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Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Latest Czech Republic 0–3 Mexico · Group A
Title probability
0.0%
as of 2026-06-25
Overview
After the disappointment of missing out on the 2022 World Cup, the Czech Republic arrive at a continental and global crossroads — a side rebuilding around a familiar Premier League and Bundesliga spine while blending in fresh domestic talent.
Qualification was hard-fought but the Czechs remain a stubborn, well-drilled unit who reached the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. With Patrik Schick fit and firing, they carry genuine attacking menace, though depth and consistency remain question marks.
This is a team built more on collective grit than individual stardust, hoping organisation and set-piece power can carry them out of Group A.
Capital
Prague
Population
10,500,000
Confederation
UEFA
FIFA code
CZE
From Wikipedia
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square…
Source: Wikipedia →Squad
- 115caps
Jindřich Staněk
Slavia Prague · Reliable shot-stopper and number one
- 162caps
Vítězslav Jaroš
Liverpool · Talented backup option
- 234caps
Matěj Kovář
Bayer Leverkusen · Promising young keeper
- 225caps
Ladislav Krejčí
Girona · Modern progressive defender
- 318caps
Robin Hranáč
Hoffenheim · Composed ball-playing centre-back
- 435caps
Tomáš Holeš
Slavia Prague · Versatile defender and leader
- 555caps
Vladimír Coufal
West Ham United · Combative overlapping right-back
- 610caps
Jaroslav Zelený
Sparta Prague · Experienced left-sided defender
- 1514caps
David Zima
Slavia Prague · Aggressive aerial centre-back
- 178caps
Martin Vitík
Sparta Prague · Strong young centre-half
- 1812caps
David Doudera
Slavia Prague · Energetic full-back option
- 880caps
Tomáš Souček
West Ham United · Captain and box-to-box engine
- 1015caps
Pavel Šulc
Viktoria Plzeň · Inventive attacking spark
- 1120caps
Václav Černý
Wolfsburg · Pacey wide threat
- 1416caps
David Jurásek
Benfica · Marauding wing-back threat
- 1918caps
Michal Sadílek
Twente · Tidy central midfielder
- 2045caps
Antonín Barák
Fiorentina · Goal-scoring attacking midfielder
- 2130caps
Lukáš Provod
Slavia Prague · Creative left-footed playmaker
- 735caps
Adam Hložek
Hoffenheim · Versatile pacey forward
- 950caps
Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen · Lethal striker and talisman
- 1220caps
Jan Kuchta
Sparta Prague · Hard-running pressing forward
- 1312caps
Mojmír Chytil
Slavia Prague · Clinical penalty-box poacher
- 2214caps
Tomáš Chorý
Slavia Prague · Towering target man
Model
as of 2026-06-25Exp. points
1.00
Proj. finish
40.5
Seed Elo
1720
Title-probability trajectory
Champion chance across the last 14 snapshots
Matches
History
2022
Did not qualify / Group stage
Culture
Football culture
Football and ice hockey compete for the national heart, but the football pyramid is fiercely tribal, led by the Prague rivalry between Slavia and Sparta. Czech fans value hard work, organisation and a touch of clever craft, and they revere the golden generations of the past.
Did you know
- Czechoslovakia reached two World Cup finals before the country even existed in its current form.
- Czechs drink more beer per capita than any nation on Earth.
- Pavel Nedvěd won the 2003 Ballon d'Or, a Czech footballing icon.
- The soft contact lens and the word 'robot' both originated in Czech lands.
- Prague's Strahov Stadium was once the largest stadium in the world by capacity.