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The Czech Republic trained in Wroclaw on Wednesday (June 20th) - a day ahead of their quarter-final meeting with Portugal at Euro 2012.

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The Czech Republic will hope to turn back the clock to 1996 on Thursday when they take on Portugal in the first Euro 2012 quarter-final in Warsaw.

Sixteen years ago, the Czechs overcame Portugal 1-0 at this stage, en route to the final of Euro '96 in England.

The Czech Republic have faced Portugal twice in the final tournament.

It was a very different story in Euro 2008 as Portugal triumphed 3-1 on matchday two.

The Czechs are playing their third quarter-final of a Euros tournament and have yet to lose one after victories in 1996 against Portugal and 2004, when they beat Denmark 3-0.

As for the Portuguese, this is their fifth successive quarter-final, with victories in 2000 and 2004 and defeats in 1996 and 2008.

They were due to train at the National Stadium in Warsaw on Wednesday - but it was rescheduled due to worries about the state of the pitch ahead of Thursday's quarter-final.