featuring
The 1980 European
Football Championship
Jimmy Hill introduces action highlights of today's opening games in the European Championship, with comment from LAWRIE MCMENEMY and LOU MACARI. Group One
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, WEST GERMANY HOLLAND, GREECE
This afternoon in Rome's Olympic Stadium, Czechoslovakia, the holders, met West Germany-a repeat of the 1976 Final, in the first match in Group One.
Commentator BARRY DAVIES
This evening in the San Paolo Stadium, Naples, Holland, the 1978 World Cup Finalists, met Greece. This is the first time ever that the Greeks have qualified for a major tournament. The Dutch, led by Rudi Krol , one of the best players in the world, are not the force they were since the loss of Cruyff and Neeskens to America. Commentator DESMOND LYNAM
Plus a special report from the England training camp from BOB WILSON.
Television presentation: THE ITALIAN TV SERVICE
Producers FRED VINER , JIM RESIDE Editor MIKE MURPHY