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Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Latest Czech Republic 0–3 Mexico · Group A
Title probability
0.0%
as of 2026-07-20
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
10,900,000
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
- 120caps
Matej Kovar
PSV Eindhoven · Eredivisie title winner
- 1614caps
Jindřich Staněk
Slavia Prague · First-choice goalkeeper
- 231caps
Lukáš Horníček
Braga
- 225caps
David Zima
Slavia Prague · Aggressive aerial centre-back
- 341caps
Tomáš Holeš
Slavia Prague · Euro 2020 standout
- 414caps
Robin Hranac
TSG Hoffenheim · Composed ball-playing centre-back
- 562caps
Vladimir Coufal
TSG Hoffenheim · Experienced right-back
- 65caps
Štěpán Chaloupek
Slavia Prague · Young centre-back
- 727caps
Ladislav Krejčí
Wolverhampton Wanderers · Team captain
- 1418caps
David Jurásek
Slavia Prague · Attacking left-back
- 2023caps
Jaroslav Zelený
Sparta Prague · Veteran full-back
- 2117caps
David Douděra
Slavia Prague · Energetic full-back option
- 879caps
Vladimír Darida
Hradec Králové · Veteran midfielder
- 1217caps
Lukáš Červ
Viktoria Plzeň
- 1738caps
Lukáš Provod
Slavia Prague · Creative midfielder
- 1835caps
Michal Sadílek
Slavia Prague · Tidy central midfielder
- 2290caps
Tomáš Souček
West Ham United · Most-capped in squad
- 242caps
Alexandr Sojka
Viktoria Plzeň
- 251caps
Hugo Sochůrek
Sparta Prague · Teenage prospect
- 943caps
Adam Hložek
TSG Hoffenheim · Versatile forward
- 1053caps
Patrik Schick
Bayer Leverkusen · Main striker, 25 goals
- 1131caps
Jan Kuchta
Sparta Prague · Hard-running pressing forward
- 1322caps
Mojmír Chytil
Slavia Prague · Clinical penalty-box poacher
- 1521caps
Pavel Šulc
Lyon · Attacking midfielder
- 1922caps
Tomáš Chorý
Slavia Prague · Target-man forward
- 262caps
Denis Višinský
Viktoria Plzeň
Model
as of 2026-07-20Exp. points
1.00
Proj. finish
40.5
Seed Elo
1720
Title-probability trajectory
Champion chance across the last 14 snapshots
Matches
History
1934
Runners-up
1962
Runners-up
2006
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.