Denmark

After springing an upset against the Netherlands in the last 16, the difficulty level for the Czech Republic does not let up as they prepare for a quarter-final with Denmark, who trounced Wales 4-0 over the weekend. Left-back Jan Boril missed the 2-0 win over the Netherlands due to a ban, but his return should lead to Pavel Kaderabek dropping out of the starting XI. Antonin Barak and Petr Sevcik were surprise starters in Budapest and may keep their places in the side at the expense of Jakub Jantko and Vladimir Darida. Patrik Schick will lead the line as he aims to add to his four goals at Euro 2020 and catch Cristiano Ronaldo in the race for the golden boot. After opening Euro 2020 with back-to-back defeats by Finland and Belgium – the first of which was overshadowed by Christian Eriksen’s hospitalisation – Denmark have regrouped impressively, following up their 4-1 win over Russia with a 4-0 thrashing of Wales. The youngster Mikkel Damsgaard has deputised impressively for Eriksen and looks set to feature behind frontman Kasper Dolberg, who scored twice against Wales on his first start of the competition. Captain Simon Kjær came off at the break in their last-16 win and is a doubt for Denmark, who have Joachim Andersen on standby. Yussuf Poulsen was not in the matchday squad over the weekend and, like Kjær, will be assessed before the game. Jens Stryger Larsen came in for Daniel Wass at right wing-back and may keep his place after his solid showing against Wales. Prediction: Czech Republic 1-3 Denmark