Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal

Ronaldo announced his arrival at Euro 2008 with a goal and an assist

Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and set up another as Portugal won their second successive match.
Portugal went ahead on eight minutes when Deco scrambled the ball past keeper Petr Cech at the second attempt.
The impressive Libor Sionko headed in from a corner to equalise but Ronaldo restored the lead with a low drive and then set up Ricardo Quaresma to tap in.
Turkey's last-gasp win over Switzerland in the late match confirmed Portugal qualification for the quarter-finals.
Portugal's victory continued the trend so far in the tournament of every game being won by the team that scored first.
And it was a deserved victory for a Portugal team that improved after the interval and overcame a Czech side that responded to their coach's demand for them to improve after their unconvincing win over Switzerland.
The Czechs started well, looking far more purposeful than they had on Saturday, with winger Sionko giving an early warning of his pace and trickery. But it was Portugal who struck first when Deco scrambled the ball home at the second attempt after Cech had almost smothered it at his feet.
With both sides lining up with five men in midfield and each with a lone striker, the first goal might have killed the game - and no team had yet drawn level after falling behind in the tournament.
But the Czechs showed creditable resilience, as well as fluidity about their play, to claw their way back into the match.
And when the impressive Sionko, who had the beating of Paulo Ferreira all game long, won a corner after an excellent mazy run, the Czechs forced their equaliser.
From the set-piece, Sionko finished what he had started with a diving header that powered past keeper Ricardo.
Parity restored, the game entered a scrappy phase, with Portugal attempting to force the pace but a combative Czech back line standing firm.
As a result, it forced long-range efforts from Petit, Ronaldo and Deco but those that were on target caused Cech little trouble.
For the Czechs, Milan Baros threatened briefly to revive his excellent form of four years ago but generally he looked as potent as the sluggish Jan Koller, the man he had replaced in the starting line-up.
After the break, Portugal attempted to dictate the tempo but found their opponents in determined mood to get back in the game.
Sionko narrowly failed to find Baros with a cross as the Czechs pressed for an equaliser.
And as the game swung from end to end, Deco played in Simao but Cech was equal to his shot.
The next chance came the way of the Czechs, when Tomas Ujfalusi's flick-on somehow evaded Sionko and Baros at the far post.
But a minute later Portugal regained the lead when Ronaldo clipped in a low shot from just inside the box.
Still that did not end the Czechs' resistance and they were close to making it 2-2 when Sionko's header was tipped over the bar by Ricardo.
However, it was Portugal who had the final say when Ronaldo broke quickly and squared the ball for Quaresma to slide it into an empty net.
Portugal will now have even more of an incentive to go as far as possible in the tournament after coach Luiz Felipe Scolari was named as the new Chelsea manager during the Switzerland-Turkey match.

Squads,Goals & Referees
Czech Republic: Cech, Grygera, Ujfalusi, Rozehnal, Jankulovski, Galasek (Koller 73), Sionko, Matejovsky (Vlcek 68), Polak, Plasil (Jarolim 85), Baros.Subs Not Used: Blazek, Zitka, Kovac, Fenin, Sverkos, Pospech, Kadlec, Sivok, Skacel.
Booked: Polak.
Goals: Sionko 17.
Portugal: Ricardo, Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira, Petit, Joao Moutinho (Fernando Meira 74), Ronaldo, Deco, Simao (Quaresma 80), Nuno Gomes (Hugo Almeida 79).Subs Not Used: Quim, Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Raul Meireles, Miguel, Jorge Ribeiro, Veloso, Nani, Postiga.
Booked: Bosingwa.
Goals: Deco 8, Ronaldo 63, Quaresma 90.
Att: 30,000
Ref: Kyros Vassaras (Greece).

Portugal 2-0 Turkey

Pepe opened the scoring in the 61st minute

Portugal's Euro 2008 campaign opened in impressive fashion with victory over Turkey in Geneva.
Pepe opened the scoring after 61 minutes, surging from defence to beat Turkey keeper Volkan Demirel after a slick exchange with Nuno Gomes.
Portugal deserved their win, with Cristiano Ronaldo hitting the post from a first-half free-kick and Gomes twice denied by the woodwork after the break.
And Raul Meireles slid home the second in injury time after a flowing move. Portugal were runners-up in their own country to Greece four years ago, but this vibrant performance was a clear statement that they intend to go one better this time around.
Turkey, with former Sheffield United midfield man Colin Kazim-Richards prominent, were always in the game but lacked a crucial cutting edge.
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and Ronaldo were finally able to put the speculation that has provided the backdrop to their Euro 2008 build-up behind them and get on with the action.
Scolari continues to be linked with the vacancy at Chelsea, despite his insistence that he will not discuss his long-term future until after the tournament.
And Ronaldo's Manchester United future continues to be the subject of daily debate as Real Madrid maintain their pursuit of the man who played a pivotal role in the Premier League and Champions League to Old Trafford.
Portugal dominated a lively opening 45 minutes in which they were unlucky not to take the lead. They thought they had taken the lead in the 16th minute when Pepe powered a header past Turkey keeper Volkan Demirel from Simao Sabrosa's cross, but the celebrations were cut short by a linesman's flag. Ronaldo had been quiet in the early stages, but he burst into life on the half-hour with a trademark run that ended with a shot that was pulled disappointingly wide.
He came within inches of giving Portugal the lead eight minutes before the interval, but a dipping 25-yard free-kick from an angle was brilliantly turned on to the post by Volkan.
The woodwork denied Portugal again four minutes after the break when referee Herbert Fandel played an excellent advantage when Gokhan Zan flattened Simao, but Gomes flicked the loose ball against the post.
Ronaldo then tested the excellent Volkan again with a precise low finish after escaping the attentions of Hamit Altintop, but the Turkey keeper was once more equal to the task.
Turkey had shown great resilience, but they were broken after 61 minutes thanks to a moment of real adventure from central defender Pepe.
He surged forward and played a slick exchange with Gomes before sliding a finish past the onrushing Volkan from 12 yards.
Portugal had played some wonderful flowing football - but fortune was against them again as they almost doubled their lead three minutes after Pepe's strike.
Ronaldo curved in an inviting cross from the left, and Gomes rose only to see his header bounce off the bar to safety.
It was his final contribution of the game as he was quickly replaced by the more youthful figure of Manchester United winger Nani.
Turkey had battled manfully, but they had shown little as an attacking force, although Portugal keeper Ricardo had to be alert to come off his line and deny Middlesbrough's Tuncay as he tried to get in on the end of Nihat Kahveci's cross.
Substitute Emre Asik wasted Turkey's best chance with nine minutes left, heading Nihat's corner wide when unmarked only eight yards out.
And as Turkey pushed forward, Portugal broke to add a second in the dying seconds as Ronaldo found Joao Moutinho, who set up substitute Meireles for a side-footed finish.

Squads,Goals & Referees
Portugal: Ricardo, Bosingwa, Pepe, Carvalho, Ferreira, Petit, Joao Moutinho, Ronaldo, Deco (Fernando Meira 90), Simao (Raul Meireles 82), Nuno Gomes (Nani 68).Subs Not Used: Rui Patricio, Bruno Alves, Hugo Almeida, Miguel, Jorge Ribeiro, Quaresma, Veloso, Postiga.
Goals: Pepe 61, Raul Meireles 90.
Turkey: Demirel, Altintop (Senturk 76), Cetin, Zan (Asik 55), Balta, Kazim-Richards, Emre, Aurelio, Erding (Sarioglu 46), Sanli, Nihat.Subs Not Used: Rustu, Zengin, Topal, Karadeniz, Metin, Gungor, Turan, Boral, Akman.
Booked: Kazim-Richards, Zan, Sarioglu.
Att: 31,000
Ref: Herbert Fandel (Germany).

Switzerland 0-1 Czech Republic

Substitute Vaclav Sverkos scored the winning goal for the Czech Republic

Substitute Vaclav Sverkos gave the Czech Republic a winning start to Euro 2008 with a second-half strike that broke Switzerland's resistance.
Alexander Frei was twice denied by Petr Cech before the Swiss captain was forced off injured and Hakan Yakin headed a chance wide after the break.
On 70 minutes Sverkos slotted in a low volley from 12 yards after latching on to a ball over the top of the defence.
The Swiss were denied an equaliser when Johan Vonlanthen's volley hit the bar.
And it might prove that the width of the woodwork could be the end of the Swiss, with tough matches against Portugal and Turkey to come in Group A.
Realistically, the tournament's co-hosts needed to get something out of their opening game and they started as though they were absolutely determined to.
After three minutes, the Czechs gave the ball away cheaply in midfield but Frei dragged his shot wide and failed to capitalise. That should have been a wake-up call to the Czechs but they appeared in no rush to raise their tempo.
As a result, Switzerland - unfancied in the group - grew in confidence and stroked the ball around but with little cutting edge.
A weak effort from Gokhan Inler was indicative of their toothless attacks until that point.
Frei, though, looked the liveliest player on the pitch and, despite having no help from his struggling strike partner Marco Streller, he began to cause some problems.

Sverkos scored the first goal of the tournament to beat Switzerland

It took a decent stop from Cech to deny him the opening goal of Euro 2008 after he had latched on to a long clearance from his own keeper.
Frei followed that up with a 30-yard shot that Cech opted to use his fists to clear, despite there being little sign of the any movement from ball.
Sadly for Frei it would prove to be virtually his last contribution to the match as he later hobbled off after a jarring challenge. The Czech Republic had already started showing signs of waking from the slumber before then and, with crisp passing and better movement, were dictating the play.
But their final ball was awful and up front, giant striker Jan Koller looked slow and cumbersome.
After the break the Swiss brought on Hakan Yakin for the injured Frei and they started the half positively.
As the Czechs found themselves pinned back, Yakin got himself into the action but was too high with an effort following a free-kick.
But it was clear Yakin was already having more of an impact than Koller and it was no surprise when the Czech Republic's top scorer was replaced by Sverkos. And the Swiss substitute should have opened the scoring when he was presented with a free header but he directed the ball wide the right-hand post.
It was to prove a costly miss when, on 70 minutes, Sverkos finished smartly into the bottom corner after latching on to a ball over the top of the Swiss defence.
Yet Switzerland almost snatched a draw when Tranquillo Barnetta's shot was superbly parried by Cech and Vonlanthen smashed the follow-up against the woodwork.

Squads,Goals & Referees
Switzerland: Benaglio, Lichtsteiner (Vonlanthen 75), Muller, Senderos, Magnin, Behrami (Derdiyok 83), Inler, Gelson, Barnetta, Frei (Yakin 46), Streller.Subs Not Used: Zuberbuhler, Jakupovic, Djourou, Huggel, Cabanas, Grichting, Gygax, Spycher, Degen.
Booked: Magnin, Vonlanthen, Barnetta.
Czech Republic: Cech, Jankulovski, Rozehnal, Ujfalusi, Grygera, Plasil, Polak, Galasek, Jarolim (Kovac 87), Sionko (Vlcek 83), Koller (Sverkos 56).Subs Not Used: Blazek, Zitka, Fenin, Pospech, Kadlec, Baros, Matejovsky, Sivok, Skacel.
Goals: Sverkos 70.
Att: 41,000
Ref: Roberto Rosetti (Italy).