The Lions Roar in the Round of 16 Euro 2021
Netherlands vs Czech Republic
The Man, The Myth, The Legend Franciscus de Boer aka Frank de Boer, the current Dutch football manager of Netherlands national team. Brief history of a former defender professionally playing for Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (AFC Ajax), won 5 Eredivisie titles, 2 KNVB Cups, 3 Super Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Champions League, and 1 Intercontinental Cup. He won the 1998-99 La Liga Title after 5 years in Barcelona, WHAT a perfect resume before retiring professionally.
UEFA Euro fact about Netherlands is that they entered 9 previous EUFA European Championship except 1 on EUFA EURO 2016. They have finished third at 1976, finished semi-finals in 1992, 2000 and 2004, and in quarter finals of 2008 with Russia. Even on Euro 2012 coached by Bert van Marwijk finished bottom group stage with Portugal, Germany and Denmark. This year 2020/2021 is their time to shine.
Player To Watch
Memphis Depay, soon to be Barcelona attacker, Georginio Wijnaldum, ex Liverpool player are the key star of Netherlands. Luuk de Jong most probably missing out this EURO as well on Ligament Injury. The Vicious Netherlands throughout at Championships with minimum of two goals of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
If you are betting on Netherlands on your luck for Penalty shoot-outs, try NOT, they had a record of 2 wins and 5 Loses.
4-5 v Denmark, EURO 1992 semi-final
4-5 v France, EURO 1996 quarter-final
2-4 v Brazil, 1998 FIFA World Cup semi-final
1-3 v Italy, UEFA EURO 2000 semi-final
5-4 v Sweden, UEFA EURO 2004 quarter-final
4-3 v Costa Rica, 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-final
2-4 v Argentina, 2014 FIFA World Cup semi-final
Interesting fact is you should be trying to bet penalty shoot outs on Czech Republic with all 3 wins on competitive.
Behind England and Croatia, Czech Republic almost missed it to be in the top 16, having a win, a draw and a lost tied with Croatia to be in the top 16 UEFA EURO. The important factor was Croatia almost lost the game until they scored the goal at 47th mark, it was a tough game having both teams to score another one because both team on 2nd half focusing more of a defensive game to secure top 2 and luckily 3th in the group match. Key player Patrik Schick will be going all out to play with Netherlands. Czech history won competition of Czechoslovakia in 1976 before they split off Slovakia, reached the final in their first appearance as Czech R4epublic in 1996 and semi finals EUFA EURO 2004. Fingers crossed on Czech Republic. No injury reports from Czech.
What We Think
Netherlands 2 - 0 Czech Republic
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