

After drawing their opening two games, Czechia needed to win, but they had a steep hill to climb after Antonín Barák was sent out for two yellow cards in the 20th minute. Before that explosion, the worst-placed club in Group F had generated the greatest opportunity, with Robin Hranáč heading over from close range. After thereafter, Türkiye had to thank Mert Günok for a spectacular save that stopped David Jurásek from giving Czechia the lead at the break. After the restart, though, Türkiye found another gear when Jindřich Staněk denied Barış Alper Yılmaz close range.
The Czech goalkeeper stopped an even better effort from Kenan Yıldız, but he was unable to stop the forceful counterattack from Çalhanoğlu, a former midfielder for Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen. After replacement Tomáš Chorý beat Günok to a throw, Czechia reacted in like when Tomáš Souček scored from close range. The goal stood after a review for a probable foul.