There we have the first goal of the tournament - Koller’s replacement Vaclav Sverkos scuffs his shot into the corner of the Swiss goal after a corner was cleared, headed back in and leaving the Swiss defenders stranded as Sverkos surged through to score.

The Czech big man, Jan Koller, has gone, replaced by Sverkos. Now it will be interesting to see what the Czechs do; they tend to be a lot more inventive without the man mountain.

And here’s some evidence… A cross has just whizzed past the Swiss post with no one able to get a touch.

The Swiss’ best chances look like coming from set pieces.

Hi everybody. Well, it has started. Many people are waiting for the highlights of this first game between Switzerland and Czech Republic, I myself missed the first half an hour of this one. By the looks of things, I haven’t missed that much; it’s nil-nil at half time.

Before the game, I predicted this one would finish as a draw, at 1-1. It’s still possible, but the loss for Switzerland of Alexandre Frei is going to harm their goalscoring chances. It sadly looks like being a premature end to the tournament for him, as the unlucky blow to his knee while his studs were stuck in the turf appears to have left him with lateral knee ligament damage. It will be very surprising if he plays again in Euro 2008.

Right the second half is about to begin. Let’s hope for a bit more action from the reds and the whites!

Luc’s predictions: Switzerland 1-1 Czech Republic, Portugal 1-0 Turkey