Netherlands vs Czech Republic for the Eurocup: minute by minute, live

06/27/2021 10:01 AM

• Clarín.com

• sports

Updated 06/27/2021 12:34 PM

The

Netherlands

and

Czech Republic

teams

meet this afternoon at the Ferenc Puskas stadium in Budapest for the round of 16 of

Euro 2020

, and with refereeing by Russian Sergei Karasev.

The winner of this match, which is broadcast by

TNT Sports

and

DirecTV Sports

, will enter the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they will meet Denmark, who beat Wales 4-0 on Saturday.

Frank de Boer's men arrive with their spirits through the roof after completing a perfect group stage, reaping three victories out of three games and scoring a total of 8 goals, the highest of the tournament.

Memphis Depay

, Barcelona's brand new hire, stands out in a team full of talent thanks to names like De Jong, Wijnaldum and Malen.

On the other side will be the Czechs, who entered this round through the window, ranked third in their group behind England and Croatia.

The giant

Patrik Schick

, the one with the great goal in the debut against Scotland, from the middle of the field, is the man to follow in the attack of a team that appears to be less than its rival but that clings to the statistics.

Patrik Schick has three goals and remains close to Cristiano Ronaldo (5) in the scorers table.

Photo: Paul Ellis.

The record between them is dominated by Checa, with 5 wins against 3 losses and 3 draws.

And the last two games against each other, for the qualifiers for Euro 2016, were victories for Prague.

"I remember the last game against the Dutch that we won, but both teams have changed a lot since then. I wouldn't complain if the result was the same this time," Czech captain Vladimir Darida said this week.

Furthermore, it will be the Netherlands' first away game as they played all three of their group matches in Amsterdam.

In the capital of Hungary, De Boer's men will seek to confirm their assessment as candidates to reach the grand final on Sunday 11 at Wembley.

"There are six or seven teams that also think they can be champions. We have the qualities to win the tournament, but for that to happen, everything has to go well," said the DT.

The last time the Netherlands had four consecutive victories in their first four Euro matches was in 2000 and De Boer played every minute of those four wins, which were played on home soil.