The European Cup..a positive draw boosts the Czech Republic's chances and keeps Croatia's hopes alive
The Czech national team boosted its hopes of qualifying for the European Cup final, while its Croatian counterpart kept his slim hopes of reserving his seat after their 1-1 draw at Hampden Park in Glasgow, in the second round of Group D competitions.
The Czech Republic opened the scoring through the two goals against Scotland in the opening match at the same stadium, and the top scorer in "Euro 2020" Patrick Shaik with a penalty kick (37), while the 2018 World Cup runner-up scored a tie in the second half thanks to Ivan Perisic (47).
The Czech team maintained its lead, raising its score to four points, awaiting the England-Scotland match later, while Croatia scored its first point in the finals, after it fell in its opening match against the "Three Lions" team with a clean goal.
Croatia was armed against the Czech Republic not to lose in the confrontations that brought them together, where it won once against two draws.
However, coach Zlatko Dalic's men had to get rid of the lack of offensive efficacy in their matches they played in 2021, as they only scored 5 goals in 10 matches (before this meeting), including 3 against Malta.
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