Czech Republic 1-2 Denmark, EURO 2021, Quarter-final, Baku, Baku Olympic Stadium
Despite Patrik Schick becoming the fourth player to score five goals in a single major competition (World Cup/Euros) for the Czech Republic, after Milan Baros at the EURO 2004, Tomas Skuhravy at the 1990 World Cup and Oldrich Nejedly at the 1934 World Cup, the Czechs bowed out of the 2021 EURO when they lost 2-1 at the hands of Denmark in the quarter-final in Baku.
Thomas Delaney gave the Danes an early lead from a prolific header after five minutes, while Kasper Dolberg doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time. Schick pulled one goal back, but there was no late equaliser for Jaroslav Silhavy's outfit.
Thanks to the win, Kasper Hjulmand's Danes, who were flying high on the sympathy of the entire football world after Christian Eriksen's recovery from a heart attack, took their tally to 11 goals at EURO 2021, their highest amount of goals in a single edition of a major tournament (World Cup/EUROs), surpassing the 10 they netted at the 1986 World Cup.
Czech Republic 3-0 Denmark, EURO 2004, Quarter-final, Porto, Estadio do Dragao
Milan Baros staked his claim to be named the player of the tournament when he scored a superb double to send the Czech Republic into the semi-finals of EURO 2004 at the expense of Morten Olsen's Denmark. The 22-year-old Liverpool striker had already scored in every match of the competition going into the clash and took his tally to five in the tournament with his one-man show.
Baros had been dropped in the Liverpool starting lineup by Gerard Houllier towards the end of the season, but he was still on fire heading into the EURO, where he struck two magnificent goals within three minutes to stun the Danes after giant striker Jan Koller had headed the Czechs into the lead.
That not only made Baros the then leading goalscorer of the tournament, but his accomplishment was so monumental that only Michel Platini has scored more in a single European Championships. The double strike was a severe blow for the Danes, who had competed strongly in the first half without forcing Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech to make a save, and they were similarly toothless in the second.
Czech Republic 2-0 Denmark, EURO 2000, Group stage, Liege, Stade Maurice Dufrasne
Two Vladimir Smicer goals within three minutes in the second half took the air out of Denmark and ensured the Czech Republic bowed out of EURO 2000 on a high as they left opponents Denmark rooted to the foot of Group D, without a point or a goal to show at EURO 2000.
It was still a day not to forget for Denmark coach Bo Johansson, who led the side for the last time before handing the reins to Danish legends Morten Olsen and Michael Laudrup.
Both sides went into the encounter with plenty of commitment and drive despite having only third place to play for, and the match hung in the balance for an hour. But then Šmicer turned the tide in favour of the Czech Republic on 64 minutes, as he totally escaped the attention of the Danish rearguard at the far post to slot in Karel Poborský's cross.
The Danish defence obviously had not learned their lesson as the Liverpool striker quickly afterwards put the game out of Denmark's reach, beating Peter Schmeichel to a long ball and tapping into an open net.
Denmark 2-1 Czech Republic, World Cup qualifier, 2001, Copenhagen, Parken Stadium
Despite enjoying a star-studded lineup with players like Pavel Nedved, Patrick Berger, Vladimir Smicer, and Karel Pobosky, the Czechs were left to rue one of their rare defeats against Denmark in 2001, which was going to cost them qualification for the 2002 World Cup, as they eventually lost on aggregate against Belgium in the playoffs for the tournament.
Backed by a 41.000 crowd at the Parken Stadium, the Danish hosts took an early lead after five minutes when Czech keeper Pavel Srnicek somehow allowed a header from Ebbe Sand to sneak in at the post. The Czechs then restored parity with a long-distance screamer from Roman Tyce at the stroke of half-time to silence the partisan crowd.
But the Danes claimed an all-important win six minutes from the end when Jon Dahl Tomasson rose to head home a pinpoint delivery.
Denmark 0-0 Czech Republic, World Cup qualifier, 2012, Copenhagen, Parken Stadium
The matches between Denmark and the Czech Republic have been dominated by a host of draws, and that was also the final result when the two countries faced each other in a hugely important qualifying match for the World Cup in 2012.
The Danes dominated the first half, carving out a host of chances to open the score. However, Simon Kjaer, Michael Krohn-Dehli, and Dennis Rommedahl narrowly missed the target, while Petr Cech denied Daniel Wass and Christian Eriksen to keep the match scoreless. Denmark keeper Stephan Andersen was only called into serious action on one occasion before the interval to thwart Jan Rezek.
Michal Bílek's team adopted a slightly more aggressive approach in the second half, but the home side soon reassumed the initiative, but couldn't harvest the fruit of their dominance as the Chelsea FC No. 1 Čech went on to frustrate Nicolai Jorgensen, Andreas Cornelius, and Leon Andreasen to ensure the spoils were shared.
