Match 2: Portugal V Turkey

Result :: Portugal 2 - 0 Turkey (Pepe, R. Meireles)

C Ronaldo and Pepe joyous after the goal

Portuguese fans celebrating the goal

New Chelsea signing Jose Bosingwa has been doubtful in the run in to Euro 2008 with a muscle strain but he has declared himself fit to play. Cristiano Ronaldo has also been seen training with an ice pack strapped to his ankle this week but he should be in the starting line up tomorrow against Turkey.

Turkey's Hamit Altintop has raised cause for concern. He himself has declared himself fit to play tomorrow against Portugal but his club Bayern Munich say that he is struggling with a muscle strain.

Turkey and Portugal have met each other on 6 previous occasions. Turkey have won only once and Portugal have came out on top 5 times. Portugal have also won all 4 of the competitive matches that the two countries have featured in.

Nuno Gomes has the chance to be included alongside Jurgen Klinsman and Vladimir Smicer in the group of players to score in 3 different European Championships. Turkey Goalkeeper Rustu Recber will be Turkey's only player at this years Euro 2008 who already has experience of playing in the European Championships.

Match 1 : Switzerland V Czech Republic

Switzerland V Czech Republic

Result :: Czech 1 - 0 Switzerland (Sverkos)

BASEL (Reuters) - Euro 2008 gets underway on Saturday with co-hosts Switzerland pitting their promising young team against an experienced Czech Republic side (5 p.m. British time) keen to prove their best days are not behind them.

Koebi Kuhn's Swiss squad are one of the youngest at these finals but include several players who have already experienced two major tournaments.

"Our players have developed and ripened since the 2006 World Cup," captain Alex Frei told reporters at the team's base camp.

"I believe in the quality of the team and I know it is hungry for success. We want to write history and now have the chance to do so in our own country."

The former Czechoslovakia won Euro 1976 and recent successes for the side include an appearance in the 1996 final and a run to the 2004 semi-finals.

But the international retirements of Karel Poborsky and Pavel Nedved along with the loss through injury of captain Tomas Rosicky have raised doubts over the pedigree of this squad.

"I don't know why people would say we are not as good as we were before," midfielder David Jarolim told reporters at the team's training ground in Seefeld, Austria.

"We have qualified for the last three tournaments in a row. That shows how strong we are and we will prove it again at Euro 2008