:01:50. > :01:55.One game down for all 16 sides at Euro 2012 and the outlook is good
:01:55. > :01:59.so far, with eight more goals than four years ago. Tonight, Group A is
:01:59. > :02:03.back in the limelight, and as they did such a good job of pronouncing
:02:03. > :02:08.the player names on day one of the tournament, we've asked David James
:02:09. > :02:12.and Robbie Savage back. Here's the plan.
:02:12. > :02:16.Co-hosts Poland will be looking for ther first win - but group leaders
:02:16. > :02:20.Russia will take all the beating. After that, we'll see 2004
:02:20. > :02:22.champions Greece take on the pointless Czech Republic. Yesterday
:02:22. > :02:28.England showed some French resistance - we've reaction to
:02:28. > :02:38.their draw in Donetsk. And we'll have the latest from the Irish camp,
:02:38. > :02:42.
:02:42. > :02:47.who have a mountain to climb again Of pitch matters first engine may
:02:47. > :02:51.have seen on the news that they have been some disturbances in
:02:51. > :02:58.Warsaw this evening. There were clashes between Polish and Russian
:02:58. > :03:03.fans before this evening's game. The afternoon began with a march
:03:03. > :03:11.through Warsaw to the stadium to celebrate Russia's national day.
:03:11. > :03:15.May harm caused by a mindless minority. Let us get to the
:03:15. > :03:18.football. Regardless of the score between the Czech Republic and
:03:18. > :03:21.Greece, a win for the Russians would make them the first team into
:03:21. > :03:25.the quarter finals of Euro 2012. Co-hosts Poland were the opposition
:03:25. > :03:29.in their own capital city, Warsaw, and that's were we're off to first.
:03:29. > :03:32.Poland got off to a flyer in their opener against Greece. Head boy
:03:32. > :03:35.Lewandowski soared but after that, it was hellas - they conceded an
:03:35. > :03:45.equaliser, Szczesny was sent off - but thankfully super sub Titon
:03:45. > :03:46.
:03:46. > :03:48.saved the day. Coach Smuda said they were paralysed by the pressure.
:03:48. > :03:51.Russia were four-midable against the Czech Republic, with coach
:03:51. > :03:55.Advocaat toasting a champagne performance from his team and
:03:55. > :03:58.skipper Arshavin. The little man was too hot to handle and with the
:03:58. > :04:03.equally lively Dzagoev netting a double, they looked impressive,
:04:03. > :04:13.earning their dark horse tag. Mick McCarthy and Simon Brotherton are
:04:13. > :04:21.
:04:21. > :04:26.conflict meat as Warsaw comes to a standstill. Even more than the
:04:26. > :04:30.opening game, this is the one that has captured de local imagination.
:04:30. > :04:36.The newspapers are full of it and TV has shown little else in the
:04:37. > :04:46.build up. Ireland are without their first-choice goalkeeper, Szczesny,
:04:47. > :05:05.
:05:05. > :05:15.Lewandowski for inspiration. The nationality of the referee and
:05:15. > :05:19.
:05:19. > :05:23.match officials, they are from Germany. Not surprisingly, 26 Polly
:05:23. > :05:33.Stakes with the players to start to the tournament so well with their
:05:33. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :06:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:06:47. > :06:57.4-1 win over the Czech Republic. Lewandowski. Russia are leaving two
:06:57. > :07:04.
:07:04. > :07:07.up, looking to catch them on the The Russians making such a good
:07:07. > :07:17.start to the tournament and they played so well for years ago before
:07:17. > :07:21.
:07:21. > :07:31.finally coming unstuck in the last Lewandowski. He is quite from time
:07:31. > :07:57.
:07:57. > :08:03.to time there when he comes alive It went up well before the ball hit
:08:03. > :08:13.the back of the net. I know it does not count but the football from it
:08:13. > :08:14.
:08:14. > :08:24.was brilliant. It shows the quality of players in this tournament. The
:08:24. > :08:26.
:08:26. > :08:36.incisiveness of the passing was attendance is more than we were
:08:36. > :08:44.
:08:44. > :08:54.told was the capacity for the to get out of the way of that,
:08:54. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:34.of getting past. He certainly does. It is a stupid place to give a
:09:34. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:53.goal of the tournament already. All Poland's good work is undone in an
:09:53. > :10:03.instant. The worst thing for me is that the Polish defenders backed
:10:03. > :10:03.
:10:03. > :10:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:10:44. > :10:54.off. As the keeper gets people a but he was able to recover.
:10:54. > :11:28.
:11:28. > :11:38.missed the opportunity to shoot stayed down, but the goalkeeper
:11:38. > :12:13.
:12:13. > :12:23.Blaszczykowski! And the host nation celebrate in every corner of the
:12:23. > :12:25.
:12:25. > :12:30.land. Poland are level. This is such a great goal. Arshavin gives
:12:30. > :12:39.it away but we should not really talk about that, at the finish, on
:12:39. > :12:43.his left foot. Blaszczykowski absolutely nailed it. Fabulous. A
:12:43. > :12:46.deserved equaliser from the way they have played this second half.
:12:46. > :12:56.There will not be many more better finishers than that during this
:12:56. > :13:36.
:13:36. > :13:44.nearly squeezed it underneath the Malafeev. Great football, a
:13:44. > :13:52.fantastic football. And another good save. Poland have a proud
:13:52. > :14:02.footballing tradition. Will we be talking about some of the current
:14:02. > :14:02.
:14:02. > :15:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:15:15. > :15:20.mind there. It was probably not who are showing plenty of vigour.
:15:20. > :15:30.Ignashevich, voted 11 years straight at the best defender in
:15:30. > :15:30.
:15:31. > :15:35.the Russian league. It is incredible, there was a great
:15:35. > :15:43.opportunity to put a cross in with the left but, but he get between
:15:44. > :15:53.two defenders and hits it with his right foot.
:15:54. > :16:08.
:16:08. > :16:11.final whistle, and Poland have a precious point. Smiles all round
:16:11. > :16:17.the National Stadium. The goal of the night from Jakub Blaszczykowski,
:16:17. > :16:27.a stunning second-half equaliser to rule out the first-half header from
:16:27. > :16:38.
:16:38. > :16:42.performance, all to play for in the David, it was breathless at times.
:16:42. > :16:46.You have to be careful about forming opinions of teams after
:16:46. > :16:49.just one game, because I thought Russia approach this game
:16:49. > :16:52.differently, and then Poland looked better than we had given them
:16:52. > :16:58.credit for. After the first game, you thought
:16:58. > :17:05.Russia would breeze this by three or four goals. They said that with
:17:05. > :17:09.the mentality of not needing to win. Four points after two games is a
:17:09. > :17:14.very good situation, and they played that way. Poland were
:17:14. > :17:19.unfortunate, I think, not to take the winner against Greece, and
:17:19. > :17:23.looked like the better side today. They did it with real discipline
:17:23. > :17:28.and cornice under fire, and that is after the manager said they were
:17:28. > :17:32.paralysed by pressure in the first game. This was very different?
:17:33. > :17:36.I thought they were fantastic tactically, the manager got it spot
:17:36. > :17:41.on. They played well on the break and were first to do the poor, as
:17:41. > :17:48.they did it all again. They were the better team, they did not lead
:17:48. > :17:53.Russia have any space. They were driving into the middle of that --
:17:53. > :17:57.middle of the defence, Russia, and the ball was getting picked off.
:17:57. > :18:07.There is NO-SPACE, the good Russian players cannot get SPACEBAR stop no
:18:07. > :18:29.
:18:29. > :18:38.time on the ball, just getting pass and a fantastic finish will
:18:38. > :18:43.It was Polanski picking up the ball, it and Lewandowski takes a bit of
:18:43. > :18:46.kicking but holds the ball up well. He could easily play in the Premier
:18:47. > :18:53.League, a lot of speculation about him coming here. He was fantastic
:18:53. > :18:57.today. They mainly a -- may be only made
:18:57. > :19:06.one mistake at the back, the Polish, and it cost them.
:19:06. > :19:12.Yes, they looked good. This is the first free kick. The second free
:19:12. > :19:22.kick, Andy Cole for Russia, they are too deep, the keeper could not
:19:22. > :19:23.
:19:24. > :19:26.come and it is 1-0. They got sucked in a bit, only by a
:19:26. > :19:30.yard, is that the difference between making a clean catch or
:19:30. > :19:36.conceding a goal? Absolutely. The young goalkeeper,
:19:36. > :19:40.the first one, he has controlled the area, but the second free kick,
:19:40. > :19:46.he is ten men to push up, there is confusion, it allows Russia to come
:19:47. > :19:51.in, the guy makes a run in from the edge of the box and it is a goal.
:19:51. > :19:55.You can play all the pretty football you what, you can have the
:19:55. > :19:59.attacking three players 30 yards out, but they had very few chances.
:19:59. > :20:06.We have put them all together and it looks like the Polish manager
:20:06. > :20:16.got it absolutely right, because they had a torn Lyne good chances.
:20:16. > :20:23.
:20:23. > :20:30.Russia flattered to deceive in the first game with four goals.
:20:30. > :20:34.Lewandowski and Polanski whereat the heart of things for Poland. The
:20:34. > :20:40.keeper has played superbly for Russia, he has got no chance for
:20:40. > :20:47.the goal. We are still waiting for a chance
:20:48. > :20:52.from Russia, there is very little. Arshavin today I got tired towards
:20:52. > :21:02.the end, he did not influence the game like he did the first game.
:21:02. > :21:05.
:21:05. > :21:14.The Russian people was fantastic. - The set-up for Poland, they will
:21:14. > :21:24.compact, and they scored. So 14! Would you like some Polish
:21:24. > :21:49.
:21:49. > :21:54.I AM confused, are you taking Poland as a genuine threat?
:21:54. > :21:58.I still think Russia are the dark horses, but the way Poland played
:21:58. > :22:05.against Greece, we talk about them not winning because of the missed
:22:05. > :22:09.penalty, but Poland should have put that game out of sight.
:22:10. > :22:15.Let's move on to Greece verses the Czech Republic. They were both less
:22:15. > :22:25.than impressive in their first games. Let's go to the City of rats
:22:25. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:35.Greece conceded an early goal and had a man harshly sent off, but
:22:35. > :22:40.then equalised and could have won at a pop -- if Karagounis had not
:22:40. > :22:45.had his penalty saved. The Czech Republic were demolished
:22:45. > :22:50.by Russia 4-1, and looked demoralised. Petr Cech did not play
:22:50. > :23:00.well, and they will be helped if they do not play well in this game.
:23:00. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:10.their nation proud, against all odds, just as they did in the
:23:10. > :23:15.opening day. There is history in the European Championships between
:23:15. > :23:25.these two nations, Czech Republic fans do not need reminding of
:23:25. > :23:27.
:23:27. > :23:37.memories from eight years ago. A Greece's selection has not been
:23:37. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:46.straightforward. Papastathopoulos is suspended. Katsouranis moves
:23:46. > :23:55.back from midfield to his central defensive partnership.
:23:55. > :24:00.As far as the Czech Republic are concerned, they make two changes.
:24:00. > :24:03.Kadlec schmooze into central defence, with David Limbersky, who
:24:03. > :24:08.played in the Champions League, coming in at left-back. Despite
:24:08. > :24:18.some suggestions to the contrary, Euro 2004 Golden Boot winner Milan
:24:18. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:44.Baros does start and is the lone Republic! Petr Jiracek inside two-
:24:44. > :24:49.and-a-half minutes to give them the dream start. It is a brilliant ball
:24:49. > :24:55.through to him, the goalkeeper get a hand to lead, but Chalkias could
:24:55. > :25:03.not keep it out. The goalkeeper may be a little disappointed. The Czech
:25:03. > :25:13.Republic will not worry about that. Their strong army of supporters are
:25:13. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:25.togetherness with ten men against Poland. The Czechs know it they
:25:25. > :25:27.
:25:27. > :25:35.cannot let the Greek team off the hook. It has been bundled home by
:25:35. > :25:40.Pilar! We have not had five minutes! What a beginning for the
:25:40. > :25:46.Czech Republic and a disastrous start for Greece. That was all
:25:46. > :25:52.about the ball from Rosicky, the cost from Gebre Selassie -- the
:25:52. > :26:00.cross. And Pilar challenges with Katsouranis, who may have got the
:26:00. > :26:10.last touch. Delight from Michelle the leg and the Czech Republic
:26:10. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:45.was neatly worked. The 23-year-old is only 5 ft 6. They have maintain
:26:45. > :26:54.
:26:54. > :27:01.the the Czech Lionel Messi. -- they goalkeeper Avraam Papadopoulos.
:27:01. > :27:10.Chalkias appears to have some kind of problem here. -- and a
:27:10. > :27:20.Papadopoulos. Kostas Chalkias is going to play no further part. He
:27:20. > :27:24.is replaced by Sifakis. Sifakis, 27 years of age, is on for his 13th
:27:24. > :27:32.cap. He was part of the World Cup squad to two years ago without
:27:32. > :27:36.playing a game. His first appearance a major tournament.
:27:36. > :27:46.Sifakis has to make his first save since coming on in the Greek golf-
:27:46. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:13.will not count, the offside flag is up. Frustration and disappointment
:28:13. > :28:18.for Greece. A good delivery from Torosidis, and a close decision. A
:28:18. > :28:28.two goal lead for the Czech Republic, still intact. Fernando
:28:28. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :29:25.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:29:25. > :29:30.Santos has only lost one game as accepted by the substitute, Gekas.
:29:30. > :29:40.A horrible moment for the Czech Republic and it could be a crucial
:29:40. > :29:43.
:29:43. > :29:51.one for Greece. Petr Cech could not hold that. Out Of nowhere, Gekas
:29:51. > :30:01.had the simple task of rolling it home. Greece a back in it. Could
:30:01. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 73 seconds
:30:42. > :30:51.that be the break that Greece so Greece. Trying to find the all-
:30:52. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:32.for the Czech Republic, who respond after the heavy defeat to Russia
:31:32. > :31:38.with three break points. 2-0 up inside six minutes and despite the
:31:38. > :31:48.mistake from Petr Cech, they have seen him through and held on and
:31:48. > :31:50.
:31:50. > :31:57.their quarter-final challenge is It is tight, all four teams can
:31:57. > :32:01.still qualify from the group. Greece must win to have a chance.
:32:01. > :32:11.Poland will definitely go through if they beat the Czech Republic, a
:32:11. > :32:23.
:32:23. > :32:29.The Greeks defend well, they do not score much, but they do not concede
:32:29. > :32:38.many either. Do they not take the polls today? It was a crazy start.
:32:38. > :32:48.They lost the game in the first six minutes. The left-back's positional
:32:48. > :32:59.
:32:59. > :33:09.into the opposition half. Greece it lose the ball and his recovery run
:33:09. > :33:22.
:33:22. > :33:32.a decent finish. I hate picking on people, but Holebas, he was not in
:33:32. > :33:45.
:33:45. > :33:50.centre half there was wrong, and also there error from the keeper.
:33:50. > :33:55.You have to remember they are suspended and a knee injury for
:33:55. > :34:05.their first two -- first-choice centre backs. This is the first
:34:05. > :34:07.
:34:07. > :34:12.game, and again mistakes. In his He defends like a winner. Injuries
:34:12. > :34:17.and suspensions but they were absolutely awful for the first six
:34:17. > :34:27.minutes. But then Petr Cech seems to be a sixes and sevens.
:34:27. > :34:31.
:34:31. > :34:39.Responsible for just about maybe he is a little bit nervous.
:34:39. > :34:48.Perhaps his clubs. I have this thing about goalkeepers going into
:34:48. > :34:58.tournaments and wearing brand-new clubbers. It is an instant that has
:34:58. > :35:03.
:35:03. > :35:09.not only happened to him in finals. You blame what they're wearing!
:35:09. > :35:19.mentioned the other day about the way Petr Cech used to dominate the
:35:19. > :35:27.six-yard box and the 18 yard box. There is an incident four years ago,
:35:27. > :35:37.obviously not used to what he was wearing. Are they that important
:35:37. > :35:37.
:35:37. > :35:45.He has spent a halt the air in the Champions League with a different
:35:45. > :35:55.pair. At 2-0 down, we have to give the Creech credit for their heads
:35:55. > :36:01.
:36:01. > :36:06.not dropping. This was a big point there. His farm is offside and the
:36:06. > :36:16.role is that if a body part they cannot score was offside, it is not,
:36:16. > :36:17.
:36:17. > :36:23.Saying that, does any neutral in the land want Greece to go through
:36:23. > :36:27.to the quarter-finals? Well, I think with their great defence...
:36:27. > :36:32.It is not a hugely exciting to watch. Probably still money from
:36:32. > :36:38.Russia to go through, you think it is Poland to join them? I think the
:36:38. > :36:45.way they played today, they were fantastic. I'm very pleased
:36:45. > :36:54.repellent, they were expecting to be the whipping boys. -- with
:36:55. > :37:02.Poland. I think the Czech Republic and Greece are out. It has been a
:37:02. > :37:06.good group. A game steeped in football history, Netherlands
:37:06. > :37:09.versus Germany. It's fair to say they don't like each other much and
:37:09. > :37:12.the Dutch need something from that, otherwise it could be an early
:37:12. > :37:18.shock departure. 7pm on BBC One - with build-up including highlights
:37:18. > :37:21.of Denmark against Portugal. And before that in the afternoon,
:37:21. > :37:26.weather permitting, the grass court season is underway as tennis from
:37:26. > :37:29.London's Queen's Club continues - join Sue Barker from 1pm on BBC Two.
:37:29. > :37:32.No Euro highlights show would be complete without a Gabby Logan
:37:33. > :37:36.nightcap, as we head back inside an England camp who showed real
:37:36. > :37:46.discipline and not a little promise in their opening game draw against
:37:46. > :37:58.
:37:58. > :38:08.middle is James Milner! Lescott gives England the lead! He opted to
:38:08. > :38:13.
:38:13. > :38:20.stay back and he has made the save. Brilliant strike! Joe Hart had to
:38:20. > :38:28.get down at his near post. And it is deflected behind! A really good
:38:28. > :38:34.stop. England will consider that England have left behind the
:38:34. > :38:41.stifling heat and humidity of Donetsk and returned to their base
:38:41. > :38:44.here. Time to recharge and rest and take stock on a well-earned point
:38:44. > :38:53.against an much-fancied side and the part that the emerging talent
:38:54. > :39:00.Any young player can learn from what I have done. Two-and-a-half
:39:00. > :39:03.years ago, I was nearly released from Southampton. And now I am
:39:03. > :39:09.playing at the European Championship. Do not let people
:39:09. > :39:12.telly you are not good enough. He is the type of player I thought
:39:12. > :39:17.my skip away from them in midfield, and he did that, but he got brought
:39:17. > :39:22.down. Had he been allowed to continue, he might have put a pass
:39:22. > :39:26.in for a goal. His quality showed, he got on the
:39:26. > :39:32.ball and ran at them. We need that when it is tight, we cannot give it
:39:32. > :39:36.to him and get that the situations. When you are young it is difficult.
:39:37. > :39:43.He did well. It is not just the players praising
:39:43. > :39:46.him. 24 hours later, the press were also seen optimism.
:39:46. > :39:51.Not a Oxlade-Chamberlain nor Welbeck were phased, possibly
:39:51. > :39:59.because they play for big clubs, possibly because they have been
:39:59. > :40:04.brought up well. Welbeck is strong, very good at retaining possession.
:40:04. > :40:08.I think he will start against Sweden.
:40:08. > :40:12.Oxlade-Chamberlain stood out for me because he does not overawed. He
:40:12. > :40:17.kept his discipline and was really good in the first half. I thought
:40:17. > :40:20.he was excellent. Even if England lose again, it or
:40:20. > :40:25.not weigh heavily on them, because they believe next time they can
:40:25. > :40:30.come out and win it all compete with the best.
:40:30. > :40:34.This is the courtyard where Poland was ruled from 45 ideas, until the
:40:34. > :40:40.capital moved to Warsaw. Spiritualist believes -- believe
:40:40. > :40:44.there is a confluence of the world's lines under here. If
:40:44. > :40:49.England will beat Sweden on Friday, they need to channel that
:40:49. > :40:53.positivity and believed defence into attack. -- turn defence into
:40:53. > :40:57.attack. It is a good foundation for us, we
:40:57. > :41:03.have to take the positive at a bit at going to the next two games.
:41:03. > :41:07.A we need to be difficult to beat, but better on the ball. With all
:41:07. > :41:14.due respect to Sweden, they are not France Paul stop we need to create
:41:14. > :41:18.more, because it is important to get three points on Friday.
:41:18. > :41:25.England's second game against Sweden will be live on BBC One.
:41:25. > :41:29.Before that, highlight of Ukraine verses France.
:41:29. > :41:33.On day one, you were dead keen on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain starting,
:41:33. > :41:37.so you must have been very happy when you saw his name on the team-
:41:37. > :41:41.sheet? It is almost like pad inside
:41:41. > :41:47.information, which I did not. I thought he did well in a very
:41:47. > :41:57.difficult game against a side who went into the tournament with a
:41:57. > :42:01.
:42:01. > :42:07.England had two banks of four in defence, and he was disciplined
:42:07. > :42:13.with that. Great feat, and he would have been
:42:13. > :42:22.aware that the whole eyes of the nation were on him. He was the idea
:42:22. > :42:28.that -- he knew the eyes were on How do you think Danny Welbeck did?
:42:28. > :42:38.Exceptionally well. He got the ball, brought people into play. It was a
:42:38. > :42:49.
:42:49. > :42:54.was disappointed with Ashley Young. -- without fear.
:42:54. > :43:00.Theo Walcott should have been in their.
:43:00. > :43:07.Would you bring Walcott in a 4 Young? As Steven Gerrard said,
:43:07. > :43:17.Labour will have more of the ball. Bryn Walcott in and add more pace.
:43:17. > :43:20.
:43:21. > :43:25.There are not big headlines, they are honest. I am going to raise
:43:25. > :43:29.expectations, I have great hopes for England!
:43:29. > :43:38.I think they played like we would expect, not to get beaten, they
:43:38. > :43:43.have only conceded one goal in three games, scored in all of them.
:43:43. > :43:49.Roll on Sweden, life on the BBC! Now we get to the Republic of
:43:49. > :43:59.Ireland, a 3-1 defeat to Croatia was the stuff of nightmares. They
:43:59. > :44:01.
:44:01. > :44:06.have Spain on Thursday. Damian If you thought the Irish had given
:44:06. > :44:11.up and were preparing for an early exit, you would be wrong. Hearing
:44:11. > :44:19.good banks, they are here in numbers, keeping the faith. --
:44:19. > :44:23.Gdansk. In Lee Camp today, the atmosphere was positive.
:44:23. > :44:29.Have you got the other night out of your system? Are you ready for
:44:29. > :44:33.Spain? We are disappointed, but we are
:44:33. > :44:40.back out training now, and we have no time to dwell on it.
:44:40. > :44:46.We gave always flop -- sloppy goals at the wrong time, and it cost us.
:44:46. > :44:50.What is the challenge ahead? Very difficult, we have Spain and
:44:50. > :44:56.Italy and we know how good they are. We need four points minimum from
:44:57. > :45:00.the two games. We are looking forward to the challenge.
:45:00. > :45:05.It would have been unusual for Italian defenders do not have to
:45:05. > :45:09.play against a striker, something I have not seen before. But I am sure
:45:09. > :45:14.they will have them on the pitch on the Thursday. They need to win the
:45:14. > :45:18.game as much as we did. It will be similar to when we
:45:18. > :45:24.played France in Paris, and we need to press them and push them, it
:45:24. > :45:29.will have to be the same. If we can sit back, we will probably lose, so
:45:29. > :45:35.we have to go for it. We need to play with our attitude,
:45:35. > :45:45.our mentality, had not make mistakes. The last time, we
:45:45. > :45:50.conceded openings. Easy mistakes. Kevin, how far below par were
:45:50. > :45:55.Ireland against Croatia? I thought they did not start well,
:45:55. > :45:58.conceding the goal early did not help, but after that, I thought the
:45:58. > :46:03.Irish played themselves into the game, I thought Kevin Doyle was
:46:03. > :46:07.causing a lot of problems for the Croatian centre halves. When the
:46:08. > :46:11.Croatians got the second goal on half-time, the whole perspective
:46:11. > :46:15.and the whole team talk changed, because they went in on a real high
:46:15. > :46:19.and came out a very strong in the second half.
:46:19. > :46:23.They need a result against the world champions. Does it play into
:46:23. > :46:28.Ireland's hands? Over the years, the Irish have done
:46:28. > :46:34.very well as underdogs. They have had big performances and results,
:46:34. > :46:38.against England in 1988, Italy in 1994. This is the time when they
:46:38. > :46:41.have got to put the Croatian performance at behind them, the
:46:41. > :46:44.game is coming around very quickly, they have not got much time to
:46:44. > :46:54.dwell on it, and this is the opportunity for them to get back
:46:54. > :46:54.
:46:54. > :47:04.We will have highlight of that crucial clash on Thursday at
:47:04. > :47:10.
:47:10. > :47:17.11:35pm. You can watch all our I know Giovanni Trappatoni reckons
:47:17. > :47:20.there is a lot of pressure with McClean, it just feels right to for
:47:20. > :47:25.him in. We have just seen what Oxlade-
:47:25. > :47:33.Chamberlain can do. James McLean is the same. He is exciting, they have
:47:33. > :47:43.got nothing to lose. -- James McClean.
:47:43. > :47:52.
:47:52. > :48:02.Sadleir force Russia's Die Again has -- as he stunned the co-host. -
:48:02. > :48:02.
:48:02. > :48:12.- Alan Dzagoev of what Russia's Dyer again. Also making his mark
:48:12. > :48:18.
:48:18. > :48:22.He is the one that has his skid marks on his short!