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EURO 2016. Portugal and Croatia in clash of the dark horses, as favourites Spain, Italy, Germany and France all land on the same side of the draw with England.

Croatia boss Ante Cacic believes his side have shown they are more than capable of defeating Portugal to book a spot in the quarter-finals of Euro 2016. A surprise come-from-behind 2-1 win over holders Spain saw Croatia finish top of Group E, following an earlier victory over Turkey and a 2-2 draw with Czech Republic.

Portugal have won all three of their previous games with Croatia without conceding a goal, including a 3-0 triumph in their only prior competitive encounter at Euro 96. But with Croatia now unbeaten in 12 matches - the longest run of any side left in the finals - Cacic is confident they can survive another difficult draw. “In this phase of the competition there are no easy opponents and we probably got the most difficult,” he said. “But we were in the toughest group of Euro 2016 and we successfully went through, so there is no reason not to be confident in this match too.
“We respect Portugal but we believe in our quality, collective and the character we showed so far. We are looking forward to this new challenge.” Portugal progressed by virtue of three draws from three matches, the last of which was a six-goal thriller against Group F winners Hungary.

Captain Cristiano Ronaldo shook off some of the frustrations of his tournament so far with two goals in that game, becoming the first player to score in four separate European Championships and helping his side stretch their unbeaten competitive run to 10 matches in the process. Experienced goalkeeper Eduardo plays his club football in Croatia with Dinamo Zagreb, and the 33-year-old has warned his team-mates to expect a stern test.
“They have enormous talent, they’re young, they have a strong competitive mentality and they will create a lot of problems for us,” he said. “We have confidence in our potential and we believe we can beat them. There are no easy games and everyone knows.”

Switzerland v Poland
Haris Seferovic claims Switzerland are capable of reaching the final of 2016 as Poland’s Michal Pazdan remembers an important lesson in humility ahead of their meeting in the round of 16.
Both countries have advanced to the knockout stages of Euro for the first time, Switzerland claiming second in Group A behind France courtesy of a win over Albania and draws with Romania and the hosts.
They narrowly avoided a daunting match against the world champions, but are nevertheless wary of a Poland side headlined by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.
“We could have got Germany, but Poland are [also] very difficult to play,” said Seferovic.

While Seferovic was not willing to discount the admittedly optimistic possibility of going all the way to the decider in Paris on July 10, Poland’s Pazdan can draw on painful memories of how quickly a reversal can occur.
“I remember when I was called up to ... Euro 2008,” he said. “I played for Gornik Zabrze and in the next season we were relegated and I had to play in second division. Football teaches you to be humble.”