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Czech captain Vladimir Darida said on Monday (June 21) that his team is not looking to finish second in Group D in order to avoid a potential match-up with the runner-up in Group F, which could mean facing Portugal, Germany or France.

"We can only influence our own results and if we are successful we do not need to look at other teams," captain Darida said ahead of their clash with England.

The Czechs sit top of the table on four points, ahead of England on goal difference, and a draw would see both teams advance regardless of the outcome of the game between Croatia and Scotland, who are both on one point.

The Czechs return to Wembley where they were hammered 5-0 by England in qualification for the tournament but won the return match in Prague 2-1 - a result that took a huge physical effort the players will need to replicate on Tuesday, coach Jaroslav Silhavy said.

He also said he expected to see a vastly improved England side from their first two games, which included an opening 1-0 win over Croatia and a drab 0-0 draw against Scotland.

The Czechs beat Scotland 2-0 and drew 1-1 with Croatia.

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