EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Skonto Stadions - Sunday 6 September 2015 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Group A - Matchday -5 Czech Republic Last updated 02/07/2016 11:37CET

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1 Latvia - Czech Republic Sunday 6 September 2015 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit Skonto Stadions, Riga

Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Latvia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – group stage 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify EURO final tournament win N/A EURO final tournament loss 3-0: Netherlands v Latvia, 23/06/04 Qualifying win 4-0: Latvia v Iceland, 07/10/06 EURO qualifying loss 6-0: Netherlands v Latvia, 16/11/14 Final tournament appearances 3: Vitālijs Astafjevs 3: Oļegs Blagonadeždins 3: 3: 3: Aleksandrs Koļinko 3: Juris Laizāns 3: Valentīns Lobaņovs 3: 3: Andrejs Prohorenkovs 3: 3: 3: Māris Verpakovskis 3: Mihails Zemļinskis Final tournament goals 1: Māris Verpakovskis Overall appearances 43: Vitālijs Astafjevs 34: Imants Bleidelis 33: Juris Laizāns 33: Andrejs Rubins 32: Māris Verpakovskis Overall goals 14: Māris Verpakovskis 5: Vīts Rimkus 5: Juris Laizāns 4: Aleksandrs Cauņa 4: Aleksejs Višņakovs 3: Vitālijs Astafjevs 3: Imants Bleidelis 3: Kaspars Gorkšs 3: Marians Pahars 3: Andrejs Štolcers 3: Armands Zeiberlins

UEFA European Championship records: Czech Republic History 2012 – quarter-finals

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2008 – group stage 2004 – semi-finals 2000 – group stage 1996 – runners-up 1992 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1988 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1984 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1980 – third place (as Czechoslovakia) 1976 – winners (as Czechoslovakia) 1972 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1968 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1964 – did not qualify (as Czechoslovakia) 1960 – third place (as Czechoslovakia) Final tournament win 3-0: Czech Republic v Denmark, 27/06/04 Final tournament defeat 4-1: Russia v Czech Republic, 08/06/12 0-3: Czechoslovakia v USSR, 06/07/60 Qualifying win 7-0: Czech Republic v San Marino, 07/10/06 Qualifying defeat 3-0: England v Czechoslovakia, 30/10/74 3-0: Finland v Czechoslovakia, 09/09/87 Final tournament appearances 14: Karel Poborský 12: Pavel Nedvěd 11: Vladimír Šmicer 11: Petr Čech 10: Jan Koller 10: Milan Baroš Final tournament goals 5: Milan Baroš 4: Vladimír Šmicer 3: Jan Koller 3: Zdeněk Nehoda Overall appearances 45: Petr Čech 39: Tomáš Rosický 35: Jan Koller 34: Karel Poborský 33: Jaroslav Plašil 31: Milan Baroš 31: Pavel Nedvěd 31: Jiří Němec 30: Pavel Kuka Overall goals 21: Jan Koller 12: Patrik Berger 12: Milan Baroš 9: Vladimír Šmicer 9: Zdeněk Nehoda

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:: 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.

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