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June 7, 2008, 4:30 pm Swiss time.

Basel, St. Jakob Stadium for the opening ceremony of Euro 2008.

Accompanied by majestic music, the national flags representing the 16 national teams entering the European Cup group stage slowly rose.

On both sides stood the two mascots ‘Trix’ and ‘Felix’, representing Switzerland and Austria respectively.

From this moment on, the European Cup will officially begin.

"The opening ceremony of the European Cup has begun. From this moment on, teams from 16 European countries will compete for 22 days, and eventually the champion team of this European Cup will be selected."

"The entire competition will be held in Switzerland and Austria."

Switzerland's voice sounded from the TV.

Suker and others gathered in front of the TV. They were also watching the opening ceremony of the European Cup and the upcoming opening game.

There are two games today.

They are the matches in Group A.

In the first game, the host Switzerland faced the Czech Republic.

In the second game, Portugal faced Türkiye.

Compared to the first game, the second game obviously attracted more attention.

The Portuguese national team is a powerful team in Europe and is led by the new generation Cristiano Ronaldo, which naturally attracts a large number of fans to watch.

Many strong European teams are also paying attention to this game. After all, they all believe that Portugal must occupy a qualifying spot in Group A.

“Who do you think will win, Switzerland or the Czech Republic?”

Mandzukic chewed gum and turned to the people lying on the bed in rows and asked.

On Suker's bed, Duimovic, Modric, Srna, and Planic were lying sideways on the bed, causing Suker to sit on a chair by the window.

“I’m optimistic about Switzerland!“

"Blind! The Czech Republic is obviously stronger!"

"I also think the Czech Republic can win! After all, they are the same Eastern European team!"

The term "Eastern European Knights" does not refer to Croatia in general, but all Eastern European teams have this title.

But whichever national team performs best deserves this title.

Many people's impression of Croatia is of the grid army.

But for Croatia itself, they prefer the title of ‘Eastern European Knights’.

However, the Czech Republic also wanted to get involved in this title, but their performance could not compete with Croatia.

But even so, Switzerland could not beat the Czech Republic.

"I said, don't you have a TV in your room?" Suk complained.

Modric: "Yes! But we have to watch the game together to create an atmosphere."

"Then why don't you go to your room?"

Modric: "I'm sick and let them come to my room to cause trouble?"

Just when Suk was about to speak, Duimovic pointed to the TV and said: "The game is about to start."

Everyone's eyes turned to the TV.

I saw that the camera had switched to the player channel.

Swiss and Czech players stood on both sides of the tunnel, ready to enter at any time.

At this moment, everyone's hearts became slightly heavier.

It was also at this moment that the pressure of the European Cup hit us.

At the St. Jacobs Stadium, fans from Switzerland and the Czech Republic were cheering vigorously.

In the camera, you can see those fans in fancy clothes, cheering hard for the home team in the camera.

Waves of cheers, whistles, and applause followed one after another, making the night sky in Basel become fiery.

"This is the European Cup!"

Duimovich couldn't help but lick his dry lips.

The eyes of others also gradually became serious.

Tomorrow, they will be standing in the tunnel just like these players, preparing for their first international game as representatives of the national team.

Except for Srna, everyone in this room is participating in the European Cup for the first time, so they are full of expectations for this kind of international event.

Su Ke also looked at the TV, and he also saw his club teammates in the camera.

Czech national team representative Jankulovski.

Not long after, a whistle sounded.

The game begins!

From the first minute of the game, the Czech Republic firmly controlled the rhythm of the game.

Although Switzerland played very hard and wanted to win the opening game, the Czech Republic also played extremely cautiously.

During the entire 45 minutes, there was no goal scored, and there were very few threatening attacks and shots.

The ball basically spins in the midfield.

"It's so boring!"

Duimovich looked panicked.

"Breakthrough! Pass to the wing, and the winger doesn't want to break through, so what does it mean to keep passing back?"

"After all, it's a big competition! And it's the opening match, so it's okay to be cautious."

"But it really doesn't look good!"

Everyone complained.

But they can also understand that after all, it is a competition representing the national team, not to mention the opening game. The state has not been fully adjusted yet, so it is okay to have a slower pace.

In the second half, the Czech Republic slightly adjusted its state and became relatively more aggressive offensively.

Finally, in the 71st minute, Garasek used a beautiful move to beat the full-back and assisted Sverkos, who came on as a substitute, to score.

But after this goal, the Czech Republic began to play defense again, and the game returned to a boring part.

In the entire 90 minutes of the game, there was only one goal.

In the end, the Czech Republic defeated the host Switzerland 1:0.

In the second game, Portugal faced Türkiye.

The pace of this game is relatively faster, and the competition has become more intense, but this is also compared to the previous game.

Although Türkiye performed very well in this European Cup.

But they have not yet entered the state. They are improving their state step by step in the environment of the European Cup, and finally broke into the semi-finals of the European Cup.

Portugal has many good players such as Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Moutinho, Deco, etc., and the game is more aggressive.

But goals are still few and far between.

In the end, it was Gomez who assisted Pepe to score.

The forward assisted the defender's goal, which also gave Portugal an advantage in the game.

But Portugal also immediately switched to defensive mode, intending to be the first to secure the victory in this game.

Finally, the second game came to an end.

Portugal defeated Turkey 1:0.

All the matches on the first day of the European Cup have come to an end.

The Czech Republic and Portugal are happy to add 3 points.

The hosts Switzerland and Türkiye failed to win.

"Go to bed! Go to bed!"

After the day's competition, everyone got up and prepared to go back to the house to sleep.

Although the game was dull, they felt very excited when they thought about tomorrow's event.

This is their first European Cup!

The competition is approaching, and in this exciting atmosphere it is even more necessary to adjust the state.

The most critical thing is the sleep problem.

Many players will be too excited to sleep before a game.

The Croatian players also tossed and turned, counting sheep, cows, frogs, and everything with their eyes closed, before slowly falling into sleep.

As for Suk, he fell asleep early.

His sleep quality has always been good.

Su Ke believes that his greatest advantage is his ability to quickly switch to game state.

Even on the eve of a competition, Su Ke can sleep as soon as he wants, and when the game is about to start, he can quickly enter the game state.

The next day, the wild atmosphere continued to rise in the city of Basel.

After the opening game on the first day, the passion and enthusiasm for the European Cup were fully mobilized.

On the second match day, Croatian fans became the protagonists.

This is also based on the strong Croatian national team, which enjoys a lot of media attention.

Croatian fans enjoy this feeling, after all, who doesn't like to be praised.

They have been marching through the streets of Basel since the afternoon.

His high-pitched singing voice floated in the sky, slowly gathering towards the competition venue.

For the players of the Croatian national team, they have been preparing for the whole day.

It is not only necessary to activate the body, but also to mobilize the enthusiasm and enthusiasm for the game.

On match day, the busiest thing is the coaching staff.

Not only do they have to make pre-game arrangements, but they also have to greet the players and resolve their various matters.

During this period, the most precious thing is the status of the players.

They cannot be affected by any emotion and need to devote themselves to the game.

Fortunately, Croatia has no such cowards.

Although it was the first European Cup match, they had no stage fright at all, but were eager to try.

This also relieved the Croatian coaching staff, including Bilic.