With the UEFA EURO 2008 tournament from Austria-Switzerland just days away, the Sportable staff will bring you team previews leading up to the opening match. Group by group, we will discuss team rosters, flaws. and chances of being crowned European Champions.

Group A Matches:
June 7th: vs. Switzerland (St. Jakob Park- Basel)
June 11th: vs. Portugal (Stade de Geneve - Geneva)
June 15th: vs. Turkey (Stade de Geneve - Geneva)

No Nedved, No Rosicky, No Hope?
The Czech Republic may have had the quietest qualifying campaign out all 14 qualifiers. Finishing in front of Germany by two points, the Czech Republic will enter this summer’s tourney without the services of Golden Ball winner Pavel Nedved and injured Arsenal midfielder Tomas Rosicky. Is all lost? I think not. With a strong two-headed attack up front and a defense that has made a name for itself, look for the Czechs to make some noise in Group A.

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