The second round of matches in Group A gets underway with the Czech Republic taking on Portugal in Geneva. Both sides were victorious in their opening fixtures but it was Portugal who were the more impressive of the two, sweeping aside Turkey two goals to nil. Free bets of up to£10 are available from two of our leading partners, bookmakers Betfair and Skybet, for the second round of Group A. The Czechs made hard work of their opening game against host nation Switzerland and for periods of time they were dominated by the competition’s underdogs. Their coach, Karel Bruckner, employed a 4-5-1 formation which left leading scorer Jan Koller isolated and ineffective and he was ultimately substituted ten minutes into the second half. His replacement, Vaclan Sverkos scored the only goal of the game in the 70th minute to secure all three points but they had a final scare in the 80th minute when the Swiss hammered a shot against the crossbar.

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Portugal never looked in trouble in their opening fixture against Turkey. Cristiano Ronaldo was his usual brilliant self and his odds for being the player of the tournament will probably be shorter this morning after a dazzling display in the number seven jersey. Turkey had no answer for his mazy runs and cuts inside from the right flank and although he did not get on the score sheet he did hit the woodwork after a fantastic free kick and capped off an almost perfect night when he took the captain’s armband for the final 22 minutes of the game. Real Madrid defender Pepe made up for his first half disallowed goal by opening the scoring in the 61st minute with a superb solo goal and substitute Meireles scored in injury time after replacing the impressive Simao. That result extends Portugal’s unbeaten record to 12 games and you wouldn’t bet against them making it 13 games if they perform like they did against Turkey. Despite the Czechs winning their 50th game from Bruckner’s 74 games in charge, they were less than impressive and will need to vastly improve if they are to take even one point from this game. Bookmakers Betfair and Skybet are giving away free bets for this exciting tie and they can be used to bet on number of corners in the game, number of yellow and red card, first goal scorer and the result of the game to name but four betting options.