D3 L3 (W2 D0 L1 in Prague – W0 D3 L2 in the Netherlands). • This will be the sides' ninth UEFA European Championship encounter, with the Czechs' record in the previous eight – four in qualifying, four at final tournaments – reading W4 D3 L1 (W2 D0 L0 in Prague – W0 D2 L1 in the Netherlands). In qualifying meetings, the Czechs' record is W2 D2 L0; in finals it is W2 D1 L1). • Czechoslovakia eliminated the Netherlands with a 3-1 win after extra time in Zagreb in the semi-finals of the 1976 UEFA European Championship, going on to beat West Germany in the final. They then drew 1-1 in Milan in a group stage game at the 1980 finals, and Frank Rijkaard's Netherlands opened their campaign as co-hosts of UEFA EURO 2000 with a 1-0 win against Josef Chovanec's Czech Republic, Frank de Boer (89) securing victory from the penalty spot. • In their most recent EURO encounter, Karel Brückner's Czechs came back from 2-0 down to beat Dick Advocaat's Netherlands 3-2 in Aveiro in the group stage of UEFA EURO 2004. Wilfred Bouma (4) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (19) scored early, but Jan Koller (23) and Milan Baroš (71) responded, Vladimír Šmicer scoring the 88th-minute winner after the Netherlands' John Heitinga was sent off for a second bookable offence on 75 minutes. • The sides last met in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Under Marco van Basten, the Dutch avenged that finals defeat in Amsterdam on 8 September 2004, Pierre van Hooijdonk (34, 84) scoring both goals. The Netherlands scored two more without reply in Prague on 8 October 2005, Rafael van der Vaart and Barry Opdam confirming the Oranje's place in the final tournament in Germany. • The nations have met 17 times in UEFA age-group tournaments, with six wins for each and five draws. • In 28 UEFA club meetings between the countries, Czech clubs have the record W14 D13 L11, though Dutch teams have lost only one of the 11 most recent encounters. 2 Czech Republic - Netherlands Tuesday 9 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion Letná, Prague Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.