Dark-horse Czechs ready to roll over Swiss hosts in Euro curtain-raiser

CZECH REPUBLIC captain Tomas Ujfalusi is confident his team’s class of 2008 have enough quality to make a serious impact at this year’s European Championships. The Czechs face hosts Switzerland in the opening match today (kick-off 5pm).

The Czechs have a decent record in recent tournaments, having reached the final in 1996 and the last four in 2004.

But a host of key players, such as retired duo Pavel Nedved and Vladimir Smicer, and injured current skipper Tomas Rosicky, are not in the squad for this year’s competition and many believe the 23-man group will fail to shine.