UEFA EURO 2016 MATCH PRESS KITS Stade Bollaert-Delelis - Lens Agglo Tuesday 21 June 2016 - 21.00CET Group D - Matchday 3 Czech Republic #CZETUR Last updated 21/06/2016 00:37CET

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1 Czech Republic - Turkey Tuesday 21 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Agglo

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A famous UEFA EURO 2008 meeting will be on the minds of both sides as the Czech Republic take on Turkey in their final UEFA EURO 2016 Group D game. Previous meetings • The Czech Republic have encountered Turkey nine times since independence with the record W5 D1 L3 (W1 L2 in competitive games). • Czechoslovakia had the better of their nine meetings with Turkey, which ended W6 D2 L1. • The countries qualified for UEFA EURO 2016 from Group A, the Czech Republic taking top spot and Turkey going through as the best third-placed team. Each beat the other away from home, the Czechs prevailing 2-1 in thanks to Bořek Dočkal's winner. Turkey turned the tables with a 2-0 triumph in Prague through a Selçuk İnan penalty and a Hakan Çalhanoğlu finish. • Their only other competitive meeting was a five-goal thriller at UEFA EURO 2008, 's Turkey coming from two down to win 3-2 in . Two late goals pushed them into the quarter-finals while eliminating their opponents. • The teams for that game on 15 June 2008 were: Turkey: , Servet Çetin, , (Colin Kazım Richards 57), Mehmet Aurélio, Nihat Kahveci, Semih Şentürk (Sabri Sarıoğlu 46), Emre Güngör (Emre Aşık 63), , Tuncay Şanlı, Hamit Altıntop. Czech Republic: Čech, Grygera, Polák, Galásek, Jankulovski, Sionko (Vlček 84), Koller, Matĕjovský (Jarolím 39), Plašil (Kadlec 80), Ujfaluši, Rozenhal. EURO facts – Czech Republic • The Czech Republic have qualified for every final tournament since Czechoslovakia split in 1993. • They won the competition as part of Czechoslovakia in 1976 and reached the final in their first appearance as the Czech Republic in 1996, losing to Germany. • The only Czech side to have previously played a UEFA game in Lens is Slavia Praha, who beat Lens 1-0 in a UEFA Cup third round game in December 1995. EURO facts – Turkey • Turkey reached the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2000 and the last four of UEFA EURO 2008 but missed out on the 2004 and 2012 tournaments. Thus, they have advanced to the knockout phase in their last two appearances. • That 2008 semi-final against Germany in , , matched Turkey's greatest international achievement, Şenol Güneş's side having received bronze medals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup after defeating co-hosts South Korea in the third-place play-off. • The only Turkish side to have previously played a UEFA fixture in Lens is Gaziantepspor, who beat the hosts 3-1 at what was then the Stade Félix-Bollaert in a November 2003 UEFA Cup game. Coach and player links • Play together: Michal Kadlec (Czech Republic) & Caner Erkin, Gökhan Gönül, Şener Özbayraklı, Volkan Şen, Mehmet Topal and Ozan Tufan (Turkey) – Fenerbahçe Tomáš Necid and Tomáš Sivok (Czech Republic) & Harun Tekin (Turkey) – Bursaspor • Have played together: Tomáš Sivok (Czech Republic) and İsmail Köybaşı (Turkey) – Beşiktaş, 2009–15 Tomáš Sivok (Czech Republic) and (Turkey) – Beşiktaş, 2014–15 Tomáš Sivok (Czech Republic) and Olcay Şahan (Turkey) – Beşiktaş, 2012–15 • Sivok represented Beşiktaş from 2008–15, making him the longest-serving foreign player in the club's history. • David Pavelka (Czech Republic) joined Turkish side Kasımpaşa in January. • Bořek Dočkal (, 2010) has also played in Turkey. • Czech Republic coach Pavel Vrba led Plzeň against Beşiktaş (2010/11, third qualifying round) and Fenerbahçe (2012/13, round of 16) in the UEFA Europa League, but failed to earn a win in four games (D2 L2) against the Turkish clubs.

2 Czech Republic - Turkey Tuesday 21 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Agglo 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 ; 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 .

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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