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# Je revois la ville en fete et en delire

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# Suffoquant sous le soleil et sous la joie

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# Et j'entends dans la musique les cris, les rires

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# Qui eclatent et rebondissent autour de moi

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# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

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# Nous entraine # L'un contre l'autre

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# Emportes par la foule qui nous traine

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# Nous entraine # L'un contre l'autre

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# Et perdue parmi ces gens qui me bousculent

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We have a very good team. Great players.

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COMMENTATOR: Attacking intent shown by Croatia. Luka Modric is doing a

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lot for the team. He dictates games, he ensures the pace and quickens it

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up when he wants to. You can give him the ball any time, anywhere, no

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matter who's around him, you give him the ball because he has got five

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outs. Everything step-by-step. He can give it you back, go by you,

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flick it around the corner. His brain is just constantly thinking.

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He is so clever. The orchestrator in chief does the job! Incredible

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volley, great technique. Coming out of the sky like that. Beautiful.

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Czech Republic, perennial qualifiers, quarterfinalists four

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years ago. STUDIO

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Hello, let's hope it's not stalemate this afternoon, as one of the dark

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horses for the tournament, Croatia, take on one of the dark horses for

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the tournament, Czech Republic, in Saint Etienne. We've got a night, a

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king and a pawn for you, I will leave it to you to decide which

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which! Let's bring you up-to-date with what has been happening today.

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Already one game in Group B, Italy and Sweden. The game was won by a

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late goal by Eder, and what a cracking goal it was. Many late

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goals in this tournament, 30% of them scored after the 80th minute so

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far, quite remarkable. Italy have qualified for the last 16 with that

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win. Sweden remain on one point alongside the Republic of Ireland,

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who are in action against Belgium tomorrow. Back to today's meeting,

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the first competitive match between the two countries. This stadium is

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known affectionately as the green cauldron, or its atmosphere. A

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capacity of 41,000, so the fans will be sure to keep things lively.

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Croatia's opening win courtesy of Luka Modric and Gerard Pique got the

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late winner for Spain against the Czech Republic. A lot of talk about

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Croatia, a lot of people fancy them in the tournament because they've

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got some really good players. They do will stop they have a good team.

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They've been together for a little while now. Experienced. In midfield

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you have Modric and Rakitic and a goal-scorer like Mandzukic, that has

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not appeared yet in the tournament but you know he can score you goals.

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When you have a guy like we see now on the screen controlling the

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midfield... People always talk about Modric when he is on the ball but he

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can also stop the play of another team. What he does well is when he

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is on the ball he can see things that not a lot of other players can

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seat. He always wants to pass the ball forward and he's always aware.

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Look at this. I don't even see him looking at Serna, but he knows

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exactly what Serna is going to do. Here, that was a time when they

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needed to lose a bit of time, so he controls the pace of the game. He's

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looking at it and trying to lose time. That ball fell from the moon!

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I don't even know how, I don't know how he did that. That was an

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outstanding goal. I think it also helps that he has a player like

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Rakitic with him as well, because he's on his level. The fact that

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people don't mention Xavi is any more, but the pair of them together

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are so powerful. It always helps having more than one good player in

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midfield. I think maybe Modric has outside a Schumacher outshines some

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of the other players like Serna and you mentioned Rakitic, but Mandzukic

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as well. The work rate he is putting in for the team... Rakitic is

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another important player, if he manages to score enough goals for

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this team, this is a release from team. They will be dangerous. You

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both mentioned Srna, he has had a tough week or so losing his father.

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I've been through it, it's not a nice time. He's been back for the

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funeral and come back to play today, which I think is a measure of the

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man. He's played 130 times. They will be pleased to have him back

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because he's a good footballer and he's a leader. His quality going

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forward absolutely exceptional. We watch a lot of attacking full-backs

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now laying and a lot of them are great getting forward but in the

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final third they don't produce often enough. He's very calm, he's got

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very good technique. Always seems to make the right choice when he gets

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in these areas. For an older guy, his fitness levels, to continue to

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get up and down... It looks simple but we've already seen in this

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tournament is a lot of bad crosses and bad choices in that final third

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and he is crucial to the way they play because he gives them that

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width down the right-hand side, and you've got a full-back who can take

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set plays as well! It's a good weapon for them to have. I'm really

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pleased he's decided to come back and play after that turmoil. I've

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been in a similar situation when I was playing for Hamburg and I lost

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my mother, and I decided to play straight after the funeral and I

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just have to say, it's the hardest game of your life. Emotionally

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you're drained and you're coming with high hopes, thinking you might

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be able to get away from it for a bit, but it will be interesting to

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see how he copes with it, because it will be very tough for him today.

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What do you make of the team -- the Czech team? I think the Czech

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Republic, if they can build some stability into their own side, they

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have got some options to go and break the Croatian team down, but

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I'm a bit worried about their ability to get out and heard the

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Croatian team. It's going to be important for Rosicky to be on his

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day as well. You just mention Rosicky, someone you know very well,

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Thierry? Very well, we were at Arsenal together and I played

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against him so many times as well. They played against Spain, it's not

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easy to play against Spain everything all time. He had to

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defend of the time. But that's what he's going to have to do every time

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against Croatia as well, try and go up with the line and support. That's

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what he likes to do, give and go. He can do that too. He wants to control

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the pace of the game and we all know he has that in his locker. Try to

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control the tempo of the game. That's what he's going to try and

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do, and he couldn't do it against Spain because at times he didn't

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have the ball. Will he have the ball a bit more against Croatia? I don't

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know, but you can see he was upset he didn't play a lot and he will

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have to control it on the field if he can. The teams are about to go

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out. COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much,

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good afternoon everybody. Here they come. Croatia may be emerging out of

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the tunnel and may be emerging as a real force in the game again. World

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Cup finalists in France 98. If they win today, they are through to the

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last 16. Czech Republic lost to Spain in Toulouse. They are feeling

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the pressure. If they lose today, the best they can do is finish third

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and hope that will be enough. Northern Ireland, the Republic and

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Wales are among those sides hoping that the Czechs do lose, because

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that might help their cause down the road. The stadium in sunshine, which

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is lovely to see after the hailstones of Lyon yesterday

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evening. First, the national anthem of Croatia.

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# Lijepa nasa domovino, Oj junacka zemljo mila

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# Stare slave djedovino, Da bi vazda sretna bila

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# Mila, kano si nam slavna Mila si nam ti jedina

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# Mila, kuda si nam ravna Mila, kuda si planina

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# Teci Dravo, Savo teci Nit' ti Dunav silu gubi

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# Dok mu mrtve grobak krije Dok mu zivo srce bije. #

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# Kde domov muj? Kde domov muj?

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Great support at both ends of the stadium. The Czech Republic,

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quarterfinalists four years ago. The majority of their squad were around

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in that tournament. Tomas Rosicky is the only man in this edition of the

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European Championships who can say he also played in Euro 2000.

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Gianluigi Buffon missed out in 2000 and he was injured. Iker Casillas

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was left on Spain's bench and didn't get on the pitch.

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Brighton's Skalak comes in. David Lasseter is the all-time top scorer

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in the Czech league. Mark Clattenburg the referee. His second

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game of this tournament. Croatia have won seven and drawn one of

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their last eight games. Those are the eight games that ante package

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has been in charge. No surprise they are unchained. Medran Corluka fine

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after suffering a cut to the head against Turkey. The real splash of

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genius, the ex-man amongst the mortals is of course Luka Modric. In

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their last meeting, Croatia became the first nation ever to score four

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goals against the Czechs. Kevin Kilbane alongside me. Lovely day and

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this should be a high-quality, technical match. Contrast in

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performances between the two sides in their opening fixtures. Croatia

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were excellent going forwards. Against Spain, Czech Republic had to

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contain a lot. I think we will see more from them going forward this

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afternoon, the Czech Republic. I think we're in for a really good

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game. Probably worth saying that that's the Czech Republic in white

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and blue. -- all in white, and Croatia all in blue. We're so used

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to seeing them in the red and white checks. Mark Clattenburg is checking

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that everything is synchronised and everybody is happy, and it's the

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Czech Republic who will get the game under way, kicking from right to

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left in Saint Etienne. Group D. Czech Republic lost their opening

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game and Croatia won there's. -- won theirs. Modric getting a touch.

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Forward from Brozovic and they get the throw.

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Bouchard Brozovic is another that really impressed in their opening

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win. It clearance back to Petr Cech. And

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an even poorer clearance back from him. A poor backpass. No real feel

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on the past the goalkeeper. I felt for him with a camera stuffed in his

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face during the anthem. He takes the corner. Petr Cech asked to treat

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that carefully. Another corner, over the crossbar. Croatia on the front

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foot. Mandzukic, he would not have expected that to go on. Under a

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little bit of pressure. Read the church with this corner

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kick. -- Rakitic. Mark Clattenburg wanting to settle everyone down

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inside the penalty area. A nervous moment for the Czech Republic. They

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are in trouble in this group if they lose today. The Croatian team

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starting on the front foot. Rakitic in a good position again.

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Mandzukic in the back. Not the worst ball played in from Rakitic.

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Mandzukic, in that position, just go and attack. Get yourself lined up.

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He was in a really good position. Just go and attack the ball. He

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could have got a call in the six yard box. And that was the outcome.

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You remember the goal he scored against the Republic of Ireland four

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years ago. And one against Italy as well. That was almost the tournament

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over for the Republic of Ireland after that game. A very tough group.

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If the Republic got nothing out of that game, it was only going to get

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harder, and that is the way it worked out.

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Confident but unnecessary. He put Srna under pressure.

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He felt that the ball had come off Krejci but the decision went the

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other way. Pavel Vrba, the coach from the Czech Republic. In his late

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70s now, his assistant, who was coach of the Czech Republic in 2004,

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2006 and 2008. Vida let them run away dangerously. Slack defending

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from Vida. And it is a foul by Brozovic. He did well, Sanaa. A good

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challenge. Credit to him. Coming back to join the squad after the

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week he has had. Tomas Rosicky is going to take this.

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Not terribly well dealt with. Back to Subasic. Subasic with the early

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clearance. Brozovic, struggling to control the ball. He invited the

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challenge. He got a little lucky there, Brozovic. Good distribution

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from super search in goal. -- Subasic. He did not quite get it

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under control the way he would have liked.

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Mark Clattenburg has just rejected a ball. It is actually the second one

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already in this game that has been rejected. Third time lucky. Finally

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Rakitic takes the free kick. Good delivery but Vida was not far

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away from getting something on it. Strinic here now. A bit of space for

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Darijo Srna. What a challenge from the reader. -- from Darida. You

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think of just how many talented, diminutive attacking midfielders

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Croatia has. Luka Modric plays in a deeper role. Many teams would not

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have him in the Number Ten position. Kovacic cannot get into the side

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either. The talented youngster. Rakitic again. There might be danger

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here. A couple of efforts from Badelj in midfield. A lovely little

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miniver. Mandzukic recognises he is out wide. Croatia have started

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brightly. The Czech Republic with a man off

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the pitch getting some treatment. That was Hubnik. The centre forward,

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he might have had something in his eye.

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Beating by Modric. A lovely manoeuvre by Rakitic. Brozovic.

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Taken away well by Sivok. With Brozovic and Perisic outweighed,

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they do not always wanted to come back inside for the striker. He

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knows that the ball is going to be crossed early and he can make it

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with his timing. Luka Modric, who spent those seasons at Tottenham and

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Man City. Almost give it away there. Brozovic

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again. A little too close to Petr Cech. The company was mentioning

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just prior to the match about Luka Modric, his anticipation. He is able

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to step in and make challenges. Great quality. Limbersky for the

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Czech Republic. He has not really got into the game

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at all yet, the Czech Republic. Not at all. A really good start for

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Croatia. Just a continuation from that first game. Excellent

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performance. Luka Modric dispossessed. A wayward ball. An

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apology by the reader. -- Darida. He was caught out. Played in behind.

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Just a simple pass. Rakitic. Mandzukic trying to stay

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onside. He settles for what is a throw in the end.

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That quarterfinal shoot out, Croatia against Turkey in 2008. A terrible

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shoot out for Croatia. Darijo Srna was the only man to score his

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penalty. Petr Cech away. Vida underneath it.

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Limbersky. Pressure from Brozovic. Brozovic is disappointed. He

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certainly hassle that. A slight clip at the end. Not able to get any sort

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of contact, not able to make five or six passes like the Croatians are.

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A yellow card from Mark Clattenburg early in the game, for jumping with

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an arm raised. Darida went down. Badelj, just rising with it. Mark

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Clattenburg was in a good position. There was contact. Certainly

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surprised to see the card come out. But it is a free kick to the Czech

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Republic. Driven towards Hubnik. Such a difficult header from that

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range. So wide from the goal. It needs a lot of power generated to

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get back towards the six yard box. Croatia look motivated. If they win

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they are through to the last 16. And as their coach has described it, he

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has promised them a good, old-fashioned night out if they get

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through. I believe so. There were celebrations on the pitch after what

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he said. Perisic will lead this throw-in. I would not mind playing

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under him. From the old school. Subasic will be delighted in goal

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for Croatia to finally get to a tournament. He played second fiddle

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to Pletikosa for so long for his country. Pletikosa has finally hung

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up his gloves. Darijo Srna with this throw in for

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Croatia. Corluka again. That is a foul by Darijo Srna, and a free kick

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to the Czech Republic. Corluka has to be careful as well, just like the

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previous challenge, jumping with his arm. Brought down by Srna. Srna just

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caught out of position. Lasseter goes towards the back post,

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and Skalak jumped but did not make any contact with it. He's been

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around a long time, hasn't he? Number 13 for the Czech Republic. A

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definite problem with the balls here. Three or four times a ball has

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been rejected for a throw in or a free kick. There is pressure on

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every ball, they need to sort out the balls that the ball boys are

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carrying around the side of the pitch. Good control, Mandzukic.

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Taken away from Rakitic by Sivok. This is Jiri Skalak. That is a throw

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into the Czech Republic. Better, from the Czech Republic. Good run by

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Skalak. Played into a good area. It's just more positive, he can get

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runners behind Croatia's defence. -- looking to get runners in behind

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their defence. Czech Republic with the throw.

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Brozovic, no foul on Hubnik. Mandzukic, to Rakitic. Luka Modric

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now. Darijo Srna, Rakitic down the middle, Mandzukic forward too. This

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is heritage. On the right-hand side for a few moments. Brozovic has gone

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to the far side. When Modric does pick up the ball. Invariably he will

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pick you out with the quality he has, Luka Modric. Strinic, back to

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Brozovic. Mandzukic. Good play. Darijo Srna, Mandzukic has made a

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run. The cross threatened to fine him. Corluka, Luka Modric. A little

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deflection on that Srna Cross, just carried over Brozovic. Kept in by

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Strinic. Petr Cech came and didn't get there, Mandzukic almost got

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lucky. Queueing up at the back post, Perris itch, into the gloves of

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Cech. Petr Cech gets the flight all wrong, gets away with it. It's the

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next cross that comes in from Srna. If it is Srna getting forward from

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right back, he does cross early. That is the defenders under so much

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pressure. Hubnik, all the way away. Here is Tomas Rosicky, cut out by

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Vida. A bit of a shout from the Czech

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Republic fans as he went over, but nothing given, and its Mandzukic

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with Perris itch to his right hand side, -- Perisic to his right hand

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side, Perisic! Rakitic! Well, in the opening 20 minutes of this game,

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Croatia have been by far the better side. Brilliant ball from Brozovic

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to set Mandzukic awake and Perisic arriving, but outstanding play from

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Croatia. So direct and compact. Brilliant challenge it was at the

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end but what a break it was. I think he's just getting back into

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position. Excellent counterattacking play. Free kick. Landed awkwardly on

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his back, Perisic. It's been a feature that people have noticed,

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obviously, late goals in this tournament, but also there hasn't

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been an outstanding performance from what you would call a centre forward

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as of yet, a Mandzukic kind of player. You're right. Mandzukic has

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started well in this game. We haven't really seen a standout

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centre forward performance with top-class goals of yet. Funnily

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enough, Pelle and Eder have probably been as good as anyone, the two

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Serie A said the forwards, Italy one of the two sides playing -- one of

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the few sides playing two centre forwards. They are so good in

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comfortable possession like this, Croatia. But they can counterattack

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as well and they can go long into Mandzukic as well. Different options

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to their game. That's why they're so exciting to watch. Badelj, at the

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moment they are the more nimble physically and much quicker mentally

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than Czech Republic. Corner kick conceded by Jaroslav Plasil. I like

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that from Luka Modric. He knows Plasil is backing off into the area.

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Continue with the run, don't hold back.

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Two balls on the pitch at the moment.

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Srna's throw. Rakitic underneath it. Brozovic to Strinic, back to

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Brozovic. Skalak in front of him. Vida. It is the Czech fans you can

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hear trying to lift their team, they need a lift.

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Luka Modric. Modric, Rakitic. Three in the middle for Rakitic. Perris

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itch was blocked. Brilliant from Modric. Lovely little pull-back when

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he gets into the area. That is a decent ball. Corluka had

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to make a challenge. Looked more of a foul than the other one on him but

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wasn't given either. Corluka, from a defensive point of view, impressive.

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Still only 30, Corluka, he seems to have been around forever. Rakitic,

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lovely turn away from Plasil. Nicely done, Rakitic here. Hubnik

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recovered well. Rakitic didn't feel the ball was going to come through

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to him. Rakitic with an intricate pass, overran it a bit. Rakitic on

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the corner, Srna has been leaving them a little short up to now.

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Rakitic! He's done well. Very good recovery

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from Tomas Rosicky, and it's a corner. Five corners already,

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Croatia. Strinic is another one like Srna, he likes to get forward, real

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talent from the left-back. Isil. So much debate on the England corner

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taker but Croatia have five on their team.

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Brozovic. Good punch, that, from Cech. Lots of distance.

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Lovely ball, how about that for control from Brozovic?

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Out by Limbersky, here is Srna. Seven corners, Croatia. Superb ball

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from Vida to set Brozovic away. That's the trickery Brozovic has.

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Darijo Srna takes, Cech flapped at it a bit, and Strinic. Write

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underneath it. It wasn't comfortable for Cech, Strinic just can't quite

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get over the strike. You feel as though it's only a matter of time

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before this goal will actually come. He's been a busy man, Petr Cech.

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Still no real effort on his goal up to now though, has there? He scored

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against me in Split one night, against Ireland. Top player he was.

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Former Arsenal player briefly. Now Mandzukic is down holding his

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head. This is how he got it. Yeah, there's

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no malice in it. The challenge with Sivok. They have got that

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physicality, as a side. There probably was a little

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pull. It's clever, he gets away with it.

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Brozovic just losing control. Corluka, that's a very good ball.

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Here is Rakitic, Perisic tried to get forward. Mandzukic could have

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put that back into Rakitic and probably should have done. It was

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great movement, though. Brilliant movement from Mandzukic. Nicely

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played, Darijo Srna here. Out by Limbersky but Modric again.

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I saw in doing some analysis of Romelu Lukaku's movement. You see

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him pulling across, giving Rakitic an easier path to hit. -- I saw

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Thierry Henry doing some analysis. They just keep coming back of the

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Czech Republic. The only surprise is the scoreline.

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Good control by Rosicky. A disappointing end to the domestic

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season for him. His first in English football at Brighton. A poor ball.

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You expect the player of his quality to hit that ball a lot better than

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that. A little bit better, this. It away

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by Strinic. Mr control. Highlights of the day's matches at 1125 PM.

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Tomorrow, Iceland against Hungary, 4:30pm in the afternoon. And then

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Portugal against Austria, following on at 7:30pm on BBC One. The Czech

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Republic trying to get themselves into this game now. Limbersky and

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Plasil once more. A telling pass. Not a difficult pass. Good movement

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from Plasil but he is breaking down too easily.

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Vida's header. Mandzukic. Hubnik has had his hands full.

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Despite appearances, he is not the oldest man in the Czech Republic

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side. Tomas Rosicky is older, as is Plasil. A little awkward bad. Skala

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did well to get that in. -- Skalak did well. Better movement. Creating

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a crossing chance for Skalak. Croatia warmed up for this

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tournament with a home game against San Marino, which they won 10-1.

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Mandzukic got a hat-trick. It doesn't always work in your favour,

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picking a weak opponent before a tournament, but Spain decided to

:49:57.:50:00.

finish off at home to Georgia and lost. I would say that I think San

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Marino are weaker than Georgia. Difficult to draw any conclusions

:50:09.:50:14.

from it. Croatia were looking at creating chances, scoring goals and

:50:15.:50:17.

coming here against weaker opposition. That might have done

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them no favours but the way they have started, full of confidence in

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this tournament,... But they haven't scored yet! Petr Cech has had a

:50:28.:50:35.

couple of uncomfortable moments but they have only really been from

:50:36.:50:41.

crosses. The graphic showing nine attempts, but none that Petr Cech

:50:42.:50:46.

would be feeling that he had ever had a real problem with. The problem

:50:47.:50:51.

is they have just not created one telling chance. But I think it is

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going to come. The quality is certainly there. Limbersky forward.

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David Lafata to Darida. That was the intention. Mandzukic, back to

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Rakitic. Perisic is arriving at the back post. The flag is up on the

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near side. Whatever happens next will not count. Perisic made a great

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run after the original 1-2. Perisic would have had a tap-in, but a great

:51:35.:51:41.

manoeuvre from Croatia. You feel like they can put pace into the game

:51:42.:51:46.

whenever they choose. Spot on. They can soak up pressure when necessary.

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You feel as though the way that the Czech Republic get into this game is

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when the full-backs come forward. Perisic. 1-0. To the surprise of

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absolutely nobody. Croatia take the lead. And a very fine finish from

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Ivan Perisic. It has been coming from most the very first whistle. --

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from almost. Scored by Perisic but he will have a word of thanks to

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Badelj, who won the ball with a brilliant tackle. It was Badelj

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winning the challenge brilliantly. But the one thing I like about

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Perisic, backing off into the area, he could have continued to drive but

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he does not disappoint. A little step, getting it onto his left foot,

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and he knows that it Petr Cech gets a foot on it, there are players

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ready for the tap-in. I am a big admirer of Ivan Perisic. He is a top

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player and that is a super girl. Croatia are momentarily down to ten

:53:15.:53:19.

men because Corluka is off the pitch having his head looked at. That was

:53:20.:53:25.

a challenge on David Lafata right in the penalty area. I think they got

:53:26.:53:32.

away with one there. I am not sure he got too much on that. It is a

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free kick certainly. It is outside the box. He does not see the run

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from David Lafata coming in behind him. I think Clattenburg got that

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wrong. Corluka is back on. Croatia leading. Certainly a fair reflection

:53:57.:54:05.

of the way the game has gone. The Czech Republic will feel slightly

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hard done by. Clattenburg's decision. If he does see it, he

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would not have given a penalty, but he just misses it. Rosicky forward.

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Limbersky. You can't help but liking the widening of Croatia. When they

:54:35.:54:40.

do not have the ball, they make it difficult to play through. All the

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way back to Hubnik. Mark Clattenburg wants to check on

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Kaderabek. This was just fabulous. I love it when the wide men get into

:55:18.:55:24.

position and drive the defenders. When you get into position, he goes

:55:25.:55:27.

across Petr Cech, giving him no chance. Darijo Srna. Modric, over

:55:28.:55:42.

the top of Tomas Rosicky. He stood in his way.

:55:43.:55:50.

He knew precisely what he was doing there, Rosicky.

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Rakitic into the box! A great ball. Too many cooks. Getting into each

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other's way. Corluka is the man gets the final touch on it. But Vida just

:56:25.:56:30.

gets in his way. Some sort of contact on it at the end. What a

:56:31.:56:32.

chance to make its two. A good header from Corluka. Rakitic,

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was he not fouled by Plasil? Taken quickly for Croatia. That is

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the impressive thing about Croatia, when they lose the ball, how quickly

:57:19.:57:23.

they filter back into position. So difficult for the Czech Republic to

:57:24.:57:27.

playback through. They are comfortable on the ball but there is

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no space for them to play. Very much on home soil, Plasil,

:57:29.:57:50.

having spent most of his career in France. And that is a free kick this

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time. David Lafata went down. The challenge came in from behind. He

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has to be careful. Badelj has a yellow card already. That was a

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little bit reckless. He was late. The yellow card was a bit soft, and

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that was a bit less soft than the one he got the yellow card for. Once

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you have been booked, I have heard it described as an amber. It is in

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between. Rosicky is moving away from this. It

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is going to be straight into the wall. The second shot, likewise.

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Plasil, back to Rosicky. They might break here. Perisic is charging

:58:56.:59:03.

downfield. It is a five-man counterattack. Darijo Srna tapes it

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-- keeps it alive. Another brilliant run ahead of him from Perisic.

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Movement off the ball. Brozovic, they break so quickly you would be

:59:23.:59:35.

frightened to go forward. I got a funny feeling and Thierry Henry

:59:36.:59:42.

might feel this up -- bring this up at half-time, but he might have

:59:43.:59:46.

signed on the same day. I don't know why that has come into my head.

:59:47.:59:53.

That is just not be from Corluka. Vida took his eye off the ball.

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Through the middle here, Tomas Rosicky.

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Czech Republic finishing the half reasonably strongly, but they've

:00:25.:00:32.

been second best for almost all of it. Brozovic, to Rakitic.

:00:33.:00:50.

As you said before, almost afraid to go forward that time. We've seen how

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devastating Croatia are. Corluka, Modric.

:01:04.:01:10.

It's a corner. That is brilliant from Srna. No time to take it, Mark

:01:11.:01:29.

Clattenburg has blown his whistle and is getting some stick from

:01:30.:01:37.

Croatian players and fans alike. Remember, was it Clive Thomas who

:01:38.:01:40.

blew his whistle when the ball was about to go in for a corner in the

:01:41.:01:47.

World Cup in the 1970s. Croatia are in front and deservedly so. Ivan

:01:48.:01:54.

Basso with a high-quality goal and they are a high quality side. --

:01:55.:02:04.

Ivan Perisic. At half-time in Saint Etienne, Czech Republic 0- one

:02:05.:02:05.

Croatia. Well, only 1-0 at half-time but I've

:02:06.:02:15.

just been handed a stats sheet of that first half and it makes

:02:16.:02:17.

interesting reading so I'm going to share it. One goal, ten shots by

:02:18.:02:24.

Croatia, four on target, three off target, from inside the box six,

:02:25.:02:32.

outside, three. The Czech Republic, shots total, none. On target, none,

:02:33.:02:39.

off target none, blocked shots, none, headers, none. Corners, none.

:02:40.:02:47.

Very one-sided game, that digest. That's what we were scared about

:02:48.:02:53.

four Czech Republic. If market -- Modric and Rakitic run the show and

:02:54.:02:57.

you allow them to do what they can do, they going to hurt you. It's

:02:58.:03:01.

just a matter of how many they get, isn't it? I've been impressed with

:03:02.:03:05.

Croatia, good movement, nice free-flowing football. We were

:03:06.:03:08.

talking about the lack of athleticism in the Czech Republic

:03:09.:03:13.

team. They are unable to press with any tempo because they don't have

:03:14.:03:15.

enough athletes in the team, they can't get up the pitch. I suppose

:03:16.:03:19.

the only thing they can take heart from is that they've only conceded

:03:20.:03:25.

one goal! Yes, very much so! CHUCKLES

:03:26.:03:29.

But we said that they had to stand like a brick wall against this

:03:30.:03:33.

Croatian team but for me, like Danny just said, they probably weren't as

:03:34.:03:37.

mobile as a brick wall and that was the problem! You know, when you're

:03:38.:03:42.

under pressure, you need that little energy to get out and it's just not

:03:43.:03:47.

there and that's a problem. Croatia have bags of energy and pace,

:03:48.:03:52.

including the goal-scorer, Perisic, who has been steaming up and down

:03:53.:03:57.

the left-hand side. That's what he's been doing, breaking his neck for

:03:58.:04:01.

his team. What I love is this, defending, going forward. They get

:04:02.:04:06.

the ball back and he does a step over. What I love about that is

:04:07.:04:16.

defending on the front foot, going forward while you are defending. It

:04:17.:04:23.

goes overly leg of the defender and it's a goal. I don't think the

:04:24.:04:26.

defender does too much wrong there. If anything, maybe Petr Cech needs

:04:27.:04:30.

to know that he's got one angle covered and maybe assume it's going

:04:31.:04:34.

to go in the other angle. They deserve to score. They were

:04:35.:04:39.

threatening quite often during that first half, Danny. Perisic himself

:04:40.:04:43.

nearly got on the end of some good play. Yes, they had lots of good

:04:44.:04:48.

movements. They have the ability to build up on the counter with the

:04:49.:04:53.

players they've got. Mandzukic with a good, and selfish run. He just

:04:54.:04:58.

waits, perfect timing. He misses this by two inches, but the power of

:04:59.:05:05.

the run by Perisic... He just starts behind the Czech Republic defender

:05:06.:05:09.

and he gets there a milli second to late. They really put together some

:05:10.:05:15.

good moves, easy on the eye, Croatia. When you say to someone

:05:16.:05:20.

let's defend, the first thing they do usually is going front of their

:05:21.:05:24.

goal. Croatia defender Lee high on the field with high pressure. I love

:05:25.:05:32.

when teams do that. -- defend really high on the field. You want the ball

:05:33.:05:36.

to be at high as possible from your goal and try to nick it from there.

:05:37.:05:41.

I suppose as a defender there are pros and cons to it. If you defend

:05:42.:05:45.

high, there is lots of space behind you. There's no pace up front for

:05:46.:05:50.

the Czech Republic. The defence has not been tested yet. They did really

:05:51.:05:55.

well against Turkey, though. They play like a big team and there's no

:05:56.:05:59.

reason to believe that this team is going to crumble. The big test will

:06:00.:06:04.

be Spain, the next game. For the Czech Republic to come back into

:06:05.:06:09.

this game, I really don't know how they're going to do it. You

:06:10.:06:13.

mentioned Perisic was quick to get into the right area, but it's not

:06:14.:06:16.

like the full-back didn't make the run coming he saw it but he just

:06:17.:06:20.

couldn't get there, and that is the problem. Rakitic, great bit of play

:06:21.:06:29.

from him. He's impressed again. Rakitic has that awareness of where

:06:30.:06:36.

everybody is. Look at that for a touch. He's got good athleticism. He

:06:37.:06:41.

is quick and he looks and he goes inside and that's a decent save from

:06:42.:06:46.

the keeper. The way they've been in the first half, it's looking like

:06:47.:06:50.

they could go on to get three or four. There have been three or four

:06:51.:06:54.

good moves like this and he's been instrumental. Is there a better

:06:55.:06:58.

midfield pairing or midfield grouping in this tournament than

:06:59.:07:03.

Croatia? Of course there is, Rooney, Dele Alli, Eric Dier! I would put

:07:04.:07:11.

Spain's midfield in front of them because they know what they're doing

:07:12.:07:14.

and they been doing it for a very long time. But I have to say I

:07:15.:07:18.

wouldn't mind if I was on that field playing with Modric and Rakitic.

:07:19.:07:23.

They are on the same page and their football IQ is second to none. This

:07:24.:07:27.

guy is just too much. At one point he lost the ball and I nearly fell

:07:28.:07:33.

off my chair! Long balls... 97% pass success. It's just too much. I love

:07:34.:07:46.

the way he goes forward with it. He plays it... I mean, it's almost too

:07:47.:07:51.

much at times. If you were throwing the ball with your hands you

:07:52.:07:54.

couldn't be as precise as this guy is. It's fantastic. The 97% success,

:07:55.:07:59.

that is great, but it is progressive. Not just easy sideways

:08:00.:08:06.

passes. Mandzukic, not happened for him yet. Some good movement from him

:08:07.:08:10.

but he needs to get in on the goal-scoring act if Croatia are

:08:11.:08:13.

going to go all the way in this tournament. My opinion, really

:08:14.:08:17.

quickly, is that I feel he knows it's not going for him. He knows

:08:18.:08:22.

he's not getting the goals but what he puts in his workrate, he himself

:08:23.:08:28.

and produces a tremendous amount of work rate for the team. Exactly the

:08:29.:08:33.

same, he's unselfish. You want him to be a tiny bit more alert but he

:08:34.:08:39.

will score again. The way those guys play together, he will score again

:08:40.:08:43.

for sure. I love his unselfish and it's in terms of his running and the

:08:44.:08:48.

way he moves inside the box also is very good. Defending champions Spain

:08:49.:08:56.

played their second match later, against Turkey. Earlier, Italy, so

:08:57.:09:01.

impressive against Belgium, took on Sweden in Toulouse. Commentator is

:09:02.:09:03.

Guy Mowbray. COMMENTATOR: Now Ibrahimovic. That's

:09:04.:09:14.

a great pass, potentially. John Guidetti! It is a blaze finish.

:09:15.:09:24.

Larsson has his thumb in the air and he's absolutely right to. But the

:09:25.:09:27.

skill of the match and be part of the match comes from Sweden's number

:09:28.:09:29.

ten, of course it does. Ibrahimovic! Ibrahimovic is offside. The flag

:09:30.:09:50.

went up straightaway. He knows that even if it hadn't counted, he really

:09:51.:09:57.

ought to have poked it over the line and even. -- and in.

:09:58.:10:08.

What a ball in that was from Emanuele Giaccherini. He read it and

:10:09.:10:30.

moved away from his marker, Olsson, and he thought he had scored.

:10:31.:10:40.

Knocked down to Eder by Zaza. Eder goes on! We have a winner! Yet

:10:41.:10:46.

another late one at this championship. It is Chiellini with

:10:47.:10:57.

the quick throw, Zaza with the knock-down, Eder with plenty to do

:10:58.:11:01.

from there and he did every bit of it. Italy are all but into the last

:11:02.:11:12.

16. Italy 1-0 Sweden. There is Linda -- Lindelof, Ibrahimovic. Sweden

:11:13.:11:17.

appeal for a penalty but the referee is not interested. Sooner or later

:11:18.:11:23.

at this championship, some team will get a penalty for that sort of foul

:11:24.:11:28.

will stop Sweden will argue, why not us today? That leaves Group E

:11:29.:11:33.

looking like this. Italy safely through to the last 16 with a game

:11:34.:11:37.

to spare, following a second straight win. The Republic of

:11:38.:11:41.

Ireland are in action against Belgium tomorrow. Our next live

:11:42.:11:48.

football is tomorrow in Group F, Iceland versus Hungary at 4:30pm on

:11:49.:11:53.

BBC One, followed by Portugal against Austria, two teams who

:11:54.:11:59.

looked back to their best -- who were not at their best in the

:12:00.:12:00.

opening matches. All three home nations sides are

:12:01.:12:08.

taking it easy today with some light training and no media activities

:12:09.:12:13.

after yesterday's action. For England's Jamie Vardy, he can

:12:14.:12:17.

reflect on the journey he has taken, from non-league to Roy Hodgson's

:12:18.:12:18.

saviour. We played a League Cup game at a

:12:19.:12:25.

place called Wickers Lee... We had game but there was a young lad

:12:26.:12:41.

playing for the opposition who caused my defenders more problems

:12:42.:12:44.

than they have had all season. I managed to get a number for him and

:12:45.:12:48.

contacted him, he came up with his dad. I showed him the setup here and

:12:49.:12:54.

a couple of days later he rang me and said he would sign for us. Jamie

:12:55.:12:59.

comes from Hillsborough, which is probably about five miles down the

:13:00.:13:03.

road. He had been at Sheffield Wednesday and been released. I

:13:04.:13:08.

thought when I first saw him come at his first touch was unbelievable.

:13:09.:13:15.

The first time he got the ball hit killed it and ran past a defender

:13:16.:13:19.

and you're suddenly thinking, he looks a decent player. He was the

:13:20.:13:28.

best because he never looked back bag is left people alone, worked his

:13:29.:13:33.

socks off for the team, and his pace was electric. He would go past

:13:34.:13:36.

people dribbling with the ball at his feet, and his finishing, his

:13:37.:13:38.

finishing was superb. I watch him score the goals now and

:13:39.:13:49.

I've seen him score those type of goals when he was that stocks

:13:50.:13:54.

bridge, so nothing surprises me what he's doing. He moved up very

:13:55.:13:59.

comfortably and I think that's what he's done throughout his career. He

:14:00.:14:04.

left ear and was the top scorer, he was at Halifax and their top scorer,

:14:05.:14:09.

Fleetwood Town's top scorer and now he has finished up Leicester City's

:14:10.:14:15.

top scorer. I never thought he would have finished where he has done,

:14:16.:14:20.

winning the championship with Leicester and scoring for England,

:14:21.:14:23.

that's even beyond what I thought he would do. He is a nice lad and he

:14:24.:14:28.

deserves it for the work he's put in. He's obviously the most

:14:29.:14:33.

successful ever to come from 's Oxbridge, he will be forever

:14:34.:14:37.

remembered at this club. For the young lads coming through, it's nice

:14:38.:14:42.

for them to have someone like that to look at and think they can do it.

:14:43.:14:49.

Lots of people who been rejected at higher clubs did not believe they

:14:50.:14:54.

were good enough to play at a higher level. I'm sitting in the Jamie

:14:55.:14:55.

Vardy Stand, which is fantastic. COMMENTATOR: Cech came and didn't

:14:56.:15:09.

get there. Perisic! Rakitic, Perisic arriving at the back, Rakitic goes

:15:10.:15:16.

alone! Perisic! 1-0. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Croatia take

:15:17.:15:18.

the lead. Croatia lead at half-time. Vincent

:15:19.:15:29.

Kompany has written off the Czech Republic anyway so they cannot

:15:30.:15:33.

possibly come back. We might have a team actually score three goals for

:15:34.:15:37.

the first time in this tournament, do we think? We might but we have

:15:38.:15:41.

written teams off already at half-time in this tournament and

:15:42.:15:47.

they come back. Steve Wilson for the second half. No changes at half-time

:15:48.:15:54.

from either manager. The Czech Republic have a job to do if they

:15:55.:15:57.

are going to get back into this game such was the extent of Croatia's

:15:58.:16:07.

superiority. Arte Cacic, the coach of Croatia. A very popular

:16:08.:16:15.

appointment when he took over. He has been the assistant manager at

:16:16.:16:19.

Libya amongst other things. The feeling was that he did not quite

:16:20.:16:25.

have a top-notch CV but Croatia are looking like a pretty top-notch team

:16:26.:16:29.

at the moment. His lack of coaching experience, obviously, but how you

:16:30.:16:38.

get the best out of these players, all these players, the side are

:16:39.:16:41.

working for each other and he seems to be adding the right dynamics to

:16:42.:16:45.

the side. You have to be able to know how to work with these top

:16:46.:16:48.

players and he is certainly doing it. On the front foot again with

:16:49.:16:58.

Rakitic. They have to be so careful, the Czech Republic. That was half a

:16:59.:17:05.

chance. One of the things which will be in their mind, I imagine, the

:17:06.:17:11.

Czech Republic, if they lose this game they can only finish third in

:17:12.:17:13.

this group. That is the best scenario. And if you are one of the

:17:14.:17:21.

best placed third teams, you go through. But if you take a hiding

:17:22.:17:24.

from someone in this tournament, you will not be one of the best placed.

:17:25.:17:30.

So they do not want to be on the end of a drubbing from Croatia. You can

:17:31.:17:37.

have a good win yourself, and the team can be unbeaten or what have

:17:38.:17:41.

you. It makes it so much more interesting to think of a lot of

:17:42.:17:44.

nations that would not necessarily have a chance of getting out.

:17:45.:17:55.

Brozovic, back to his captain. Limbersky covering.

:17:56.:18:08.

Corluka with the Petr Cech -esque headgear on. A really good player,

:18:09.:18:22.

Rakitic. A little bit more freedom in this side as well. Of course,

:18:23.:18:31.

when you have the quality like Modric, it frees you to go and

:18:32.:18:39.

create things. It works so well. A good effort from Karabakh to put

:18:40.:18:57.

under pressure. A problem his hand. -- a problem with his hand. He has

:18:58.:19:08.

maybe just caught his fingers in the turf there. And bent his wrist over.

:19:09.:19:40.

Rosicky is trying to exploit a witness in the left-back.

:19:41.:19:59.

Skagerrak's ball in. Ten seoinage's ball out. -- Vida's ball out.

:20:00.:20:24.

Well played by Corluka. It finds its way to Rakitic. Perisic thought it

:20:25.:20:39.

was going to go to Mandzukic. I think he thought that Rakitic was

:20:40.:20:43.

going to take the strike on. A brilliant run initially.

:20:44.:21:29.

They are certainly approaching it in a more offensive fashion in the

:21:30.:21:35.

second half, the Czech Republic. They could not get any deeper at

:21:36.:21:39.

times, so they have to try to find something to go forward, to be more

:21:40.:21:45.

positive and come out brighter. Luka Modric. Back into Brozovic. Brozovic

:21:46.:21:58.

taken out of the attack by Darijo Srna's cross. They will try to keep

:21:59.:22:11.

this away from Darijo Srna. Another demonstration of how to

:22:12.:22:11.

counterattack well. Five up here in white shirts. Back

:22:12.:22:19.

in two Rosicky. Captain and lofted up. -- kept in. A

:22:20.:22:43.

good strike. That is really encouraging for the man behind the

:22:44.:22:44.

goal. Vida did well, actually. Good work

:22:45.:23:28.

on the turn from Krejci. A good strike, but comfortable enough. They

:23:29.:23:36.

have broken their duck, the Czech Republic, in terms of shots on goal.

:23:37.:24:03.

Luka Modric. A little injection of pace. Perisic almost got there. The

:24:04.:24:15.

Hoffenheim right back at his hands full. He did well. He anticipated

:24:16.:24:20.

the run early. Vida's header for Croatia. And is

:24:21.:24:51.

Modric. Excellent from Modric. -- anticipated by Modric. The Croatian

:24:52.:24:55.

front line know that when Modric picks it up, he will make you run

:24:56.:25:02.

and pick you out. He has been unlucky on a few occasions but his

:25:03.:25:06.

initial thought is to look for the pass. Rakitic and Brozovic.

:25:07.:25:30.

Was he knocked over deliberately? Here is a lack. -- here is Skalak.

:25:31.:25:47.

He is not working in unison with the full-back. Stalag and Kaderabek,

:25:48.:25:57.

they are the two looking to get forward.

:25:58.:26:38.

There is -- Perisic has continued his run.

:26:39.:27:31.

A fantastic ball from Mandzukic. You feel like when Perisic is coming on

:27:32.:27:39.

the inside, it puts him in a goal-scoring position.

:27:40.:27:58.

And it is a free kick to the Czech Republic for the foul. Perisic,

:27:59.:28:12.

still attacking. Well covered. So much brighter from the Czech

:28:13.:28:15.

Republic going forward. I was not sure about that headgear.

:28:16.:28:28.

Before this tournament, Croatia found out that they had an extra

:28:29.:28:33.

team in the World Cup qualifying group, Kosovo. Joining the UEFA

:28:34.:28:42.

family. Dealing with Croatia in World Cup qualifying, along with

:28:43.:28:50.

Iceland, Turkey and Finland. The Czech Republic will play Northern

:28:51.:28:57.

Ireland in qualifying for the next World Cup. Rakitic, a foul by

:28:58.:29:08.

Plasil. Just breaking up, Plasil. A big break to his right. Brozovic and

:29:09.:29:17.

Mandzukic making good runs. Although they are a little bit deeper in this

:29:18.:29:21.

half, Croatia, they are still a threat going forward. The Czech

:29:22.:29:32.

Republic, 11 different goal-scorers in qualifying for this tournament.

:29:33.:29:35.

And they cannot find one know that they are here.

:29:36.:29:49.

Given away by Hubnik. Rakitic is onside and clips it over Petr Cech.

:29:50.:30:04.

Croatia lead by two. Hubnik has sold his sides down the river. 2-0 to

:30:05.:30:06.

Croatia. And they will do very well to come

:30:07.:30:28.

back from that, the Czech Republic. Great anticipation from Brozovic.

:30:29.:30:41.

Sloppy possession. He sees that Rakitic is very. The Czech Republic

:30:42.:30:48.

defence are split. That is a super finish. I thought initially he was

:30:49.:30:54.

going to go around him but he sees that Petr Cech is coming out and he

:30:55.:30:59.

has the awareness and presence of mind to send it over him. A

:31:00.:31:04.

brilliant finish. Nothing more than they have deserved on that first

:31:05.:31:11.

half performance. Croatia, so much more dominant in this game.

:31:12.:31:16.

And Ivan Rakitic finally has his first goal in tournament football.

:31:17.:31:26.

Lovely finish, wasn't it? Brilliant finish. Yes, delightfully done by

:31:27.:31:40.

Rakitic. We came into the tournament saying, are they dark horses? Their

:31:41.:31:44.

ranking suggests they will be a really good side in this tournament.

:31:45.:31:48.

The quality of players they have at their disposal suggests that too. We

:31:49.:31:53.

know full well that Croatia will be a really good side come the end of

:31:54.:31:58.

the tournament. With the quality they've got, they could come all the

:31:59.:32:03.

way. Just a little worried about Luka Modric here.

:32:04.:32:09.

And it is Modric who is coming off. No need to risk the conductor in

:32:10.:32:23.

chief for any longer. A smile from Modric. That would suggest that it's

:32:24.:32:30.

just a little touch on his fly and he's fine. Kovacic comes on. Of

:32:31.:32:39.

course we said before, he's the Talisman, Modric. But this boy,

:32:40.:32:46.

Kovacic, is a very talented footballer. He is a player who likes

:32:47.:32:52.

to pick passes and get them forward quickly and get attackers into the

:32:53.:33:02.

game. They can almost start booking the venue for their big night out!

:33:03.:33:10.

What was it he said again, Steve? Almost can't repeat it, word for

:33:11.:33:12.

word. Good ball into Rakitic, Brozovic is

:33:13.:33:30.

in the middle! But so was Cech. Well, with nearly half an hour to

:33:31.:33:35.

go, you would be a bit worried now if you're the coach of the Czech

:33:36.:33:37.

Republic, paddled -- Pavel Vrba must be beginning to

:33:38.:33:51.

worry that his side are a bit out of their depth. Cech does well, it's

:33:52.:33:59.

just that delay. He delays it a split second and allows Cech to come

:34:00.:34:00.

out. That had actually looks as though

:34:01.:34:28.

he's a water polo player! -- that hat. I watched a bit of water polo

:34:29.:34:31.

at the Olympics in 2012. It's a corner. It came off the head

:34:32.:34:37.

of the Czech player. Cader Something it does do for Croatia,

:34:38.:35:07.

there is a slight doubt for Modric. Rakitic with this corner, Cech

:35:08.:35:09.

deciding to punch. Corluka. It's not all over for the Czech

:35:10.:35:24.

Republic if they do lose today, their final game is against Turkey

:35:25.:35:29.

in Lens. They're certainly going to have to win it if they can't get a

:35:30.:35:33.

recovery going here, which doesn't look likely.

:35:34.:36:02.

Hubnik, forward. Good defending, Darijo Srna. It's going to be a free

:36:03.:36:20.

kick to Croatia. Czech Republic are going to make their first change of

:36:21.:36:23.

the day any moment. Joseph surrounds I think is the

:36:24.:36:49.

player who is going to come on. -- Josef Sural. Sural and Skoda are

:36:50.:37:04.

actually going to come on. Rakitic in a good position, Brozovic almost

:37:05.:37:12.

found him, Mandzukic! Very close to number three. Well, he just panics,

:37:13.:37:24.

there. Can see what he's trying to do. It's a poor finish at the end of

:37:25.:37:28.

it. Mandzukic should be finishing that. He can take a touch, he can do

:37:29.:37:35.

anything, but he certainly should be getting a shot on target. So, Lafata

:37:36.:37:42.

is the first to come off, and he will be replaced by Milan Skoda, who

:37:43.:37:50.

plays for Slavia Prague. And Skalak goes off as well and Josef Sural of

:37:51.:38:05.

Sparta Prague comes on for him. Sural also came on in the opening

:38:06.:38:14.

defeat to Spain. Skoda's first appearance of these championships.

:38:15.:38:21.

Perisic, Mandzukic in the middle. Nothing given. It was a clumsy kind

:38:22.:38:27.

of challenge. Very, very clumsy. Sivok heading back into position,

:38:28.:38:38.

but it's a poor challenge. The full-back is having a nightmare.

:38:39.:38:43.

There are certainly more goals in this for Croatia if they really want

:38:44.:38:50.

them. It's actually Hubnik, just getting back into position. He just

:38:51.:38:55.

jumped into the back of Mandzukic. That's a foul. That should be given

:38:56.:38:56.

as a penalty. Free header. quickly and they caught each other.

:38:57.:39:40.

They're both entitled to go for it. I think they both did OK, clashing

:39:41.:39:44.

knees and everything, they will be fine. It really is poor from Hubnik.

:39:45.:39:58.

Well picked up on from Brozovic. That is absolute quality from

:39:59.:40:06.

Rakitic. You're out of position like that as well, you've got to be so

:40:07.:40:10.

precise with your passing. When Brozovic gets his head up, he knows

:40:11.:40:15.

they're out of position, he knows they are out of shape. That's

:40:16.:40:16.

quality. Well, the parent of them would

:40:17.:40:31.

appear to be OK. They're both going to come back on. I don't want to

:40:32.:40:41.

pre-empt the outcome of the Spain Turkey game later, funny things can

:40:42.:40:46.

happen, but it looks likely that the Croatia Spain game in Bordeaux on

:40:47.:40:50.

the 21st will be to decide who wins Group B -- Group D. Mandzukic is

:40:51.:41:02.

down at the moment. And there is, on paper anyway, everything is

:41:03.:41:06.

hypothetical, but with the third-place teams going through,

:41:07.:41:11.

there is, theoretically anyway, a distinct advantage to winning your

:41:12.:41:16.

group as opposed to finishing second. Were you sorting out who is

:41:17.:41:21.

playing who yesterday? I think we will all have trouble with that! I

:41:22.:41:25.

was sent what I can only describe as an algorithm to decide which of the

:41:26.:41:30.

third-place teams play against which of the third-place teams! How many

:41:31.:41:36.

permutations? A ridiculous number. I look forward to trying to work that

:41:37.:41:41.

out while the game is going on... And commentator at the same time! I

:41:42.:41:50.

think Mandzukic is saying to Mark Clattenburg there that that was a

:41:51.:42:00.

penalty earlier on. They've been sloppy at times in possession, the

:42:01.:42:03.

Czech Republic. I think they've been poor and Croatia have had

:42:04.:42:08.

comfortable possession. They have been played through far too easily.

:42:09.:42:17.

That's a free kick to Croatia for the foul of Sivok on Mandzukic.

:42:18.:42:25.

Sivok gets a yellow card. It's a difficult one here for Sivok,

:42:26.:42:31.

because Mandzukic is looking at him as bad ball is flighted towards him.

:42:32.:42:34.

He has his eye on the central defender. You just go to make the

:42:35.:42:40.

challenge. I'm not so sure it's a booking.

:42:41.:42:59.

Perisic and Rakitic are either side of the ball. Strinic has a straight

:43:00.:43:09.

run at it. Perisic and Rakitic already on the scoresheet today.

:43:10.:43:17.

It's Rakitic... And it's too high. Just to try and briefly explain this

:43:18.:43:21.

third-place thing, there are six groups and four third-place teams go

:43:22.:43:29.

through, but two don't. It's worked out on goal difference and goals

:43:30.:43:32.

scored, so if you feel that your country is destined to finish third

:43:33.:43:36.

in the group, if you are a fan of Northern Ireland, possibly the

:43:37.:43:40.

Republic of Ireland, possibly Wales, you may perhaps finish third in your

:43:41.:43:44.

group, so what you want is for other third-place teams in the group to

:43:45.:43:50.

have as few points as possible. That is why Croatia beating Czech

:43:51.:43:52.

Republic today is potentially good news for others.

:43:53.:44:09.

It goes against Rakitic and in favour of Jaroslav Plasil. I think

:44:10.:44:22.

if you offered Czech Republic a 0-2 now, they would probably take it.

:44:23.:44:27.

Yeah, they would. We were saying at half-time there has been no 3-0

:44:28.:44:32.

victory in the tournament so far, no one has scored three goals.

:44:33.:44:36.

Certainly a target for Croatia. Hubnik nearly did it again. He's

:44:37.:44:43.

always bouncing the passes, no real feel for the past, putting his

:44:44.:44:47.

team-mates under pressure. Brozovic is unfortunate, he now has a yellow

:44:48.:44:53.

card. His challenge was an Limbersky, who was played into

:44:54.:44:53.

trouble by Hubnik. A bit of the chastening experience

:44:54.:45:42.

this for the Czech Republic. No real threat in the final third, Croatia's

:45:43.:45:44.

third of the field. Strinic wins it. Well cut out by

:45:45.:46:13.

Tomas Rosicky. To Limbersky. A good first touch for Kaderabek. Drove

:46:14.:46:24.

back in. Dangerous! It's in! What a great ball in by Tomas Rosicky. And

:46:25.:46:31.

Milan Skoda headed into the back of the net. Not many people saw that

:46:32.:46:41.

coming. That is another highlight of this tournament, substitutes making

:46:42.:46:46.

an impact on the game. A brilliant ball in from Rosicky. And what a

:46:47.:46:55.

brilliant header from Skoda. Sea bass Eck had no chance in goal. --

:46:56.:47:04.

Subasic. Czech Republic now have a lifeline.

:47:05.:47:09.

Well, that has changed the complexion in Saint Etienne. No

:47:10.:47:24.

doubt about it. Skoda's header and now his charge down the touchline.

:47:25.:47:33.

That is a foul again, a brilliant ball in. Going away from goal,

:47:34.:47:45.

Skoda, generating a lot of power. He is falling backwards, and it is the

:47:46.:47:52.

power that is generated. In the position that Skoda is in, to get

:47:53.:47:57.

that much power... It is a very good header. The goalkeepers do not like

:47:58.:48:08.

your criticism. It is never their fault.

:48:09.:48:23.

Managing to pick Croatia's pockets here, they have a chance of taking

:48:24.:48:32.

something from this game. Losing Modric, they have lost that linking

:48:33.:48:40.

play in midfield. He is a talented player, Kovacic, but he is not able

:48:41.:48:51.

to set up play like Modric does. Plasil is forward. Strinic.

:48:52.:49:16.

Dangerous. Perisic. It is still in play. Some fairly keystone Cop

:49:17.:49:30.

defending going on. A brilliant ball in. Mandzukic was a little bit on

:49:31.:49:38.

his heels, even when the cross came back in. Brozovic was a bit static.

:49:39.:49:56.

Strinic with the throw. Rakitic got a touch on it. Skoda making a

:49:57.:50:05.

nuisance of himself. The clearance from Cholla cup falls two Rosicky.

:50:06.:50:17.

-- Corluka. It comes off Darijo Srna and it is out by Corluka. That was

:50:18.:50:22.

pure from Corluka. -- poor. They are full of life now, Croatia.

:50:23.:50:32.

That is dangerous. Trying to go outside Sivok. Staying

:50:33.:51:06.

on his feet well. Brozovic and Mandzukic in the middle. Great

:51:07.:51:12.

attempt from Brozovic. A little deflection took an wide. What a goal

:51:13.:51:15.

that would have been. A brilliant breakaway. Again, Perisic driving

:51:16.:51:26.

forward. Brozovic just cannot get the strike on target. Brilliant

:51:27.:51:27.

play. Darijo Srna with the ball in. Brozovic has been excellent today.

:51:28.:51:51.

But this game is not won. For all their superiority, Croatia. Strinic

:51:52.:51:56.

with the clearance. Tomas Rosicky. Danger here. Taken

:51:57.:52:46.

away by Corluka. Corluka has done brilliantly. A cross to Mandzukic.

:52:47.:52:58.

That gets a huge ovation. From the fans behind the goal. A good

:52:59.:53:08.

challenge at the end. Brozovic was on target. I think Petr Cech would

:53:09.:53:10.

have had to make the save. Good decision. Milan Skoda has

:53:11.:53:52.

suddenly given them something. A very good header. But he is no

:53:53.:54:00.

spring chicken. He is 30. His fourth international goal. And he is just

:54:01.:54:03.

giving them something to think about. He is allowing the Czech

:54:04.:54:10.

Republic players to get up in support of him.

:54:11.:54:34.

He would have been hoping to send that behind but it is a corner to

:54:35.:54:40.

Croatia. Looking for the foul they are. It was a foul, really, when he

:54:41.:54:44.

shot over. -- shoved him over. Rakitic, the Croatian corner. Good

:54:45.:55:01.

play by Petr Cech. A great ball by Strinic. Three

:55:02.:55:32.

arriving in the middle. A lovely ball in to Brozovic. Fair play,

:55:33.:55:40.

because they ran back a long way to make that challenge. Again, it is

:55:41.:55:46.

the pace of Perisic. Brozovic has really contributed today. The person

:55:47.:55:52.

who tracked the run made the challenge. Brilliant defending.

:55:53.:56:07.

The kit is wide. -- the kick. The Czech Republic bringing an striker

:56:08.:56:26.

who started the opening group defeat to Spain. Plasil makes way for

:56:27.:56:41.

Necid. The game might have to be held up here for those flares. There

:56:42.:56:47.

will be fines due. UEFA are very harsh on players. -- flares. No pun

:56:48.:57:06.

intended. And again, you just wonder how, given the security, how do you

:57:07.:57:14.

get those inside? We have seen numerous bag checks on route to the

:57:15.:57:18.

stadium. And it is not just one or two. There are ten, 12.

:57:19.:57:33.

The Croatian players appealing to their supporters to behave.

:57:34.:57:48.

And I am afraid that these are very sorry indeed in the context of what

:57:49.:57:57.

has happened France over the last 12 months. Mark Clattenburg here is

:57:58.:58:00.

bringing the players together to the middle of the pitch. And will be

:58:01.:58:11.

repercussions and they will serious ones for the Croatian football

:58:12.:58:19.

Federation, no question about it. Mark Clattenburg has handled this

:58:20.:58:24.

quite calmly. He is now speaking to the UEFA official on the near side.

:58:25.:58:35.

And there are now fights breaking out in the Croatian segment of the

:58:36.:58:36.

ground. It would appear to be difficult to judge from

:58:37.:58:56.

here, but it would appear to be solely among the Croatian

:58:57.:59:03.

supporters. One or two green jacketed stewards and security

:59:04.:59:08.

people have made their way into that sector of the crowd. And an

:59:09.:59:11.

announcement is being made over the PA system in Croatian. And I am

:59:12.:59:18.

afraid that there is now quite a serious scuffle going on behind that

:59:19.:59:28.

end of the ground. The Croatian federation, and their team, may well

:59:29.:59:36.

face a similar, albeit suspended punishment, to that handing over the

:59:37.:59:40.

Russian team at the moment, because this is very much in UEFA's

:59:41.:59:44.

jurisdiction. -- hanging over. And they will take action. And Croatia,

:59:45.:59:52.

I am afraid, they do not have a very good track record.

:59:53.:00:01.

They have had problems at Croatian matches with far right groups,

:00:02.:00:07.

particularly games played against Italy in the past, one in Genoa

:00:08.:00:14.

particular you. They also had a problem in Split skin qualifying for

:00:15.:00:20.

this tournament. This is completely spoiling what has been an enjoyable

:00:21.:00:26.

afternoon of football, and their side is winning the game. It has

:00:27.:00:32.

ruined the day, totally ruined it from Croatia's point of view. Such a

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good side, talented performance again from them. These are sad, sad

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scenes here. They have in the past had to play matches behind closed

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doors in Croatia. The game will get back under way,

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but that has left an acrid smell in the air and a sour taste in the

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mouth. Pavel Kaderabek with this throw for

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the Czech Republic. Up to Mandzukic, Perisic. Brozovic is in the middle.

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Rakitic... Kovacic here. Hit Hubnik with the shot. Tomas Rosicky has

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come-down holding the back of his right thigh, and when Tomas Rosicky

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goes down, the Czech players and fans will be worried, because he has

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only played 20 minutes of club football this season for Arsenal

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during the whole campaign and they are currently getting the medical

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people on for Rosicky. That is worrying. He's back on his feet. It

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may have been cramped, I can only assume that's what it was, because

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he is back on his feet. Big header. Corluka took it away at the last

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minute, what has Mark Clattenburg given here? He's given a penalty!

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Not sure if it's handball or not. Well, Croatia, who had this game

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absolutely under control, are in danger here. Fedo

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Vida's hand is up. It's an absolutely spot on decision by Mark

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Clattenburg. What's he doing with his hands in the air like that?

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They've dominated the game. Thomas Tomas Necid here to take a point for

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the Czech Republic in a game they've hardly ever been in. 2-2!

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CHEERING Well, they were in huge trouble in

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this game at 2-0 down. There seemed no way back in the game, possibly no

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way back in the tournament. Against the unpleasant backdrop of trouble

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amongst the Croatian fans, the Czech Republic have equalised. It's

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another substitution with a big impact on the game. Subasic dives to

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his right hand side. Necid goes for power, in the roof of the net. It's

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another substitute, it's another late, late goal. And it is 2-2.

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Why on earth is he challenging with his hands in the air like that?

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Brilliant decision from Clattenburg, he spots it early.

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Here is Vida. We're about to find out how much additional time there

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will be. Even though the goal came in the 94th minute, that was the

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94th minute of play time, which was interrupted. Two substitutes and

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they both score. Where have we heard that before, not so long ago?

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They've put them under pressure, put balls into the area. Any defence is

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going to struggle with it. Vida and Corluka have done well today,

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defended everything in front of them. The ball played into a

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dangerous area. Croatia want to get Gordon Schildenfeld on as a late

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substitute. Necid, who scored the equalising goal. We were talking

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about them winning 3-0, but it's amazing, that one moment as changed

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everything in this game. Corluka. Well, also, Kevin, the stoppage may

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also have contributed to the Croatian team's downfall here. It

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may have done. You don't know what's going on in their minds

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collectively. You're right. But momentum, certainly since the goal,

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was with the Czech Republic. They're still a threat on the break

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themselves, Croatia. Rakitic is coming off, Gordon Schildenfeld of

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Dinamo Zagreb is coming on. A player who looks almost certain to join

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Atletico Madrid... In by Skoda. Subasic to Darijo Srna. It feels

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like the party has been put on hold, for Croatia. I would hope so, after

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that. The thing is, why he has brought Schildenfeld on, it's about

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protecting what he's got. They certainly don't want to lose this

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game now. Perisic, that is a trip. Extraordinary. Croatia were 2-0 up

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and cruising, making substitutions to try to stop themselves from

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losing the game. Extraordinary. Header on, Necid back on his feet,

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surrounded by white shirts. It's a corner to the Czech Republic. The

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first corner of the game. So poor defensively as well, making bad

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decisions. They could actually win this. In

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goes the corner kick. Subasic came and didn't get anywhere near it.

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It's another corner. A brilliant ball in from Darida. Going to take

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this one too. Seven white shirts in the Croatian penalty area. That in

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mere -- Darida with the corner kick.

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Kovacic, Limbersky there. Fantastic control. Necid! Just beaten in the

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air. Corluka away. Corluka was foul, Croatia have a free kick. That is

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why Schildenfeld has been brought on. What a ball that was into the

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area. Brilliant defending. They just can't get it right, can they, at

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all, in these last few minutes, Croatia? Well, the second half

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started 55 minutes ago. I think it's about to end. It is. The Czech

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Republic have taken a point from a game which seemed way, way, way

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beyond them. They looked out of their depth against this Croatian

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side for a long time, but then Pavel Vrba made two substitutions and the

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late penalty from Necid has earned them a vital point, but in a game

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which has been in I'm afraid, overshadowed by crowd trouble,

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Croatian supporters fighting each other and throwing flares inside the

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stadium. There will be repercussions for the Croatian FA and there may be

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repercussions for their team, because it has finished Croatia 2-2

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Czech Republic. STUDIO

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Croatia a point clear of defending champions Spain at the top of Group

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D. Spain will qualify for the last 16 if they beat Turkey this evening.

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Czech Republic with their first point on the board in quite

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remarkable circumstances. Vincent, you said at half-time there was no

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way they could come back. I know this is almost your prepubescent

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punditry period, but I'm not going to let you off that one! We

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mentioned before they did not have the pace to get out and Croatia was

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really dominating them, but except for the flares and everything going

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on, the game changed because they decided to play direct. They have

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got physical strikers and all of a sudden chances started to happen for

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them. They played to their strengths and that's way they're going to get

:12:40.:12:43.

anything out of the next few games as well. Good penalty, by the way.

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Very good. How much do you think the flares perhaps played a part in that

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at the end? The players were clearly gesturing at their own fans do not

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do that. You don't want to take anything away from the Czech

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Republic. I was disappointed they took the focus away from their own

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team. You can't do that sort of thing at a football match. You can't

:13:10.:13:14.

do that. That was stupid and not right. Why would you go to the

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stadium and do that? To go back in a certain way to the game, I think

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that did disturb the Croatian team and also, Modric coming off changed

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the whole game, for me. He was crucial when he went off, the

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control he had, they lost, and it gave momentum to the checks.

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It's an incredible point for the Czech Republic from nowhere. Yeah,

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it comes from nowhere, but after what you've seen and the images, you

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almost feel like it's a little bit of justice, not in footballing

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terms, but what has happened there? I do not understand it. It's their

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own fans against each other. I suspect they will get similar to

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Russia, a warning, or do you think they will go further? That was even

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worse than what we saw in the stadium with the Russian fans. I

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guess to be fair you have too warned them, because it would be all most

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unfair if they said no, you've got to go. But I would say that is very

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stupid. Sadly we've got no time at this juncture but that's it from us.

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For much of the game it looked like Croatia's flair would see them

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through to the knockout stage, but their fans' flares may have cost

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them dear. Goodbye. COMMENTATOR: Perisic... Perisic!

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1-0, to the surprise of absolutely nobody. Rakitic is onside and clips

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it over Petr Cech. It is 2-0 to Croatia. Curled back in dangerously,

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it is in. Tomas Necid,

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