Czech Republic caused one of big upsets on Sunday so far in EURO 2020 finals. They have eliminated one of favorites in in-form Netherlands by 2-0. Some key stats from this classic match.
- Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic have won four of their five EURO quarter-finals.
- Excluding penalty shoot-outs, the Netherlands have won just one of their last eight EURO final tournament knockout matches (W1 D4 L3).
- The Netherlands have lost their last three EURO final tournament knockout matches.
- Czech Republic have won five of their last seven international matches against the Netherlands (W5 L2).
- Czech Republic have scored two or more goals in five of their last seven international matches against the Netherlands.
- Czech Republic have scored more than one goal in only three of their last nine EURO final tournament matches.
- Tomáš Holeš’s goal is the first that Czech Republic have scored in the EURO knockout phase since Milan Baroš on this day in 2004, in a 3-0 win over Denmark in the quarter-finals.
- For the first time since all Euro and World Cup games are analyzed (1980), the Netherlands have failed to record a single shot on target in a tournament game.
- Georginio Wijnaldum completed just 10 passes across 90 minutes vs Czech Republic, the fewest by a Dutch outfield player to play the full game in a Euros knockout round in recorded history (since 1980).
- Netherlands have been shown four red cards at the EUROs, with two coming against Czechoslovakia (both in 1976) and two against Czech Republic (2004, 2020).
- Matthijs de Ligt is the first Dutch player to receive a red card in a European Championship game since John Heitinga in 2004, who also got sent off against Czechia.