Netherland have not won any of their five knockout games at the European Championships (excl. pen shoot-outs).
Their last win came against FR Yugoslavia in 2000, a state that no longer exists.
Czech Republic will face Denmark in the quarter-finals
2012 Euros - Quarter-finals
2016 Euros - Group stage
2020 Euros - Quarter-finals
Czech Rep have reached the quarter-finals of a European Championship for the second time in the last three tournaments.
0 - For the first time since all Euro and World Cup games are analysed (1980), the Netherlands have failed to record a single shot on target in a tournament game.
High-scoring Belgium and Portugal meet at a major tournament for the first time.
Tomas Holes’ game by numbers:
49 touches
9 ball recoveries (most)
4 tackles (most)
3 aerials won
2 chances created
2 shots
2 clearances
1 take-on completed
1 assist
1 goal
No holes in his performance today.
Thorgan Hazard opens the scoring with a sensational strike against Portugal.
This is the first time in his international career that Thorgan Hazard has scored in consecutive appearances for Belgium:
vs Denmark
vs Portugal
What a goal!
4 - Thorgan Hazard has netted in consecutive games for Belgium for the first time; he has scored four goals for Belgium since his brother Eden last scored for the national team. Supremacy.
vs Russia
vs Portugal
Thorgan Hazard has now scored twice as many European Championship goals as Eden Hazard
His latest was an absolute beauty
Thomas Meunier in the 2018 World Cup Round of 16:
Thomas Meunier in the EURO 2020 Round of 16:
Helping his team in the knockouts again.
There were only 2 shots on target in a slightly underwhelming first half, one of which was a fantastic strike by Thorgan Hazard that put #BEL up just before the break.
Portugal will now need to respond – we hope that leads to more action!
Raphaël Guerreiro created more chances than any other player in the first half (2).
Borussia Dortmund players are lighting up this game so far.
◉ 60th minute of the Champions League final: Kevin De Bruyne is forced off injured
◉ 48th minute of the Euro 2020 first knockout round: Kevin De Bruyne is forced off injured
No luck.
Belgium’s Golden Generation go on.
They send defending champions Portugal crashing out of EURO2020 in the Round of 16.