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Czechia
- 41FIFA ranking
- 4thFIFA World Cup 2026 position1 pts · 3 played
- 0W 1D 2LFIFA World Cup 2026 record(Group A)
- 64Squadplayers on the roster
- I. HašekManager
Tournament snapshot — FIFA World Cup 2026
View full standings →Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czechia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Quick facts
- Manager
- I. Hašek
- Home stadium
- Various (national team)
- FIFA ranking
- 41
Team card
Czechia
- 41FIFA ranking
- 4thFIFA World Cup 2026 position
- 0W 1D 2LFIFA World Cup 2026 record
- 64Squad
Similar teams
View all →Road to 2026
- Group A: 0W 1D 2L from 3
- Currently 4th in Group A on 1 pts
- Form: L D L
Recent results
View all →// the campaign
Czechia at the FIFA World Cup 2026
Group A →Fixtures & results
Group A table
// unavailable
Czechia — out and suspended
Full tracker →- outD. JurásekThigh problems
The record
2 — 1934, 1962
WC finals (as ČSSR)
1 — 1976 (ČSSR)
Euro title
Final 1996, SF 2004
Euro best (CZE)
#41
FIFA Ranking
01 · The Dossier — The Soul
A football brain
bigger than the map
Czech football has always been about technique and intelligence over size — from the Panenka penalty to Nedvěd's engine. After a long wait, the heritage returns to the World Cup.
Panenka 1976+Technical schooling+Nedvěd's heirs+The return
PragueThe PanenkaNedvěd's eraNárodní týmDo toho!
As Czechoslovakia, the nation reached two World Cup finals (1934, 1962) and won Euro 1976 — sealed by Antonín Panenka's audacious chipped penalty, a technique that now bears his name. The footballing IQ runs deep.
As the Czech Republic it reached the Euro 1996 final and a 2004 semi behind Pavel Nedvěd, the 2003 Ballon d'Or winner. But World Cups have been scarce — none since 2006. This generation, led by Patrik Schick, finally brings the heritage back to the global stage.
02 · The Cabinet — Honours
The heritage
A European crown, two World Cup finals, and a Ballon d'Or — a footballing pedigree out of proportion to the country's size.
05 · The Legend — The Furia
Pavel Nedvěd
Tireless, two-footed and blessed with a thunderous shot, Pavel Nedvěd was the engine of Czech football for over a decade and the 2003 Ballon d'Or winner.
He dragged the Czech Republic to the Euro 1996 final and the 2004 semis, a relentless midfielder who set the standard for everything that followed at Juventus and for his country.
The current side plays in his shadow — technical, hard-working, intelligent. Nedvěd is the bridge from the Panenka era to this World Cup return.
// The Czech greats
02
Antonín Panenka
The penalty that bears his name · 1976
03
Petr Čech
The goalkeeping great
04
Patrik Schick
The modern marksman
NEDVĚD
Pavel Nedvěd
2003
Ballon d'Or
91
Caps
🇨🇿
The Furia
06 · Threat Assessment
⚠ HOSTILE · THE OLD FINAL FOE
The enemy
Group A is open behind co-hosts Mexico, with a Matchday 3 trip to the Azteca likely decisive. The team that haunts Czech football, though, is the one that broke their hearts at Euro 96.
Mexico — the Azteca deciderHIGH
20 years of WC absenceHEAVY
Over-reliance on Schick's goalsREAL
Czechia is well-drilled, experienced and dangerous on its day. After two decades away, simply belonging again is the first goal — advancing, the dream.
The wounds
// the close calls
// Group A — the field
Mexico
GROUP A
The co-hosts and group favourites — the Azteca decider awaits.
South Korea
GROUP A
Son's side — a crucial opener in Guadalajara.
South Africa
GROUP A
Bafana Bafana — the likely must-win in Atlanta.
07 · The Marksman
Lightning rod
He once scored from his own half at the Euros. Patrik Schick is Czechia's clear talisman — and how far this team goes depends almost entirely on whether the goals keep coming.
SCHICK
Euro 2020 joint top scorerThe halfway-line goalCarries the goalsBayer Leverkusen
20+
Czechia goals
30
Age at the World Cup
№9
The marksman
A natural finisher who lit up the Euros, leading a side desperate for a World Cup return. “Czechia's hopes live in his right boot.”
The Return Meter
// glad to be back, or built to advance?
Just happy to be hereKnockout dark horse
Current reading
The reunion
After 20 years away, a return to the World Cup is itself an achievement. A tough group and a thin attack may make the knockouts a stretch.
08 · Key Power · World Cup 2026
SOUČEK
The colossus · West Ham · No. 8
Schick scores the goals; Tomáš Souček does everything else. A towering, all-action midfielder, he breaks up play, drives the team forward and is a constant aerial threat in both boxes. In a side built on organisation, he is the heartbeat that makes it work. Czechia's engine room runs through him.
💪
The colossus
31
Age at the World Cup
№8
West Ham
The last line of the file
From Panenka to Nedvěd.
Now the heritage comes back.
Národní týmThe PanenkaGroup AThe returnDo toho
Manager
I. Hašek
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