Czech Republic 0-2 Italy
Full-time: Italy go through to the last 16 with a 2-0 win, which owed more to persistence and power, than poise and precision. It wasn't pretty, but they were deserved winners in the end. They will be joined in the second round by Ghana, who hung on to beat the USA 2-1 in Nuremburg.
90 mins Three minutes of stoppage time to be played.
87 mins GOAL! Italy break immediately and Inzaghi is sent clear on goal from the half-way line. He races in on goal, keeps his composure to round the advancing Cech, before sliding the ball into the empty net. Surelt that's Italy through! 0-2.
86 mins Nedved crosses for Heinz, but his header falls weakly into Buffon's arms.
83 mins Pirlo and forces his way into the box after combining with Simone Perrotta. As the ball breaks, Inzaghi fails to hit the target with a header from eight yards.
79 mins UPDATE Ghana 2-1 USA: No change from Nuremberg, and if things stay as they are, Italy and Ghana progress, with the Czechs and American on the way home. Will it stay that way?
77 mins Czech striker Marek Heinz replaces defender Radoslav Kovac.
74 mins Italy make a final substitution, Simone Barone on for Camoranesi.
70 mins A great build-up sees the ball fall to Nedved 20 yards out, but again Buffon denies him with an excellent save. It's turning into a bit of a duel between the Juve friends.
67 mins An attempted clearance comes back off Grygera and sees Inzaghi through on goal, but he pulls his effort wide to Cech's relief.
64 mins Midfielder David Jarolim replaces Baros for the Czechs, with Stajner switching to the lone striker role.
64 mins Totti picks out Camoranesi with a right-wing corner, but he heads disappointingly wide from eight yards despite being completely unmarked.
62 mins Jankulovski whips in an enticing cross from the left, which Baros rises well to meet, but can only head over.
60 mins Italy introduce Filippo Inzaghi for the ineffective Alberto Gilardino up front.
54 mins A well-worked free-kick on the right sees Totti find Pirlo on the edge of the area, and his first-time volley finds Cannavaro, who shoots narrowly over from six yards. His wry smile suggests he expected to do better!
53 mins Nedved goes close at the other end, timing his run beautifully to get in behind the Italian defence. However, Buffon is equal to his left-footed drive.
52 mins Cech dives low to his right to deny Totti with well-struck effort from 25 yards.
50 mins The second-half of Ghana v USA has just kicked off, making a mockery of FIFA's simultaneous scheduling policy.
49 mins Zambrotta gives Totti a sight on goal, but the Roma player shoots weakly at Cech.
47 mins Totti pulls a free-kick harmlessly wide from about 35 yards.
46 mins Jiri Stajner has replaced Poborsky on the right of the Czech midfield at the start of the second-half.
Half-time: Czech Republic 0-1 Italy. The Italians appear to be in control after going ahead against the run of play with a superb header from Materazzi. Polak's dismissal before the break has left the Czechs with a mountain to climb in the second-half. Italy and Ghana to go through if things stay as they are.
46 mins UPDATE Ghana 2-1 USA: Stephen Appiah puts the Ghanaians in front from the penalty spot. Ghana 2-1 USA.
46 mins Polak deservedly receives his second yellow card and is sent-off following a challenge from behind on Totti.
43 mins UPDATE Ghana 1-1 USA: The USA have equalised through Clint Dempsey in the 43rd minute. A corss from the left finds the American near the back post and he makes no mistake with a superb right-footed finish.
40 mins Camoranesi receives treatment to a head injury after colliding with Polak's head at a corner.
37 mins The all-action Materrazi denies Nedved a clear shot on goal with a superb tackle and is rightfully awarded a goal-kick.
35 mins Jan Polak is yellow carded for a harsh challenge on Mauro Camoranesi.
33 mins Possession share is 54%-46% in favour of the Czechs. They also have a greater shot count, but the scoreboard is where it matters, and there they trail 1-0.
32 mins Nedved shapes up to take a free-kick from the left. However, with a lot of pushing and shoving taking place in the box, he slides the ball square for Karel Poborsky, who drags his shot disappointingly wide.
26 mins GOAL! Subsititute Materazzi powers a superb header to the net from Francesco Totti's out-swinging, right-wing corner. It's his first for his country. Italy and Ghana to go through as things stand. 0-1.
25 mins UPDATE Ghana 1-0 USA: The Africans have taken the lead with an excellent shot from Dramani on 22 minutes, and would top the group if things stay as they are.
22 mins Gianluca Zambrotta gets in behind the Czech defence but he over hits his cross and the Czechs survive.
17 mins Nesta, who appears to be struggling with a groin strain, is replaced by Marco Materazzi, who slots in beside captain Fabio Cannavaro at the heart of the Italian defence.
16 mins The impressive Nedved has another shot parried by Buffon and the Italian number one denies Marek Jankulovski from the rebound.
15 mins Nedved tries to play Baros through but Alessandro Nesta concedes a corner as the Czech striker tries to break through.
12 mins Nedved's left-footed shot from outside the box is easily gathered by his Juventus team-mate Buffon.
9 mins Pavel Nedved picks out Milan Baros with a superb right-footed out-swinging cross, but the forward's first touch lets him down and his delayed shot is saved by Gianluigi Buffon.
7 mins A scrappy opening period is peppered by a lot of niggly fouls from both teams. You'd have expected more from such talented teams.
4 mins The Czechs start brightly and force the first corner of the match. However, Italy's defence stands firm and clears the danger.
1 min The Czech Republic kick-off in Hamburg. Ghana and the USA have begun their match in Nuremberg with all four teams still in a position to qualify for the last 16.
Czech Republic (4-5-1):1-Petr Cech; 2-Zdenek Grygera, 6-Marek Jankulovski, 22-David Rozehnal, 5-Radoslav Kovac; 19-Jan Polak, 11-Pavel Nedved, 8-Karel Poborsky, 10-Tomas Rosicky, 20-Jaroslav Plasil; 15-Milan Baros.
Subs: Blazek, Galasek, Heinz, Jarolim, Jiranek, Kinsky, Koller, Mares, Sionko, Stajner.
Italy (4-4-1-1): 1-Gianluigi Buffon; 3-Fabio Grosso, 13-Alessandro Nesta, 5-Fabio Cannavaro, 19-Gianluca Zambrotta; 21-Andrea Pirlo, 8-Gennaro Gattuso, 20-Simone Perrotta, 16-Mauro Camoranesi; 10-Francesco Totti; 11-Alberto Gilardino.
Subs: Amelia, Barone, Barzagli, Del Piero, Iaquinta, Inzaghi, Materazzi, Oddo, Peruzzi, Toni, Zaccardo.
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico).
Linesmen: Jose Ramirez (Mexico), Hector Vergara (Canada).
