CZECH REPUBLIC
Nickname: Nároďák (meaning “The National Team”) or Repre (meaning “The Representatives”)
Manager: Miroslav Koubek
The Czech Republic has announced their final squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The roster was announced on May 31. The Czech Republic national football team has made two appearances at the FIFA World Cup as an independent nation: in 2006 and 2026. Independent Czech Republic (1993–Present): 2006 (Germany): The team’s debut appearance as the Czech Republic. They were eliminated in the group stage, finishing third in Group E behind Italy and Ghana.
The Czech Republic qualified for the 2026 mundial tournament via the UEFA playoffs. They were drawn into Group A alongside South Korea, South Africa, and Mexico.
Predecessor: Czechoslovakia (1930–1990) :Prior to the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, the joint nation had a rich World Cup history, appearing in eight tournaments. They were losing finalists in 1934 in Italy. reached the quarter-final in 1938, were runners up again in 1962 in Chile and were quarter-finalists in 1990 in Italy.
Here is the Czech Republic’s 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Goalkeepers: Lukas Hornicek (Braga), Jan Koutny (Sigma Olomouc), Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague)
Defenders: Vladimír Coufal (TSG Hoffenheim), David Douděra (Slavia Prague), Tomáš Holeš (Slavia Prague), Robin Hranáč (TSG Hoffenheim), Štěpán Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), David Jurásek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jaroslav Zelený (Sparta Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague)
Midfielders: Lukás Cerv (Viktoria Plzen), Vladimir Darida (Hradec Kralove), Lukás Provod (Slavia Prague), Michal Sadílek (Slavia Prague), Hugo Sochůrek (Sparta Prague), Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Plzen), Tomáš Souček (West Ham)
Forwards: Adam Hložek (TSG Hoffenheim), Tomáš Chorý (Slavia Prague), Mojmír Chytil (Slavia Prague), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), Matej Vydra (Viktoria Plzen), Denis Višinský (Viktoria Plzen)