The Dutch have so much talent it's a wonder they haven't added to their Euro '88 title.
Getting Ruud van Nistelrooy, Patrick Kluivert, Roy Makaay, Edgar Davids, Clarence Seedorf, Marc Overmars and company to play as a team remains a problem even though the Dutch crushed Scotland 6-0 in the playoffs.
Pavel Nedved of Juventus, voted European Player of the Year by France Football, is the top player in the Czech lineup. But he has plenty of backup.
The towering Jan Koller and imaginative Milan Baros lead the attack and veteran Karel Poborsky, who scored a wonder goal at Euro '96 in England, is still around as an attacking midfielder alongside Vladimir Smicer while Tomas Rosicky has returned from a broken arm.
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