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19th Jun 6:11 am
Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi has heaped praise on Spain ahead of their crucial Group B meeting on Thursday. "I think Spain are ahead of us. They are stronger than us individually. You have to know how to suffer, know how to fight, show the Italian spirit".
19th Jun 5:10 am
Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann is aware of the threat that Hungary pose from set pieces." In qualification, they were the second best team when it came to converting set pieces. So we shouldn't let that happen in the first place."
19th Jun 4:47 am
Albania coach Sylvinho on today's match against Croatia: "I saw their match against Spain – and studied it. Croatia gave a good performance, even in losing 3-0. If you see the stats from this match without seeing the result, you wouldn't believe that Croatia lost."
18th Jun 4:54 pm
Portugal managed to get off to a winning start, but left it late as they came from behind to beat Czech Republic 2-1. Lukas Provod scored with a superb long-range effort just after the hour, before Portugal were gifted an own goal from the unfortunate Robin Hranac with 20 minutes to go. With the game heading for a draw, late substitute Francisco Conceicao struck in stoppage time to secure the win.
18th Jun 4:29 pm
Willy Sagnol was happy to look at the "bigger picture" for Georgia despite their debut loss to Turkey and insists the players can be "proud" of their performance, showcasing the nation in a "positive light". The French coach did admit his side lacked "a bit of talent, a bit of experience" in the 3-1 defeat.
18th Jun 3:12 pm
Defender Alessandro Buongiorno says Italy are relishing "positive pressure" ahead of their clash with Spain on Thursday, and feels the keys to success will be "keeping possession against their press" and "blocking the wingers" as they "try to play our game".
18th Jun 3:02 pm
Switzerland coach Murat Yakin is not reading too much into Scotland's loss to hosts Germany on the opening night of the tournament and is ready for their "reaction", fully aware that the Tartan Army can cause his side problems on Wednesday. "We have a lot of confidence but we think they will have prepared well to disrupt us," he said.
18th Jun 2:49 pm
French football chief Philippe Diallo has revealed that it is "too soon" to determine whether Kylian Mbappe is ruled out of Euro 2024 with a broken nose, but offered the good news that "there is no surgery planned".
18th Jun 2:19 pm
Czech Republic will also start in a 3-5-2 formation with West Ham's Tomas Soucek in the holding midfield role. Line-up: Stanek; Krejci, Hranac, Holes; Doudera, Provod, Soucek, Sulc, Coufal; Schick, Kuchta.
18th Jun 2:18 pm
Cristiano Ronaldo appears for Portugal in a sixth European Championship this evening. He's joined up front by Rafael Leao as Portugal line up in a 3-5-2 formation. Line-up: Costa; Dalot, Pepe, Dias; Cancelo, Silva, Fernandes, Vitinha, Mendes; Ronaldo, Leao
18th Jun 2:01 pm
Turkey triumph 3-1 in a pulsating clash with minnows Georgia. Mert Mulder put Turkey in front then Georges Mikautadze scored Georgia's first European Championship finals goal. Real Madrid starlet Arda Guler restored Turkey's lead with an absolute beauty before Kerem Akturkoglu sealed the three points, scoring in an empty net after Georgia sent their keeper up in search of a late leveller.
18th Jun 11:19 am
Tournament debutants Georgia will line up in a 3-5-2 formation with Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia joined by Georges Mikautadze in the front two. Line-up: Mamardashvili, Kverkvelia, Kashia, Dvali, Kakabadze, Tsitaishvili, Kochorashvili, Mekbavishvili, Chakvetadze, Kvaratskhelia, Mikautadze.