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Czech Republic
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachIvan Hašek
CaptainTomáš Souček
Most capsPetr Čech (124)
Top scorerJan Koller (55)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCZE
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 45 Increase 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest2 (September 1999; January – May 2000; April – May 2005; January – May 2006)
Lowest67 (March 1994)
First international
 Hungary 2–1 Bohemia 
(Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903)
as Czech Republic
 Turkey 1–4 Czech Republic 
(Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Biggest win
 Czechoslovakia 7–0 Kingdom of SCS 
(Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920)
as Czech Republic
 Czech Republic 8–1 Andorra 
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005)
 Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino 
(Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006)
 Czech Republic 7–0 San Marino 
(Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic; 9 September 2009)
 Czech Republic 7–0 Kuwait 
(Olomouc, Czech Republic; 11 November 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 8–3 Czechoslovakia 
(Budapest, Hungary; 19 September 1937)
as Czech Republic
 England 5–0 Czech Republic 
(London, England; 22 March 2019)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1934 as Czechoslovakia
2006 as Czech Republic)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
As Czech Republic: Group stage (2006)
European Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1960 as Czechoslovakia
1996 as Czech Republic)
Best resultAs Czechoslovakia: Champions (1976)
As Czech Republic: Runners-up (1996)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1997)
Best resultThird place (1997)
Medal record
FIFA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1934 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 1962 Chile Team
UEFA European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1976 Yugoslavia Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 England Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 France Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Italy Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Team

The Czech Republic national football team (Czech: Česká fotbalová reprezentace), recognised by FIFA as Czechia,[3] represents the Czech Republic in men's international football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.[4][5][6][7][8]

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up. They have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 tournament.

History

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See also: Czechoslovakia national football team

1990s

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When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech Republic team was formed. They played their first friendly match away to Turkey on 23 February 1994. The newly formed team played their first home game in Ostrava, against Lithuania, in which they registered their first home win.[citation needed]

Their first competitive match was part of the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying campaign, in which they defeated Malta 6–1 in Ostrava. During the campaign, the Czech Republic registered six wins, three draws, and a defeat against Luxembourg, finishing their qualifying Group 5 in first place, ahead of group favourites the Netherlands. In the final tournament, hosted by England, the Czechs progressed from the group stage, despite a 2–0 opening game defeat to Germany. They progressed to the UEFA Euro 1996 Final, losing 2–1 to Germany at Wembley Stadium.

The Czechs finished third in the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifying group, behind Spain and Yugoslavia, and subsequently missed the tournament.[citation needed]

2000s

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The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2000, winning all of their group games and conceding five goals.[9] In the finals the team were drawn in Group D, alongside France, the Netherlands and Denmark.[10] The team lost to the Netherlands after a last-minute penalty[11] and were defeated in second match by France, which eliminated them from advancing to the knockout round. The Czech Republic managed a 2–0 win against Denmark in their final game courtesy of two goals from Vladimír Šmicer.[11]

Once again, the Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup, this time finishing second in their 2002 qualification group, behind Denmark, and then being beaten 1–0 in both legs by Belgium in the UEFA play-offs for a place in the finals.[citation needed]

A team settled with Pavel Nedvěd, Jan Koller, Tomáš Rosický, Milan Baroš, Marek Jankulovski, Tomáš Galásek together with the emergence of goalkeeper Petr Čech were unbeaten in 2002 and 2003, scoring 53 goals in 19 games and qualifying for Euro 2004 in the process. The Czech Republic went on a 20-game unbeaten streak, which finally ended in Dublin on 31 March 2004 in a friendly match against the Republic of Ireland.[12] The Czechs entered the Euro finals in Group D, alongside the Netherlands, Germany and Latvia.[13] The team trailed 2–0 to the Netherlands before winning the game 3–2 and beat Germany in the final group match.[14] The Czech Republic beat Denmark in the quarter-final, went into the semi-final against Greece and Tomáš Rosický hit the bar after just two minutes, Jan Koller had shots saved by the Greek goalkeeper and Pavel Nedvěd left the pitch injured in the end of the first half. The first 90 minutes finished goalless and Greece won the game in the last minute of the first half of extra-time with a silver goal.[15]

Czech Republic (red) vs Ghana (white) at the 2006 World Cup

The Czech Republic achieved their record win during the 2006 World Cup qualifying, thrashing Andorra 8–1 in a qualification match in Liberec. In the same match, Jan Koller became the all-time top scorer for the national team with his 35th international goal.[16] At the end of the campaign, after finishing in second place in Group 1 and defeating Norway in a playoff, the Czechs qualified for their first World Cup.[17] The team was boosted prior to the play-off matches by the return of Pavel Nedvěd,[18] who had initially retired from international football after Euro 2004. The squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany included 18 players from the Euro 2004 team. With the team ranked second in the world,[19] they started the tournament with a 3–0 win over the United States. During the game, however, Jan Koller was forced to leave with a hamstring injury,[20] exiting the tournament. In the next game, with Milan Baroš still recovering from injury, the team suffered a 2–0 loss to Ghana.[19] Baroš returned for the final game against Italy, a must-win for a round of 16 appearance. The team were reduced to ten men as Jan Polák was dismissed before half-time for two bookable offences.[20] Italy went on to win 2–0. Pavel Nedvěd, Karel Poborský and Vratislav Lokvenc retired from the national team after the tournament.[21]

In the qualifying campaign for Euro 2008, they finished top of their group, above Germany on head-to-head record. The Czech Republic beat co-hosts Switzerland 1–0 in their opening game of the finals, before being beaten 3–1 by Portugal. This meant the Czechs and Turkey carried identical records going into the final group game. Although the Czechs took a 2–0 lead just past the hour mark and looked set to qualify, Turkey scored three goals in the final 15 minutes of the game to win the game 3–2.[22]

The Czechs entered 2010 World Cup qualification, being drawn in Group 3, under the guidance of coach Petr Rada. They started with a 0–0 away draw against Northern Ireland, before losing to Poland. A late goal from Libor Sionko won the next game 1–0 against Slovenia. This was followed by a win against San Marino, and a goalless draw in Slovenia. In their following match, against neighbours Slovakia, a 2–1 defeat at home left Czech Republic in a precarious qualifying position. Manager Petr Rada was dismissed and six players were suspended.[23] Ivan Hašek took temporary charge as manager,[24] gaining four points from his first two matches, as the team drew away to group leaders Slovakia and thrashed San Marino 7–0 in Uherské Hradiště. They subsequently beat Poland in Prague but followed this result with a goalless draw against Northern Ireland, finishing third in the group and failing to qualify for the World Cup. Hašek announced his immediate resignation.[25]

2010s

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A changed team under Michal Bílek entered the Euro 2012 qualifiers and began with a home loss to Lithuania. But a win at home to Scotland was followed by wins against Liechtenstein. Spain defeated Czech Republic in between the Liechtenstein games, but the play-off spot was still in their hands. In the next game, a last minute penalty from Michal Kadlec away to Scotland secured a 2–2 draw.[26] Despite Scotland winning their next two games and the Czechs again being defeated by Spain, the team could finish second if they could beat Lithuania away from home in the final game, assuming Spain would beat Scotland at home. Spain won 3–1 and Czech Republic defeated Lithuania 4–1 to seal second spot and a place in the play-offs. Czech Republic were drawn to face Montenegro in the two-legged play-off. A goal from Václav Pilař and a last minute second from Tomáš Sivok helped the Czechs to a 2–0 first leg lead. In the second leg in Podgorica, a late goal from Petr Jiráček sealed a 1–0 win and the Czechs ran out 3–0 aggregate winners and qualified for Euro 2012.[citation needed]

At the tournament, the Czechs lost their opening game 4–1 to Russia, with their only goal coming from Václav Pilař. In their second match, against Greece, the Czech Republic went 2–0 up within the first six minutes thanks to goals from Petr Jiráček and a second from Pilař. Following the half-time substitution of captain Tomáš Rosický, Greece scored a second-half goal following a mistake from Czech goalkeeper Petr Čech, although there were no more goals and the Czech Republic recorded their first win of the tournament.[27] Going into their third and final group match, the Czech Republic needed at least a draw against co-hosts Poland to advance to the knockout stage. A second-half strike by Jiráček proved the difference between the teams as the Czechs ran out as 1–0 winners. Due to Greece beating Russia in the other group game, the Czech Republic subsequently finished top of Group A,[28] becoming the first team ever to win a group at the European Championships with a negative goal difference.[29]

Bílek stayed on as coach, despite unrest amongst fans, and was tasked with qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.[30] The Czechs were drawn into UEFA qualifying Group B along with Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria, Armenia and Malta. The campaign started with goalless draws against Denmark and Bulgaria, paired with a narrow win against Malta. The team then lost 0–3 to Denmark at home. The Czechs were then able to beat Armenia and draw with group leaders Italy, but lost to both Armenia and Italy in the rematches.[30] Bílek resigned[30] after the loss and was replaced with assistant coach Josef Pešice.[31]

Pavel Vrba was appointed as the team's new coach in 2014, ahead of Euro 2016 qualifying.[32] The Czech team was drawn into[33] Group A, along with Netherlands, Turkey, Iceland, Latvia and Kazakhstan. The Czech team began with a win, defeating Netherlands, and followed up with victories over Turkey, Kazakhstan and Iceland, leaving them as group leaders with maximum points after four matches. A draw at home against Latvia followed; nonetheless, Czech Republic remained group leaders, and on 6 September 2015, qualified for their sixth European Championship. They only got one point from a draw with Croatia, losing to Spain and Turkey. During a friendly match against Australia on 1 June 2018, the Czechs recorded their biggest defeat losing 0–4 in Sankt Pölten, Austria.[34] That would eventually be eclipsed during their first qualifier for Euro 2020, as they were beaten 0–5 at Wembley Stadium by England.[35]

On the other hand, they qualified directly for Euro 2020, finishing 2nd in Group A during the qualifiers, with a record of five wins and three defeats in eight games. The team won at home against England, the group leader (2–1) and lost all three away matches, against England (0–5), Kosovo (1–2) and Bulgaria (0–1).

2020s

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On 18 November 2020, the Czech Republic, then placed in Group 2 of League B in the 2020–2021 edition of the Nations League, obtained promotion to League A for the next edition thanks to a win at home against Slovakia on the last day of the group stages (2–0), allowing the National team to overtake Scotland, which was defeated in Israel (0–1) at the same time.[36] The Czechs were drawn into Group D with qualification opponents England, along with Croatia as well as Scotland.

2021 started on a positive note for the Czech Republic, who managed to draw Belgium at home 1–1 in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. Above all, the Euros, postponed to the summer of 2021 due to COVID-19, saw the Czech men advance from the group. The Czech Republic won the first game against Scotland, who were one of 12 host countries for the Euros, with a double from Patrik Schick (2–0), including a long-range goal. The Czechs then drew 1–1 against Croatia before losing to England at Wembley 1–0. The Czechs finished among the four best third-place teams. In the round of 16 the Czech Republic faced the Netherlands, surprising them with a 2–0 win with goals from Tomáš Holeš and Patrik Schick while the Dutch team finished the game with 10 players.[37] Appearing in the quarter-finals for the first time since 2012, they were beaten by Denmark 2–1, having conceded the first Danish goal after 5 minutes of play due to a refereeing error caused by a non-existent corner.[38]

The Czech Republic failed to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar, finishing third in their group, behind Belgium and Wales, whom they failed to beat (home draw and away defeat in both cases), but they made it to the play-offs thanks to their position in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League. They were eliminated in the semi-finals of the B path, following an away defeat against Sweden in extra time (1–0).[citation needed] They were then relegated to League B after finishing bottom of their group in the 2022–2023 Nations League.

The Czech Republic, without injured star striker Schick for the entire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, had a difficult and chaotic campaign, but qualified for the Euros in Germany by finishing second in their qualifying group thanks to a 3–0 home win over Moldova on the final day. After qualifying, coach Jaroslav Šilhavý resigned in the face of criticism from fans and controversy surrounding some of the team's players.[39]

On 4 January 2024, Ivan Hašek returned to the Czech football team as the head coach until November 2025, with an option to continue if the team qualifies for the 2026 World Cup. He went on to make his debut against Norway and Armenia, both of which were 2–1 victories. In the Euro 2024, the Czech Republic failed to qualify to the Round of 16, losing 2–1 to Portugal, which was followed by a 1–1 draw to Georgia with many opportunities missed, and a 2–1 loss to Turkey in the final match of the group after being quickly reduced to 10 players following a second yellow card for Antonín Barák, the third time that Czech Republic lost in the decisive game against Turkey after Euro 2008 and Euro 2016. They ended 4th in Group F.[40]

Team image

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Since 1994, the Czech Republic home kit has primarily been red shirts, with either blue or red shorts. While their away kit has been white shirts with white shorts. Although the team wore blue shorts for a short period between 2010 and 2011. In 2020 the team introduced a new alternate colour as the away kit for the first time.[41]

Stadiums

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14 different cities have hosted Czech Republic football matches between 1994 and 2023.[42] The most commonly-used stadium was Stadion Letná, the home stadium of Sparta Prague, which was renovated in 1994. Another frequently used stadium was Na Stínadlech in Teplice. However, since the 2018 World Cup qualification, major matches are usually played at the newer Stadion Eden, the home stadium of Slavia Prague, which was built in 2008. Since 2012, competitive games have also been held Doosan Arena, Plzeň. Some matches are also played in Moravia at Andrův stadion in Olomouc and Městský stadion in Ostrava.

Stadiums which have hosted Czech Republic international football matches:

Number of
matches 		Stadium W D L First international Latest international
48 Stadion Letná, Prague 29 7 12 26 April 1995 11 October 2024
20 Na Stínadlech, Teplice 18 1 1 18 September 1996 11 September 2012
20 Stadion Eden, Prague 8 7 5 27 May 2008 10 September 2024
14 Andrův stadion, Olomouc 10 0 4 25 March 1998 20 November 2023
9 Štruncovy sady Stadion, Plzeň 8 1 0 12 October 2012 15 October 2023
5 Bazaly, Ostrava 4 0 1 25 May 1994 16 August 2000
4 Stadion u Nisy, Liberec 4 0 0 4 June 2005 11 August 2010
4 Městský stadion, Ostrava 3 1 0 26 March 1996 2 September 2021
3 Stadion Střelnice, Jablonec 3 0 0 4 September 1996 5 June 2009
3 Městský stadion, Uherské Hradiště 1 0 2 16 August 2006 6 September 2018
2 Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague 1 1 0 24 April 1996 18 August 2004
2 Sportovní areál, Drnovice 2 0 0 18 August 1999 15 August 2001
2 Městský stadion, Mladá Boleslav 1 1 0 31 August 2016 15 November 2016
1 Stadion FC Bohemia Poděbrady, Poděbrady 1 0 0 26 February 1997
1 Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno 1 0 0 8 March 1995
1 Stadion Střelecký ostrov, České Budějovice 1 0 0 29 March 2011
1 Městský stadion, Ústí nad Labem 1 0 0 22 March 2017
1 Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové 1 0 0 10 June 2024

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Czech Republic national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Poland  1–1  Czech Republic Warsaw, Poland
20:45 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Kazimierz Górski National Stadium
Attendance: 56,310
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
20 November 2023 (2023-11-20) UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Czech Republic  3–0  Moldova Olomouc, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Andrův stadion
Attendance: 11,653
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

2024

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22 March 2024 (2024-03-22) Friendly Norway  1–2  Czech Republic Oslo, Norway
18:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Willy Delajod (France)
26 March 2024 (2024-03-26) Friendly Czech Republic  2–1  Armenia Prague, Czech Republic
20:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) Friendly Czech Republic  7–1  Malta Grödig, Austria
17:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Untersberg-Arena
Referee: Stefan Ebner (Austria)
10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) Friendly Czech Republic  2–1  North Macedonia Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Malšovická aréna
Referee: Michal Očenáš (Slovakia)
18 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Portugal  2–1  Czech Republic Leipzig, Germany
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 38,421
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
22 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Georgia  1–1  Czech Republic Hamburg, Germany
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 46,524
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
26 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group F Czech Republic  1–2  Turkey Hamburg, Germany
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 47,683
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
7 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Georgia  4–1  Czech Republic Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 20,401
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
10 September 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  3–2  Ukraine Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,722
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
11 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  2–0  Albania Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 17,823
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
14 October 2024 2024–25 Nations League Ukraine  1–1  Czech Republic Wrocław, Poland[a]
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Wrocław Stadium
Attendance: 14,734
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández (Spain)
16 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Albania  v  Czech Republic Tirana, Albania
20:45 UTC+1 Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
19 November 2024 2024–25 Nations League Czech Republic  v  Georgia Olomouc, Czech Republic
20:45 UTC+1 Stadium: Andrův stadion

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Czech Republic Ivan Hašek
Assistant coach Czech Republic Jaroslav Veselý
Assistant coach Czech Republic Jaroslav Köstl
Goalkeeping coach Czech Republic Radek Černý
Slovakia Matúš Kozáčik

Coaching history

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for 2024–25 UEFA Nations League against Albania on 16 November 2024 and Georgia on 19 November 2024.[44][45]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 November 2024 before the match against  Albania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Matěj Kovář (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
16 1GK Antonín Kinský (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Czech Republic Slavia

Prague

23 1GK Martin Jedlička (1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
3 2DF Tomáš Holeš (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993 (age 31) 32 2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
4 2DF Milan Havel (1994-08-07) 7 August 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
5 2DF Vladimír Coufal (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 32) 49 1 England West Ham United
6 2DF Václav Jemelka (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29) 8 0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
7 2DF Patrizio Stronati (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 29) 4 1 Hungary Puskás

Akadémia

18 2DF Jan Bořil (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33) 29 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
2 3MF Jiří Boula (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
8 3MF Matěj Šín (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
12 3MF Lukáš Červ (2001-04-10) 10 April 2001 (age 23) 4 1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
14 3MF Lukáš Provod (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) 26 3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
15 3MF Pavel Šulc (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23) 8 2 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
20 3MF Ondřej Lingr (1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 26) 22 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague
21 3MF Alex Král (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 (age 26) 42 2 Spain Espanyol
22 3MF Tomáš Souček (captain) (1995-02-27) 27 February 1995 (age 29) 76 14 England West Ham United
9 4FW Adam Hložek (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) 38 2 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
10 4FW Jan Kliment (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31) 6 0 Czech Republic Sigma Olomouc
11 4FW Jan Kuchta (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 27) 25 3 Denmark Midtjylland
13 4FW Vasil Kušej (2000-05-24) 24 May 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav
17 4FW Václav Černý (1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 27) 20 6 Scotland Rangers
19 4FW Tomáš Chorý (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) 10 4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Czech Republic squad within the last twelve months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Adam Zadražil (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Czech Republic Hradec Králové v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
GK Jakub Markovič (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Czech Republic Baník Ostrava v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
GK Jindřich Staněk (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28) 13 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague UEFA Euro 2024
GK Vítězslav Jaroš (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23) 1 0 England Liverpool UEFA Euro 2024
DF David Zima (2000-11-08) 8 November 2000 (age 24) 22 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Albania, 11 November 2024INJ
DF Ladislav Krejčí (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25) 16 3 Spain Girona v.  Albania, 11 November 2024INJ
DF Martin Vitík (2003-01-21) 21 January 2003 (age 21) 5 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Albania, 11 November 2024INJ
DF Robin Hranáč (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024
DF Ondřej Zmrzlý (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024
DF Jaroslav Zelený (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992 (age 32) 12 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Albania, 11 October 2024INJ
DF David Douděra (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26) 10 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague UEFA Euro 2024
DF David Jurásek (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 24) 11 1 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim UEFA Euro 2024
DF Tomáš Vlček (2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague UEFA Euro 2024
DF Adam Gabriel (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Denmark Midtjylland v.  Armenia, 26 March 2024
MF Lukáš Kalvach (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29) 5 1 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň v.  Albania, 11 November 2024INJ
MF Matěj Ryneš (2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague v.  Albania, 11 October 2024INJ
MF Matěj Jurásek (2003-08-30) 30 August 2003 (age 21) 4 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague v.  Georgia, 7 September 2024INJ
MF Antonín Barák (1994-12-03) 3 December 1994 (age 29) 44 11 Turkey Kasımpaşa UEFA Euro 2024
MF Petr Ševčík (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994 (age 30) 17 0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague UEFA Euro 2024
MF Michal Sadílek (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25) 24 1 Netherlands Twente UEFA Euro 2024INJ
FW Tomáš Čvančara (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 24) 8 1 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach v.  Ukraine, 14 October 2024
FW Patrik Schick (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28) 42 20 Germany Bayer Leverkusen v.  Ukraine, 10 September 2024
FW Mojmír Chytil (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 25) 17 6 Czech Republic Slavia Prague UEFA Euro 2024
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.

Player statistics

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Main article: List of Czech Republic international footballers
As of 14 October 2024.[46]
Players in bold are still active with the Czech Republic.
This list does not include players that won caps for Czechoslovakia.

Most appearances

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Petr Čech, the most capped player in the history of the Czech Republic with 124 caps
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Petr Čech 124 0 2002–2016
2 Karel Poborský 118 8 1994–2006
3 Tomáš Rosický 105 23 2000–2016
4 Jaroslav Plašil 103 7 2004–2016
5 Milan Baroš 93 41 2001–2012
6 Jan Koller 91 55 1999–2009
Pavel Nedvěd 91 18 1994–2006
8 Vladimír Šmicer 81 27 1993–2005
9 Marek Jankulovski 78 11 2000–2009
Tomáš Ujfaluši 78 2 2001–2009

Top goalscorers

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Jan Koller, the top scorer in the history of the Czech Republic with 55 goals
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Jan Koller (list) 55 91 0.6 1999–2009
2 Milan Baroš (list) 41 93 0.44 2001–2012
3 Vladimír Šmicer 27 81 0.33 1993–2005
4 Tomáš Rosický 23 105 0.22 2000–2016
5 Pavel Kuka 22 63 0.35 1994–2001
6 Patrik Schick 20 42 0.48 2016–present
7 Patrik Berger 18 44 0.41 1994–2001
Pavel Nedvěd 18 91 0.2 1994–2006
9 Vratislav Lokvenc 14 74 0.19 1995–2006
Tomáš Souček 14 76 0.18 2016–present

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA —
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 6 Squad 1 1 0 0 2 1 1934
France 1938 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 7 1 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 5 1 1954
Sweden 1958 Group stage 9th 4 1 1 2 9 6 Squad 4 3 0 1 9 3 1958
Chile 1962 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 7 Squad 5 4 0 1 20 7 1962
England 1966 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 4 1966
Mexico 1970 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 7 5 1 1 16 7 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 3 1974
Argentina 1978 4 2 0 2 4 6 1978
Spain 1982 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 4 Squad 8 4 2 2 15 6 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 11 12 1986
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 10 5 Squad 8 5 2 1 13 3 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 21 9 1994
as  Czech Republic as  Czech Republic
France 1998 Did not qualify 10 5 1 4 16 6 1998
South Korea Japan 2002 12 6 2 4 20 10 2002
Germany 2006 Group stage 20th 3 1 0 2 3 4 Squad 14 11 0 3 37 12 2006
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 10 4 4 2 17 6 2010
Brazil 2014 10 4 3 3 13 9 2014
Russia 2018 10 4 3 3 17 10 2018
Qatar 2022 9 4 2 3 14 10 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined 2026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034 2034
Total Runners-up 9/22 33 12 5 16 47 49 — 146 78 31 37 278 126 —

UEFA European Championship

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Main article: Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA —
as  Czechoslovakia as  Czechoslovakia
France 1960 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 5 1960
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 1964
Italy 1968 6 3 1 2 8 4 1968
Belgium 1972 6 4 1 1 11 4 1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 5 3 Squad 8 5 2 1 19 7 1976
Italy 1980 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 5 4 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 4 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 8 3 4 1 15 7 1984
West Germany 1988 6 2 3 1 7 5 1988
Sweden 1992 8 5 0 3 12 9 1992
as  Czech Republic as  Czech Republic
England 1996 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 2 2 7 8 Squad 10 6 3 1 21 6 1996
Belgium Netherlands 2000 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 3 3 Squad 10 10 0 0 26 5 2000
Portugal 2004 Semi-finals 3rd 5 4 0 1 10 5 Squad 8 7 1 0 23 5 2004
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6 Squad 12 9 2 1 27 5 2008
Poland Ukraine 2012 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 10 6 1 3 15 8 2012
France 2016 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 10 7 1 2 19 14 2016
Europe 2020 Quarter-finals 6th 5 2 1 2 6 4 Squad 8 5 0 3 13 11 2020
Germany 2024 Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 8 4 3 1 12 6 2024
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined 2028
Italy Turkey 2032 2032
Total 1 Title 11/17 40 15 8 17 51 52 — 132 85 24 23 263 108 —

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 B 1 2nd 4 2 0 2 4 4 Same position 20th
2020–21 B 2 1st 6 4 0 2 9 5 Rise 19th
2022–23 A 2 4th 6 1 1 4 5 13 Fall 14th
2024–25 B 1 To be determined
Total 16 7 1 8 18 22 14th

FIFA Confederations Cup

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FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 10 7 Squad
Mexico 1999 Did not qualify
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Third place 1/10 5 2 1 2 10 7 —

Head-to-head record (since 1994)

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As of 14 October 2024 after the match against  Ukraine.[47]

  Positive record   Neutral record   Negative record

  1. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[43]
  2. ^ Includes matches against  Serbia and Montenegro.

Honours

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Major competitions

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Regional

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Other titles

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Summary

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
FIFA World Cup 0 2 0 2
UEFA European Championship 1 1 2 4
FIFA Confederations Cup 0 0 1 1
Olympic Games 1 1 0 2
Total 2 4 3 9

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