Washington Post · Jul 2, 2021
Denmark vs. Czech Republic: Previewing the Euro 2020 quarterfinal
How they got here: Denmark lost its first two group-stage matches to Finland and Belgium but advanced to the knockout round with a win over Russia. The Danes then shut out Wales, 4-0, in the round of 16. The Czech Republic beat Scotland before drawing with Croatia and losing to England in group play. In the round of 16, it scored a 2-0 upset of the Netherlands.
Euro history: Denmark hasn’t made it past the quarterfinals since its European Championship win in 1992. Czechoslovakia won the European Championship in 1976 and finished third in 1980. As the Czech Republic, the high point was a run to the semifinals in 2004.