The two-time World Cup runners-up have qualified for the first time since 2006 and will take on co-hosts Mexico in Group A.
After a 20-year absence, Czechia are back at the FIFA men’s World Cup.
The two-time runners-up secured their return to the top table of international football in dramatic style, beating the Republic of Ireland and then Denmark in the playoffs, both in penalty shootouts.
Those games were also Czechia’s first under new manager Miroslav Koubek, who succeeded Ivan Hasek in December 2025.
Now Koubek’s task is to navigate a World Cup group containing co-hosts Mexico, as well as the Republic of Korea and South Africa.
Quick facts
- Captain: Ladislav Krejčí
- Manager: Miroslav Koubek
- World Cup appearances (including 2026): 10
- Best World Cup result: Runners-up (1934, 1962)
FIFA World Cup 2026 – Czechia’s full squad
Goalkeepers: Lukas Hornicek (Braga), Matej Kovar (PSV Eindhoven), Jindrich Stanek (Slavia Prague)
Defenders: Vladimir Coufal (Hoffenheim), David Doudera (Slavia Prague), Tomas Holes (Slavia Prague), Robin Hranac (Hoffenheim), Stepan Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), David Jurasek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krejci (Wolverhampton), Jaroslav Zeleny (Sparta Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague)
Midfielders: Lukas Cerv (Viktoria Plzen), Vladimir Darida (Hradec Kralove), Lukas Provod (Slavia Prague), Michal Sadilek (Slavia Prague), Hugo Sochurek (Sparta Prague), Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Plzen), Tomas Soucek (West Ham), Pavel Sulc (Olympique Lyonnais), Denis Visinsky (Viktoria Plzen)
Forwards: Adam Hlozek (Hoffenheim), Tomas Chory (Slavia Prague), Mojmir Chytil (Slavia Prague), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen)