{"id":30750,"date":"2025-03-19T17:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=30750"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:45:20","slug":"czech-republic-mens-football-fixture-what-are-the-upcoming-games-for-czechia-national-football-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/czech-republic-mens-football-fixture-what-are-the-upcoming-games-for-czechia-national-football-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech Republic Men\u2019s Football Fixture: What Are the Upcoming Games for Czechia National Football Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With World Cup 2026 qualification on the line, Czech Republic are preparing to make a strong start in their upcoming fixtures. The team will be eager to secure their place at the tournament. If successful, it would mark the Czech Republic&rsquo;s first World Cup appearance since 2006. <\/p><p>Having been drawn in Group L of UEFA, the Czech Republic faces a balanced yet competitive group, featuring Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Montenegro, and one of either France or Croatia, depending on the outcome of the Nations League quarter-finals. National-team captain Tom&aacute;&scaron; Sou&#269;ek, team&rsquo;s top scorer Patrik Schick and dynamic right-back Vladim&iacute;r Coufal will play a crucial role as the team embarks on its qualifying journey in UEFA Group L. The Czechs will need a positive start to their campaign as they face Faroe Islands and Gibraltar in their opening two matches.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"cs\" dir=\"ltr\">Na Strahov&#283; dnes za&#269;al druh&yacute; tr&eacute;nink! U&#382; v sobotu n&aacute;s &#269;ek&aacute; prvn&iacute; kvalifika&#269;n&iacute; utk&aacute;n&iacute; na MS 2026 v hradeck&eacute; Mal&scaron;ovick&eacute; ar&eacute;n&#283;! &#127464;&#127487;&#127386;&#127467;&#127476; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/akW6WgXPdh\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/akW6WgXPdh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; &#268;esk&aacute; fotbalov&aacute; reprezentace (@ceskarepre_cz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ceskarepre_cz\/status\/1902323566822949290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>West Ham United midfielder Tom&aacute;&scaron; Sou&#269;ek was recently crowned Czech Footballer of the Year for the fourth time in his career. The 30-year-old midfielder received the prestigious award at a ceremony in Prague on Monday night, following another outstanding season for club and country. With an experienced core of players, the Czech Republic has the talent to compete for a spot at World Cup 2026. <\/p><p>However, consistency will be key in their qualifying campaign, as they will face tougher opponents in later fixtures. A strong start against the Faroe Islands and Gibraltar could provide the confidence and momentum needed to push for a return to the global stage after an absence of nearly two decades.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Are the Upcoming Games for Czech Republic National Football Team?<\/h2><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czech Republic vs. Faroe Islands<\/h4><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Saturday, March 22, 2025&#8203;<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: 3:45 PM ET&#8203;<br><strong>Venue<\/strong>: V&scaron;esportovn&iacute; Stadion, Hradec Kr&aacute;lov&eacute;, Czech Republic&#8203;<br><strong>Competition<\/strong>: 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification<\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/england-mens-football-fixture-what-are-the-upcoming-games-for-england-national-football-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>England Men&rsquo;s Football Fixture: What Are the Upcoming Games for England National Football Team?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gibraltar vs. Czech Republic<\/h4><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Tuesday, March 25, 2025&#8203; <br><strong>Time<\/strong>: 3:45 PM ET&#8203;<br><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Est&aacute;dio Algarve, Faro-Loul&eacute;, Portugal&#8203;<br><strong>Competition<\/strong>: 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czech Republic vs. Montenegro<\/h4><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, June 6, 2025&#8203;<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: 2:45 PM ET&#8203;  <br><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Stadion m&#283;sta Plzn&#283;, Plze&#328;, Czech Republic&#8203;<br><strong>Competition<\/strong>: 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">France or Croatia vs. Czech Republic<\/h4><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Monday, June 9, 2025&#8203;<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: 2:45 PM ET&#8203;  <br><strong>Venue<\/strong>: To Be Determined&#8203;<br><strong>Competition<\/strong>: 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification<\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Montenegro vs. Czech Republic<\/h4><p><strong>Date<\/strong>: Friday, September 5, 2025&#8203;<br><strong>Time<\/strong>: 2:45 PM ET&#8203; <br><strong>Venue<\/strong>: To Be Announced&#8203;<br><strong>Competition<\/strong>: 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Czech Republic Squad for Games vs Faroe Islands and Gibraltar <\/h2><p><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong>: Martin Jedli&#269;ka (FC Viktoria Plze&#328;), Mat&#283;j Kov&aacute;&#345; (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jind&#345;ich Stan&#283;k (SK Slavia Praha).<\/p><p><strong>Defenders<\/strong>: Vladim&iacute;r Coufal (West Ham United), David Doud&#283;ra (SK Slavia Praha), Tom&aacute;&scaron; Hole&scaron; (SK Slavia Praha), V&aacute;clav Jemelka (FC Viktoria Plze&#328;), David Jur&aacute;sek (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Ladislav Krej&#269;&iacute; (Girona FC), Jaroslav Zelen&yacute; (AC Sparta Praha), David Zima (SK Slavia Praha).<\/p><p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong>: Ji&#345;&iacute; Boula (FC Ban&iacute;k Ostrava), V&aacute;clav &#268;ern&yacute; (Rangers FC), Luk&aacute;&scaron; &#268;erv (FC Viktoria Plze&#328;), Alex Kr&aacute;l (RCD Espanyol), Luk&aacute;&scaron; Provod (SK Slavia Praha), Michal Sad&iacute;lek (FC Twente), Tom&aacute;&scaron; Sou&#269;ek (West Ham United), Mat&#283;j &Scaron;&iacute;n (FC Ban&iacute;k Ostrava), Pavel &Scaron;ulc (FC Viktoria Plze&#328;).<\/p><p><strong>Forwards<\/strong>: Tom&aacute;&scaron; Chor&yacute; (SK Slavia Praha), Jan Kliment (SK Sigma Olomouc), Jan Kuchta (AC Sparta Praha), Vasil Ku&scaron;ej (SK Slavia Praha), Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an experienced core of players, the Czech Republic has the talent to compete for a spot at World Cup 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soccer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Czech Republic Men&rsquo;s Football Fixture: What Are the Upcoming Games for Czechia National Football Team? 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