Turkey staged an amazing turnaround to come back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and knock their opponents out of the tournament with Cech dropping a cross for one of the goals.

A Jan Koller header on 34 minutes and strike from Jaroslav Plasil just past the hour mark had put the Czechs in the driving seat. But Arda Turan got a goal back in the 75th minute before Nihat Kahveci equalised after Cech's mistake 12 minutes later.

too far 

Then with just a minute to go, Nihat netted a dramatic winning goal past Cech. There was even time for Turkey keeper Volkan Demirel to get sent off for a foul on Koller, but victory ensured the Turks meet Croatia in the quarter-finals.

"The only positive thing about this season is that it's over," said Cech. "When you make a mistake, you have to admit it... It was my mistake that decided that we have to go home.

"The ball was all the sudden too far away from me and as I tried to control it landed just in front of Nihat. Football is played by 11 players and unfortunately, every time it happens that some do well and some do worse."

Elsewhere in Group A, co-hosts Switzerland finished on a high with a 2-0 triumph over Portugal. Hakan Yakin scored twice but the Swiss bow out of the competition.