CZECH REPUBLIC NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The 'Czech national football team' is the national football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.
Before World War I, Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic), while being part of Austria-Hungary, played seven matches between 1903 and 1908, six of them against Hungary and one against England. Bohemia also played a match against Germany in 1939 while being the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.
When the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, the national team had runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the national team was reformed, and played its first match against Turkey in 1994.
Now, the Czech Republic is continuing its football tradition, finishing second in Euro 96 and making the semifinals of Euro 2004. They made their first World Cup as an independent country in 2006 and they are currently the tenth-ranked country in the world according to the FIFA World Rankings.
The Under-21 national team of Czech Republic won the European championship in 2002.

Contents

Stadiums

World Cup record

European Championship record

Players

Notable former players

Current players

Czech Republic national team 2007

Current Squad

2006 World Cup Information

Past squads and campaigns

External links

Stadiums

The most important matches of the Czech national team are held in Prague´s AXA Arena, the home stadium of Sparta Prague. Other venues include the cities of Teplice, Olomouc and Liberec. The new leaders of the Czech Football Association have announced that they will be building a new state of the art stadium for 50,000 people.

World Cup record

★ 1930 to 1994 - ''See Czechoslovakia''

★ 1998 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2002 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2006 - Round 1

European Championship record

★ 1960 to 1992 - ''See Czechoslovakia''

★ 1996 - Runners-up

★ 2000 - Round 1

★ 2004 - Semifinals

Players

Notable former players

This lists players who have played most or all of their international careers in the Czech Republic era. For notable players from the Czechoslovakia era, see Czechoslovakia national football team.

★ Pavel Nedvěd

★ Patrik Berger

★ Pavel Kuka

★ Tomáš Skuhravý

★ Pavel Srníček

★ Karel Poborský

★ Miroslav Kadlec

Current players

:''Source: The website of The Football Association of the Czech Republic''

Czech Republic national team 2007

Current Squad

Head coach: Karel Brückner

2006 World Cup Information

Czech Republic started the World Cup with an impressive victory. USA barely had a sniff of goal throughout, and the Czechs capitalized. Jan Koller opened the scoring in the 5th minute with a brilliant header after Grygera crossed in the ball. Arsenal's new signing for the summer, Tomáš Rosický hit a belter past US keeper, Kasey Keller before half time to put the Czech's 2-0 up, but it was not all good news. Jan Koller, scorer of the first goal, sustained a hamstring injury just before half time. He had to be stretchered off, and was out of the remainder of the tournament. Karel Bruckner's side emerged from the second half buoyant as before, despite losing Koller, who was replaced upfront by Lokvenc. Two thirds of the way through the second half, Rosický secured the three points with a brilliant solo effort.
Czech Republic next played Ghana on June 17th, losing 2-0 at Cologne. This match was full of excitement right from the start to the end, including a missed PK by Asamoah Gyan and a red card offense by Tomáš Ujfaluši. The game fell into Ghana's hands when Sulley Muntari scored in the 82nd minute making it 2-0.
The Czechs lost their third game as well, falling 2-0 to Italy. This loss ended their first World Cup run, with Italy and Ghana advancing to the Round of 16.

Past squads and campaigns

★ Euro 1996 squad

★ Euro 2000 squad

★ Euro 2004 squad and campaign

External links

★ Official web

★ RSSSF archive of results 1994-

★ RSSSF archive of results 1903,1906-08,1939