Euro 2012 Schedule: Start Times, Live Stream and TV Info for Day 5 Action

As we advance to the second matches of group play, situations for certain teams start to become a little more dire. 

Group A is no different.

After a big win over Czech Republic, Russia is in good shape at top of the group, but no one else is safe. 

Poland and Greece both have one point and need to find a way to somehow grab a result against the Czechs and Russians, respectively.

Let's take a closer look at Tuesday's important Group A matchups. 

Start Times

Greece vs. Czech Republic: Tuesday, June 12, Noon ET

Poland vs. Russia: Tuesday, June 12, 2:45 p.m. ET

Live Stream

You can catch all the action live on Watch ESPN.

TV Info

ESPN will provide complete coverage for both matches. 

Players to Watch

Greece: Dimitris Salpingidis

Salpingidis didn't get the start for Greece's first match against Poland, but when he came on, he immediately changed everything.

Not only did he quickly score Greece's only goal, the PAOK forward drew the foul in the penalty box and created plenty of other chances.

He was the hero, and if Greece is going to beat Czech Republic, he'll have to be just as good. 

Czech Republic: Vaclav Pilar

Pilar scored the only goal for Czech Republic on Friday, and he'll likely get plenty more chances against a Greece defense that was awfully suspect against Poland.

The 23-year-old put up four shots in the opener and he will need to be just as involved if the Czechs wants to avoid certain elimination.

Poland: Jakub Blaszczykowski

The hosts desperately need a result against powerhouse Russia, and if they are going to get one, Blaszczykowski will have to have a repeat performance of what he did in Poland's first match.

The Dortmund winger didn't score against Greece, but he was brilliant in the attack, moving forward and setting up his teammates.

Russia: Andrei Arshavin

Honestly, you can pick a slew of players to watch from this Russian squad. The defense is suspect, but the Russians have tons of impressive players on the attack.

The one who serves as the engine, however, is Andrei Arshavin. He was terrific against Czech Republic, cutting up the defense and serving as a big reason Russia scored four goals.

He may not score against Poland, but he'll be a dangerous playmaker all game.

Predictions

Greece 1-2 Czech Republic

Both squads have clear weaknesses, both on the attack and on the back line. 

However, there will be plenty of scoring opportunities as each country desperately needs a win and will thus open things up a little bit.

The Czechs will win it with a late score. 

Poland 1-3 Russia

The Russians are incredibly impressive on the attack, and Poland looked really susceptible on defense against Greece.

Russia is not Greece. They'll take advantage of Poland's deficiencies in a big way. Expect the Russians to jump out to an early lead and not look back.

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