The final round of the Group F
match in the UEFA Euro 2024, Czechia vs Turkey, was completed in chaos. While
Turkey secured a crucial victory to advance to the Round of 16 with a 2-1 win,
the match ended in an unwanted record with the most cards in UEFA Euro match history.
It was a must-win game for both teams to secure the next-round ticket, especially for Czechia, while even a draw would be enough for Turkey.
Euro 2024: Czechia vs Turkey - An early red card
Czech Antonín Barák, who received his first yellow card of the match in the 11th minute, got a red card for his second yellow card of the match in the 20th minute. It was a big blow for Czechia, as they had to fight with 10 men for 70 minutes.
The first half experienced three more yellow cards (one for Czechia and two for Turkey), while it was 0-0 at the half-time break.
Euro 2024: Czechia vs Turkey - 18 cards (16 yellow cards and two red cards) set a European Championship match record
In the second half, Turkish Hakan
Çalhanoglu scored the opening goal of the match in the 51st minute. However,
Tomás Soucek leveled the scoreline for Czechia in the 66th minute. In the
fourth minute of stoppage time, Turkey had the relief of Cenk Tosun’s successful
netting to make the scoreline 2-1. The second half was busy with multiple yellow
cards for both teams.
After the final whistle, there was a brawl on the field between the two teams. It resulted in one direct red card for Czech Tomás Chorý (90'+8') and two more yellow cards for Czech captain Tomás Soucek and Turkish Arda Güler.
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While Turkey qualified for the
Round of 16 as the Group F runners-up with a 2-1 win against Czechia, it ended
with 18 cards (16 yellow cards and two red cards).
Portugal finished as the Group F
champions with six points, the same as Turkey but with a better head-to-head
record. Georgia, who stunned Portugal in the final round of Group F with a 2-0
victory, finished in third place with four points and advanced to the Round of
16 as the best of the top four third-placed teams in the group stage. The
fourth-placed team Czechia ended the tournament with only one point.
Here are some key card records for the Czechia vs Turkey match in the Euro 2024 group stage.
- The Czechia vs Turkey match ended with 18 cards: 16 yellow cards and two red cards. It is the record number of cards in a Euro match.
- Czech Antonín Barák received a red card in the 20th minute (due to a second yellow card). It was the fastest red card in European Championship history. The previous record was the French Eric Abidal receiving a red card in the 24th minute against Italy during the Euro 2008 Group Stage.
- Czech Tomás Chorý received a direct red card at the end of the match (90’+8’). It was a record for the latest red card in regulation time in UEFA Euro history. The previous record was 90’+2’ by German Bastian Schweinsteiger (vs Croatia in the 2008 Group Stage) and Turkish Volkan Demirel (vs Czech Republic in the 2008 Group Stage).
