Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's live text coverage of Scotland's opening Euro 2020 group stage match against the Czech Republic at Hampden Park. Follow live here for every goal and slice of action, with kick off at 2pm BST.

Matej Vydra of Burnley and Pavel Kaderabek of Hoffenheim are other notable names in the Czech squad, and both have places on the bench here. Kaderabek is particularly unlucky to miss out, being a top-quality right-back, but the season that Coufal has had at West Ham makes the selection understandable, particularly when considering the rapport he has struck up with club mate Soucek.

Other familiar names will include Tomas Kalas as centre-back, formerly of Chelsea and Fulham, now plying his trade with Bristol City, and Ondrej Darida at Hertha Berlin, previously a loanee at Norwich. Darida will be the side's main creator; he will look to receive the ball to feet on the half turn and occupy the tight spaces between the Scotland lines, looking to slide through balls in towards Schick to give the Czechs their most likely route to goal.

The Czechs have their set-up in a way that solidifies them defensively, but also suits their most dangerous figures. Tomas Soucek will be allowed to get forward from his position in the defensive pivot to add another body in the box from floated crosses, whilst his West Ham team-mate Vladimir Coufal will have the licence to overlap beyond right winger Lukas Masopust. Patrik Schick of Bayer Leverkusen leads the line, and the visitors will lean heavily on him to score the goal that could win them this tight encounter.

Instead, he is replaced with experienced head Grant Hanley of Norwich City, who joins Liam Cooper and Jack Hendry in the back trio. Ahead of them, Stephen O'Donnell and captain Andy Robertson provide the width at wing-back, with Scott McTominay finally fielded in midfield more regularly on the international stage after deputising at centre-half. John McGinn and Stuart Armstrong complete the midfield three, with Ryan Christie given the freedom to roam behind and around the lone striker Lyndon Dykes.

For the home side, we're looking at what is most probably a 3-5-2 shape, with the most notable absentee being Kieran Tierney, who is ruled out with an injury - a huge blow not just for the Arsenal defender, but for his country as well.

Let's dissect these teams then, shall we?

And here is the Czech side...

Here is the Scottish lineup:

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