Czechia have one of the biggest time-zone burdens in the 2026 World Cup group stage, moving Guadalajara → Atlanta → Mexico City with two two-hour swings.
Czech Republic
Returning after 20-year absence · UEFA · 10th World Cup appearance · Group A
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Czech Republic return to the Guadalajara area (Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara) for the 2026 World Cup, 56 years after their last match there — a 0-1 loss to England in the 1970 group stage.
Czech Republic's heaviest World Cup defeat in the Guadalajara area (Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara) was a 1-4 loss to Brazil in the 1970 group stage.
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Czech Republic have never won a World Cup match in the Guadalajara area (Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara), drawing 0 and losing 3 from 3 games across the 1970 tournament.
Czech Republic have failed to score in each of their last 2 World Cup matches.
Czech Republic have lost their last 2 World Cup matches, conceding 4 goals.
Czech Republic qualified through the UEFA play-offs, winning both play-off matches on penalties.
Czech Republic have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 World Cup matches.
Czech Republic’s World Cup opening-match record is 5W-1D-3L across 9 appearances (16-10 goals). They have failed to score 2 times and kept 3 clean sheets in those opening games.
Czech Republic have advanced beyond the first group stage 2 times in 7 applicable World Cup group-stage appearances.
2026 Fixtures
World Cup record
10
World Cup appearances
Best result: Runners-up
36
matches played
12 won · 6 drawn · 18 lost
-6
goal difference
49 scored · 55 conceded
Recent World Cups
All-time top scorers
1Oldrich Nejedly7goals
2Tomas Skhuravy5goals
3Zdenek Zikan4goals
4Adolf Scherer3goals
5Milan Dvorak2goals
6Vaclav Hovorka2goals
7Antonin Puc2goals
8Ladislav Petras2goals
9Antonin Panenka2goals
10Michal Bilek2goals
Team profile
Czech Republic's best World Cup finish is runners-up, reached in 1962, 1934.
Czech Republic have an average squad age of 27.2 at the 2026 World Cup.
Slavia Prague supply 10 players to Czech Republic's 2026 World Cup squad, more than any other club.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matěj KovářG | 17 May 2000(26) | PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | David ZimaD | 8 Nov 2000(25) | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tomáš HolešD | 31 Mar 1993(33) | Slavia Prague | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Robin HranáčD | 29 Jan 2000(26) | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Vladimír CoufalD | 22 Aug 1992(33) | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Štěpán ChaloupekD | 8 Mar 2003(23) | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Ladislav KrejčíD | 20 Apr 1999(27) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Vladimír DaridaM | 8 Aug 1990(35) | Hradec Králové | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Adam HložekF | 25 Jul 2002(24) | TSG Hoffenheim | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Patrik SchickF | 24 Jan 1996(30) | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Jan KuchtaF | 8 Jan 1997(29) | Sparta Prague | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lukáš ČervM | 10 Apr 2001(25) | Viktoria Plzeň | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Mojmír ChytilF | 29 Apr 1999(27) | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | David JurásekD | 7 Aug 2000(25) | Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pavel ŠulcF | 29 Dec 2000(25) | Lyon | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Jindřich StaněkG | 27 Apr 1996(30) | Slavia Prague | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Lukáš ProvodM | 23 Oct 1996(29) | Slavia Prague | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Michal SadílekM | 31 May 1999(27) | Slavia Prague | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Tomáš ChorýF | 26 Jan 1995(31) | Slavia Prague | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Jaroslav ZelenýD | 20 Aug 1992(33) | Sparta Prague | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | David DouděraD | 31 May 1998(28) | Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Tomáš SoučekM | 27 Feb 1995(31) | West Ham United | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Lukáš HorníčekG | 13 Jul 2002(24) | Braga | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Alexandr SojkaM | 2 Apr 2003(23) | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Hugo SochůrekM | 7 Jun 2008(18) | Sparta Prague | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Denis VišinskýF | 21 Mar 2003(23) | Viktoria Plzeň | 1 | 0 |