Germany against Czechia

The Czechs have a goal-kick. Jens Jeremies comes on for Germany, with Schweinsteiger - who has had a fine tournament - making way. Why?

That comes to nothing. Holland are 3-0 ahead against Latvia - Roy Makaay on the scoresheet

Then Jiranaek is brought down on the right of the area. Another Czech free-kick...

Worns fouls Baros, and is rightly booked. German frustration coming to the fore

Schneider comes forward but is adjudged to have handled - the sense of German resignation is growing

Heinz tries a repeat of his first-half goalscoring feat, but this one flies over

Poborsky wins the Czechs a free-kick, 25 yards out and central. It's a very dangerous one...

But is it too little, too late? Germany have dominated this second half, yet trail

Hamann is off, and Miroslav Klose on, as Germany add to their forward options

Germany must now score twice to survive, and have very little time in which to do so

A rare Czech attack brings them a goal - Baros makes his way into the area and, although his first effort is saved by Khan, the rebound gives him an open goal. 2-1 to the Czechs - a disaster for Germany!

Schweinsteiger crosses and Germany claim handball - nothing doing, says the referee

Free-kick to the Czechs, on halfway - Poborsky wastes it

Schneider crosses, Blazek flaps - the Czechs break through Poborsky. Lahm fouls him and is booked

Manic scramble - the ball's cleared off the line, and the rebound is somehow cleared away. The Germans are getting closer and closer, and win yet another corner...

Schneider cuts the ball back, but there's nobody there for Germany. Back they come to win a corner...

Lahm crosses superbly from the left - yet again - and Schneider heads over, unmarked. Another great opportunity goes begging

Plasil off, and Karel Poborsky on, as the Czechs make another change

...but they survive. 20 minutes left to play...

Kuranyi twists, turns and shoots from just inside the area. The Czechs clear, but not very well...

The Czechs are struggling for possession at the moment, with Germany dominant in that respect

How much will he, and Germany, regret that miss at the end of tonight's matches?

A great chance for Germany, and Schneider, who got to the rebound, really should have scored a crucial goal for his side

Ballack makes space beautifully and hits the ball past Blazek. It hits the post, and the keeper scrambles the rebound away

Germany need a few more of those, with time ticking away for them

A dangerous cross by Schweinsteiger from the right - Kuranyi is not far away from connecting

Heinz is crowded out in midfield by Germany, for whom Ballack hammers in an excellent low shot. It's not far wide

...and Blazek is there to claim for the Czechs

Something of a sleepy spell now after that brighter period for Germany. But Lahm makes a great run and crosses...

...which is cleared. Heinz looks for the new arrival, Baros, but his pass is too strong and it's a goal-kick to Germany

He immediately makes a nuisance of himself, but Germany break with Schweinsteiger and the cross produces a corner...

Indeed he does - the Liverpool man is into the fray

Lokvenc falls awkwardly, and looks as though he'll struggle to carry on. Baros could be coming on for the Czechs here...

Another encouraging moment for Rudi Voller and Germany

Ballack gets on the end of a cross to head goalwards - Blazek saves

Schweinsteiger tries to find Lahm on the left, but it's too strong and it's a goal-kick to the Czech Republic

At the moment, they're building patiently through Hamann and Schweinsteiger, who wins a free-kick

Germany will be encouraged by the way in which they've started this second half - can they keep it up and find an all-important second goal?

The corner is cleared and Schweinsteiger tries a shot, but it zips over the bar

Schneider runs at the heart of the Czech defence and hits a shot that Blazek tips over

Schneider races forward and then falls over his own feet

They have to - otherwise it's the plane home for them and, no doubt, some harsh questions in the media

Lahm crosses, and Vachousek heads clear. Germany playing with a bit more spirit and purpose here

Nowotny on the ball on halfway as Germany build again...

Heinz tries to break, but overhits his pass towards Lokvenc

Lahn on the overlap for the Germans - Ballack spreads the play, but it breaks down...

Germany have brought on Podolski for Frings, while the Czechs have introduced Hubschman for Galasek

Tyce is booked for a lunge at Friedrich ... each side has made a change at half time...

Immediately, Lokvenc stretches to get on the end of a cross and Khan scrambles it away. So nearly 2-1 to the Czechs...

The Czechs get the second half under way - Germany have 45 minutes in which to rescue their Euro 2004 hopes...

And it's half time - Germany are in trouble, drawing 1-1 here, with Holland well on the way to the win they need against Latvia

Lokvenc tries a low drive for the Czechs, which Khan is equal to

...there's a nervous scramble inside the Czech area, and then Blazec takes control by claiming well

...it's cleared. Two minutes of stoppage time as Germany float in a free-kick...

Schweinsteiger attempts a deft little chip throuh the middle for Germany as we move towards the end of the first half...

Frings makes a good, assertive run down the right and crosses - Blazec's there with a confident claim

...and again, Germany's efforts to come forward are thoroughly laboured and predictable. They go nowhere

Lokvenc flicks on for the Czechs - Germany win it back...

Germany cross through Frings, and Kuranyi can't get anything on his header. No power, no direction, no conviction. You could say the same for a lot of Germany's all-round play

Schneider crosses, Lahn takes the ball up and crosses again - and Blazek claims to loud cheers from the Czech supporters

Free-kick to Germany, who have looked utterly flat since the equaliser went in...

Germany clear and break, but Tyce clears. Nowotny is booked for a clattering foul on Czech scorer Heinz

Heinz floats a free-kick dangerously into the heart of the penalty area, and Nowotny heads clear for a corner...

Good Czech football. Again. Czech fans escaping from tourist-festooned Prague in June will be loving it

More bad news for Germany - Van Nistelrooy has headed home his, and Holland's, second goal to put them totally in control against Latvia

Lots of noise from the Czech fans. Let's face it, they've had plenty to enjoy in this tournament so far

Germany are attacking, but a loose touch by Schneider sees the move break down. In more ways than one, Voller's side are back in square one

Kuranyi is adjudged to have fouled Bolf as the pair tussle just outside the Czech area

Two magnificent goals in this game - and the Heinz strike means Germany, with Holland winning, are in trouble

It's an absolute stunner - Heinz hammers it into the top left-hand corner of Khan's goal with the keeper helpless. 1-1!

...and a dangerous free-kick, awarded for a foul on Heinz just outside the area, offers the Czechs a chance to strike at goal...

With the Dutch winning, Germany would love the cushion of a second, because a Czech equaliser would, as things stand, put the Dutch through...

Ballack feeds Kuranyi outside the area, and he lines up a shot that's well blocked by Bolf

The German free-kick is cleared, but they win it back only for Kuranyi to be flagged offside

Germany have a free-kick in a dangerous position - meanwhile, Van Nistelrooy has put the Dutch 1-0 up against Holland with a penalty

Schneider has a go at getting a second goal, and Blazec saves

All in all, it's pretty low octane stuff at the moment - but Rudi Voller and co won't care about that in the slightest

Jiranek plays the ball forward for Lokvenc, but it's hit so hard that the latter has no realistic chance of bringing it under control

So as things stand, the Dutch - for whom Van Nistelrooy has already missed a great chance - will be going out of the tournament

A fantastic finish from a very fine player, and just the tonic Germany needed

The Czechs, though, lose the ball - Schweinsteiger tees it up for Ballack, who hits a tremendous volley into the top right-hand corner. Germany lead 1-0!

Good punch by Blazek, who got plenty of distance on that

This is better - Kuranyi lays the ball off to Ballack just outside the area, and his deflected strike is only just over the top. Corner...

When they lose possession, a German ball upfield is hoofed and aimless - they won't get very far like that

Plasil does well to win the ball, and the Czechs are passing it much the better of the two teams

Promising Czech attack - the ball is headed down, but Vachousek is unable to get there

Schweinsteiger crosses, Ballack knocks it down, Kuranyi's offside

When Germany have the ball, they don't really look like going anywhere - the kind of inertia that characterised a lot of their play against Latvia is still there...

Here they come again - Tyce in possession, and then Vachousek plays a dreadful ball as he attempts a one-two

It's a quiet start and, if anything, the Czechs are having the better of the play

Tyce strikes it, but the effort flies harmlessly over Khan's crossbar

Now they must defend a free-kick - and a Frings foul on Tyce ensures they must immediately face another one...

Germany need to attack as much as they can, but they haven't done much of it so far

Now Galasek, and then Plasil. The latter makes a good strong run at the heart of the Germany defence before falling over his own feet and enabling the Germans to clear

Heinz and Jiranek combine well down the right, but the final ball in is a tame one and Germany hav no difficulties in dealing with it

Germany in possession inside their own half, and good Czech pressure forces them to turn the ball back to keeper Khan

The Germany striker was unmarked in a dangerous position, and it was a good piece of defending by Bolf to get there first

Then a dangerous cross towards Ballack - Bolf flicks it away from Ballack, but the referee, unbelievably, says goal-kick. Bad decision...

Ballack takes a ponderous first touch in the centre circle, but is fouled in doing so. Schweinsteiger comes forward, but is crowded out

Khan's back on his feet. Lahm plays the ball forward for Germany, and Czech keeper Jaromir Blazec claims easily

Given the way in which Germany struggled against Latvia in their last game, there's no guarantee they will do the necessary against the Czech 'reserves'

In the middle of all that, keeper Khan took a knock and requires some treatment...

It's delivered dangerously, and Jiranek almost gets there. A good chance, with the defender just unable to make the required contact to turn the ball home

They play a long ball forward, seeking out Lokvenc down the left. Although the forward fails to control it, he gets a free-kick...

Forward come Germany, but the flag is up against Kuranyi and the Czechs have a free-kick

The Czechs may not be fielding their biggest names, but there are plenty of good players there. This is a strong and excellent Czech squad all the way through

Germany get the game under way, and play an early ball forward. It's repelled with ease...

Can Germany rescue their tournament against what is pretty muh a shadow Czech team? We're about to find out...

Schneider cuts the ball back, but there's nobody there for Germany. Back they come to win a corner...

Lahm crosses superbly from the left - yet again - and Schneider heads over, unmarked. Another great opportunity goes begging

Plasil off, and Karel Poborsky on, as the Czechs make another change

...but they survive. 20 minutes left to play...

Kuranyi twists, turns and shoots from just inside the area. The Czechs clear, but not very well...

The Czechs are struggling for possession at the moment, with Germany dominant in that respect

How much will he, and Germany, regret that miss at the end of tonight's matches?

A great chance for Germany, and Schneider, who got to the rebound, really should have scored a crucial goal for his side

Ballack makes space beautifully and hits the ball past Blazek. It hits the post, and the keeper scrambles the rebound away

Germany need a few more of those, with time ticking away for them

A dangerous cross by Schweinsteiger from the right - Kuranyi is not far away from connecting

Heinz is crowded out in midfield by Germany, for whom Ballack hammers in an excellent low shot. It's not far wide

...and Blazek is there to claim for the Czechs

Something of a sleepy spell now after that brighter period for Germany. But Lahm makes a great run and crosses...

...which is cleared. Heinz looks for the new arrival, Baros, but his pass is too strong and it's a goal-kick to Germany

He immediately makes a nuisance of himself, but Germany break with Schweinsteiger and the cross produces a corner...

Indeed he does - the Liverpool man is into the fray

Lokvenc falls awkwardly, and looks as though he'll struggle to carry on. Baros could be coming on for the Czechs here...

Another encouraging moment for Rudi Voller and Germany

Ballack gets on the end of a cross to head goalwards - Blazek saves

Schweinsteiger tries to find Lahm on the left, but it's too strong and it's a goal-kick to the Czech Republic

At the moment, they're building patiently through Hamann and Schweinsteiger, who wins a free-kick

Germany will be encouraged by the way in which they've started this second half - can they keep it up and find an all-important second goal?

The corner is cleared and Schweinsteiger tries a shot, but it zips over the bar

Schneider runs at the heart of the Czech defence and hits a shot that Blazek tips over

Schneider races forward and then falls over his own feet

They have to - otherwise it's the plane home for them and, no doubt, some harsh questions in the media

Lahm crosses, and Vachousek heads clear. Germany playing with a bit more spirit and purpose here

Nowotny on the ball on halfway as Germany build again...

Heinz tries to break, but overhits his pass towards Lokvenc

Lahn on the overlap for the Germans - Ballack spreads the play, but it breaks down...

Germany have brought on Podolski for Frings, while the Czechs have introduced Hubschman for Galasek

Tyce is booked for a lunge at Friedrich ... each side has made a change at half time...

Immediately, Lokvenc stretches to get on the end of a cross and Khan scrambles it away. So nearly 2-1 to the Czechs...

The Czechs get the second half under way - Germany have 45 minutes in which to rescue their Euro 2004 hopes...

And it's half time - Germany are in trouble, drawing 1-1 here, with Holland well on the way to the win they need against Latvia

Lokvenc tries a low drive for the Czechs, which Khan is equal to

...there's a nervous scramble inside the Czech area, and then Blazec takes control by claiming well

...it's cleared. Two minutes of stoppage time as Germany float in a free-kick...

Schweinsteiger attempts a deft little chip throuh the middle for Germany as we move towards the end of the first half...

Frings makes a good, assertive run down the right and crosses - Blazec's there with a confident claim

...and again, Germany's efforts to come forward are thoroughly laboured and predictable. They go nowhere

Lokvenc flicks on for the Czechs - Germany win it back...

Germany cross through Frings, and Kuranyi can't get anything on his header. No power, no direction, no conviction. You could say the same for a lot of Germany's all-round play

Schneider crosses, Lahn takes the ball up and crosses again - and Blazek claims to loud cheers from the Czech supporters

Free-kick to Germany, who have looked utterly flat since the equaliser went in...

Germany clear and break, but Tyce clears. Nowotny is booked for a clattering foul on Czech scorer Heinz

Heinz floats a free-kick dangerously into the heart of the penalty area, and Nowotny heads clear for a corner...

Good Czech football. Again. Czech fans escaping from tourist-festooned Prague in June will be loving it

More bad news for Germany - Van Nistelrooy has headed home his, and Holland's, second goal to put them totally in control against Latvia

Lots of noise from the Czech fans. Let's face it, they've had plenty to enjoy in this tournament so far

Germany are attacking, but a loose touch by Schneider sees the move break down. In more ways than one, Voller's side are back in square one

Kuranyi is adjudged to have fouled Bolf as the pair tussle just outside the Czech area

Two magnificent goals in this game - and the Heinz strike means Germany, with Holland winning, are in trouble

It's an absolute stunner - Heinz hammers it into the top left-hand corner of Khan's goal with the keeper helpless. 1-1!

...and a dangerous free-kick, awarded for a foul on Heinz just outside the area, offers the Czechs a chance to strike at goal...

With the Dutch winning, Germany would love the cushion of a second, because a Czech equaliser would, as things stand, put the Dutch through...

Ballack feeds Kuranyi outside the area, and he lines up a shot that's well blocked by Bolf

The German free-kick is cleared, but they win it back only for Kuranyi to be flagged offside

Germany have a free-kick in a dangerous position - meanwhile, Van Nistelrooy has put the Dutch 1-0 up against Holland with a penalty

Schneider has a go at getting a second goal, and Blazec saves

All in all, it's pretty low octane stuff at the moment - but Rudi Voller and co won't care about that in the slightest

Jiranek plays the ball forward for Lokvenc, but it's hit so hard that the latter has no realistic chance of bringing it under control

So as things stand, the Dutch - for whom Van Nistelrooy has already missed a great chance - will be going out of the tournament

A fantastic finish from a very fine player, and just the tonic Germany needed

The Czechs, though, lose the ball - Schweinsteiger tees it up for Ballack, who hits a tremendous volley into the top right-hand corner. Germany lead 1-0!

Good punch by Blazek, who got plenty of distance on that

This is better - Kuranyi lays the ball off to Ballack just outside the area, and his deflected strike is only just over the top. Corner...

When they lose possession, a German ball upfield is hoofed and aimless - they won't get very far like that

Plasil does well to win the ball, and the Czechs are passing it much the better of the two teams

Promising Czech attack - the ball is headed down, but Vachousek is unable to get there

Schweinsteiger crosses, Ballack knocks it down, Kuranyi's offside

When Germany have the ball, they don't really look like going anywhere - the kind of inertia that characterised a lot of their play against Latvia is still there...

Here they come again - Tyce in possession, and then Vachousek plays a dreadful ball as he attempts a one-two

It's a quiet start and, if anything, the Czechs are having the better of the play

Tyce strikes it, but the effort flies harmlessly over Khan's crossbar

Now they must defend a free-kick - and a Frings foul on Tyce ensures they must immediately face another one...

Germany need to attack as much as they can, but they haven't done much of it so far

Now Galasek, and then Plasil. The latter makes a good strong run at the heart of the Germany defence before falling over his own feet and enabling the Germans to clear

Heinz and Jiranek combine well down the right, but the final ball in is a tame one and Germany hav no difficulties in dealing with it

Germany in possession inside their own half, and good Czech pressure forces them to turn the ball back to keeper Khan

The Germany striker was unmarked in a dangerous position, and it was a good piece of defending by Bolf to get there first

Then a dangerous cross towards Ballack - Bolf flicks it away from Ballack, but the referee, unbelievably, says goal-kick. Bad decision...

Ballack takes a ponderous first touch in the centre circle, but is fouled in doing so. Schweinsteiger comes forward, but is crowded out

Khan's back on his feet. Lahm plays the ball forward for Germany, and Czech keeper Jaromir Blazec claims easily

Given the way in which Germany struggled against Latvia in their last game, there's no guarantee they will do the necessary against the Czech 'reserves'

In the middle of all that, keeper Khan took a knock and requires some treatment...

It's delivered dangerously, and Jiranek almost gets there. A good chance, with the defender just unable to make the required contact to turn the ball home

They play a long ball forward, seeking out Lokvenc down the left. Although the forward fails to control it, he gets a free-kick...

Forward come Germany, but the flag is up against Kuranyi and the Czechs have a free-kick

The Czechs may not be fielding their biggest names, but there are plenty of good players there. This is a strong and excellent Czech squad all the way through

Germany get the game under way, and play an early ball forward. It's repelled with ease...

Can Germany rescue their tournament against what is pretty muh a shadow Czech team? We're about to find out...