The experienced Czechs come into the tournament in fine form having won six of their last seven games in qualifying, conceding just one goal in the process, topping their group ahead of Germany, mainly down to a highly impressive 3-0 away win in Munich.
They possess arguably the best goalkeeper in Europe in Chelsea's Petr Cech, while their back four is as experienced as any in Austria and Switzerland.
In midfield, they will miss the injured Rosicky, but still possess plenty of quality in Jan Polak, Jaroslav Plasil and David Jarolim, while there will be few strikers who strike as much feat into an opponent's defence as Jan Koller.
The 6ft 7in forward is likely to be partered by Milan Baros, and if the Lyon frontman, who has been on loan at Portsmouth, can recapture the form of Euro 2004, where he scored five goals and won the Golden Boot, the Czech's will cause problems for the best sides in the tournament.
One of the canniest coaches in international football, Bruckner has been moulding Czech talent for over a decade.
He was the mastermind behind the Under-21 side that won the European Championship in 2002 in Switzerland, although by the time of that success he had moved on to the national side. Replacing Josef Chovanec, Bruckner's first major tournament was Euro 2004 where the Czechs played, by common consent, just about the best football in the tournament before being eliminated at the semi-final stage by Greece.
Bruckner drew praise for managing to coax coherent performances from a group of talented but mercurial individuals and - despite a first-round exit for his injury-hit squad - was rewarded with a new two-year deal after the 2006 World Cup.
A journeyman player, Bruckner cut his coaching teeth at hometown club Sigma Olomouc, leading them to the top division in the old Czechoslovakia. He took the club to the last eight of the 1992 UEFA Cup where they lost to Real Madrid.
After spells at FK Drnovice and Slovakian side Inter Bratislava, Bruckner returned to Olomouc in 1995 and led them to second place in the league - their highest finish ever. In 1997, he was hired by the Czech Football Association where he has remained.
