Portugal vs Czechia live stream: How to watch Euro 2024 online and for free. Anybody picking out Portugal in their Euro 2024 sweepstakes will be quietly confident that A Seleção will go deep into this year's tournament. The 2016 champs start their campaign with the Portugal vs Czechia live stream at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Tuesday
Cristiano Ronaldo will most likely be among those to play his final international tournament as Portugal begin their Euro 2024 run in Tuesday's tie against Czech Republic at Red Bull Arena.
The challenge for manager Roberto Martinez is working out how to fit all these stars into an XI and a system that works, while also ensuring that 41-year-old Pepe at the heart of his defence has the legs to keep things solid at the back. There are definitely vulnerabilities there that Czechia will be eager to exploit. And, after his incredible season with the invincible Bayer Leverkusen, Patrik Schick has as good a chance as anybody to do so.
Soccer fans of a certain vintage won't be able to consider this fixture without bringing to mind that Karel Poborský chip at Euro 96. The sides have met four times since the 1-0 win for the then-named Czech Republic 28 years ago, with Portugal winning every single subsequent encounter.
Portugal vs Czechia live stream, date, time and channels
The Portugal vs Czechia live stream will take place on Tuesday, June 18.
Roberto Martinez’s unexpected decision over Ronaldo has seen the Selecao bolster their credentials as one of the competition’s favourites. The Portuguese have one of the most talented squads at the tournament, with a balance of experience – brought by players such as Ronaldo, Pepe, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva – mixing with the exciting talent of youngsters including Goncalo Inacio, Rafael Leao and Joao Neves.
Though they won Euro 2016, the Selecao are looking to add to their disappointingly empty trophy cabinet, having notably lost on home soil to Greece in the final of 2004.
The Czech Republic enter the tournament with little expectation despite a strong showing at Euro 2020, where Patrik Schick finished as joint-top scorer as they went out to Denmark in the quarter-finals. They’ll be hoping for a similarly strong performance this time round, with the added experience of players such as Tomas Soucek and Adam Hlozek potentially vital.
You’d be forgiven for having earmarked Turkey vs Georgia as the most low-key fixture of the Euro 2024 group stage. After all, the combined ranking of the teams was the most modest at the tournament so far, and Georgia entered Group F with no European Championship experience to their name. This game, though? It turned into something far beyond a football match.
Perhaps that should have been evident in the hours before kick-off. Biblical rain and severe weather warnings led German authorities to encourage fans without tickets to stay inside, and to watch the match at home if possible. The elements were deemed a threat to the safety of supporters, before their safety was even threatened by fan violence inside the BVB Stadion in Dortmund.
But when that violence began, as water spilt through the roof of the arena and fans spilt from their seats to attack one another, questions arose. Would the game go ahead, and if it were to, would it even resemble a football match?
To say the tension could be cut with a knife would be to give unnecessary credit to knives. You could have lacerated the tension with a balloon.
It felt as though everything could come crashing down at any moment, courtesy of the slightest move or even thought. It felt as if a foul on the pitch could incite a riot off it, such was the air of hostility, yet thankfully the violence in the stands did seem to have subsided by kick-off.
Having defeated Republic of Ireland 3-0 in their final preparatory game that included a brace from Ronaldo, Roberto Martinez's side enter as one of the title favourites.
Ronaldo could start in his sixth straight appearance in the Euro finals, aiming to become the oldest player to score at the tournament. At the same time, at 41 years and 113 days old, Pepe is set to become the oldest player in the history of the tournament. Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva can join Ronaldo in attack, with the trio of Joao Vitinha, Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.
Portugal vs Czechia live stream: How to watch Euro 2024 online and for free. Anybody picking out Portugal in their Euro 2024 sweepstakes will be quietly confident that A Seleção will go deep into this year's tournament. The 2016 champs start their campaign with the Portugal vs Czechia live stream at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on Tuesday
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Cristiano Ronaldo will most likely be among those to play his final international tournament as Portugal begin their Euro 2024 run in Tuesday's tie against Czech Republic at Red Bull Arena.
Cristiano Ronaldo; Bernardo Silva; João Félix; Rafael Leão; Bruno Fernandes; João Cancelo; Diogo Jota; Gonçalo Ramos. It's no wonder, with their embarrassments of attacking riches, why Portugal are being heralded by many pundits as potential champions at Euro 2024.
The challenge for manager Roberto Martinez is working out how to fit all these stars into an XI and a system that works, while also ensuring that 41-year-old Pepe at the heart of his defence has the legs to keep things solid at the back. There are definitely vulnerabilities there that Czechia will be eager to exploit. And, after his incredible season with the invincible Bayer Leverkusen, Patrik Schick has as good a chance as anybody to do so.
Soccer fans of a certain vintage won't be able to consider this fixture without bringing to mind that Karel Poborský chip at Euro 96. The sides have met four times since the 1-0 win for the then-named Czech Republic 28 years ago, with Portugal winning every single subsequent encounter.
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The Portugal vs Czechia live stream will take place on Tuesday, June 18.
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Roberto Martinez’s unexpected decision over Ronaldo has seen the Selecao bolster their credentials as one of the competition’s favourites. The Portuguese have one of the most talented squads at the tournament, with a balance of experience – brought by players such as Ronaldo, Pepe, Bruno Fernandes and Bernardo Silva – mixing with the exciting talent of youngsters including Goncalo Inacio, Rafael Leao and Joao Neves.
Though they won Euro 2016, the Selecao are looking to add to their disappointingly empty trophy cabinet, having notably lost on home soil to Greece in the final of 2004.
The Czech Republic enter the tournament with little expectation despite a strong showing at Euro 2020, where Patrik Schick finished as joint-top scorer as they went out to Denmark in the quarter-finals. They’ll be hoping for a similarly strong performance this time round, with the added experience of players such as Tomas Soucek and Adam Hlozek potentially vital.
You’d be forgiven for having earmarked Turkey vs Georgia as the most low-key fixture of the Euro 2024 group stage. After all, the combined ranking of the teams was the most modest at the tournament so far, and Georgia entered Group F with no European Championship experience to their name. This game, though? It turned into something far beyond a football match.
Perhaps that should have been evident in the hours before kick-off. Biblical rain and severe weather warnings led German authorities to encourage fans without tickets to stay inside, and to watch the match at home if possible. The elements were deemed a threat to the safety of supporters, before their safety was even threatened by fan violence inside the BVB Stadion in Dortmund.
But when that violence began, as water spilt through the roof of the arena and fans spilt from their seats to attack one another, questions arose. Would the game go ahead, and if it were to, would it even resemble a football match?
To say the tension could be cut with a knife would be to give unnecessary credit to knives. You could have lacerated the tension with a balloon.
It felt as though everything could come crashing down at any moment, courtesy of the slightest move or even thought. It felt as if a foul on the pitch could incite a riot off it, such was the air of hostility, yet thankfully the violence in the stands did seem to have subsided by kick-off.
Having defeated Republic of Ireland 3-0 in their final preparatory game that included a brace from Ronaldo, Roberto Martinez's side enter as one of the title favourites.
Ronaldo could start in his sixth straight appearance in the Euro finals, aiming to become the oldest player to score at the tournament. At the same time, at 41 years and 113 days old, Pepe is set to become the oldest player in the history of the tournament. Rafael Leao and Bernardo Silva can join Ronaldo in attack, with the trio of Joao Vitinha, Vitinha and Bruno Fernandes in midfield.