Saturday, June 07, 2008

Czechs And Portuguese Capture Euro 2008 Openers

The European 2008 Championships commenced Saturday.


At Basel, Switzerland:

Substitute Vaclav Sverkos (seen here
celebrating) scored the lone goal of the match (71') as the Czech Republic defeated co-host Switzerland 1-0 in the opening match of the Euro 2008 finals on Saturday.

At Geneva, Switzerland:

Portugal, with g
oals from Pepe (61', seen here celebrating) and Raul Meireles (90'+3), defeated Turkey 2-0 in their Group A opener.


There are four groups of four teams each, with the top two finishing teams advancing to the quarterfinal round.



Both photos © Getty Images

GROUP A STANDINGS

W L T GF GA GD PTS
Portugal 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Switzerland 0 1 0 0 1 -1 0
Turkey 0 1 0 0 2 -2 0

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