Hosts Hungary look to upset old order

Coach Mihály Kozma is backing Hungary to create an upset as they bid to beat the Czech Republic to earn a last-eight place, saying: "It will be an upset if we get a result against them, but we believe we can do it."

Bruising encounters
The UEFA European Futsal Championship hosts lost 3-1 to Azerbaijan in the opening game of the tournament, but the Czech Republic had an even more bruising encounter with the Group A winners, going down 6-1 on Thursday. Hungary know that a draw in the sold-out Papp László Arena will guarantee them a last-eight meeting with the Group B winners – Italy or Ukraine – in Tuesday's second quarter-final in Debrecen.

Upset target
While Hungary are only in their second final tournament, the Czech Republic are playing in their fifth in a row. They beat Hungary 4-3 in their only previous competitive meeting, a 1999 EURO qualifier, but more recently won 1-0 in a friendly in Budapest. They are a more established force in the world of futsal, but Kozma believes his side have a chance. "The Czech Republic are always in the finals of European Championships," said the coach. "They are an experienced team and big fighters; very focused. It will be an upset if we get a result against them, but we believe we can do it."

Missed chances
Forward Zsolt Gyurcsányi hopes his side have learned the lessons of their defeat to Azerbaijan, when chances went unconverted, telling uefa.com: "We made a lot of mistakes especially close to the goal. We had the chances, but we lacked the killer touch, and our play was not quick enough. On Saturday, I expect a completely different match in which the task for the team is to score half of our chances."

'Played terribly'
For the Czechs' part, coach Tomáš Neumann may choose to recall captain Martín Dlouhý, rested for tactical reasons in the opening game. Captain David Frič said: "We missed Dlouhý very much. He's a very good player who scores a lot of goals. Against Azerbaijan we kept hitting the post or the bar; he would have scored with chances like those." Neumann, meanwhile, believed the two sides' mental strength would be tested to the limits. "Both teams played terribly against Azerbaijan," he said. "We will see which team deals with that defeat better."