Manager: Karel Brückner
Star Players: Pavel Nedved, Petr Cech, Karel Poborský
Honours: 1976 European Championship*
Qualification: Winners, Group 3

Karel Brückner’s Czech Republic – a mix of experienced campaigners and talented youngsters - side topped their qualifying group ahead of Group D rivals Holland, finishing unbeaten from the eight games.

Jan Koller was the hero in Rotterdam after his equaliser earned a draw away to the Dutch after which all eyes turned to the return game in Prague. Karel Poborsky turned on the style to pull the strings and score a goal in the Czechs’ stunning 3-1 win.

As at Euro 2000, the Czechs have once again been drawn in the ‘Group of Death’; this time though, the Czechs will be expected to get through.

European Championship Record

Year

Year

1960: 3rd

1984: Did not qualify

1964: Did not qualify

1988: Did not qualify

1968: Did not qualify

1992: Did not qualify

1972: Did not qualify

1996: Runners-Up

1976: Winners

2000: Group Stage

1980: 3rd

2004: Qualified


*1960-92 as Czechoslovakia

The Matches

Date

Opponents

Venue

Comp

KO

15 Jun 04

Latvia

Aveiro

ECF

2-1

19 Jun 04

Holland

Aviero

ECF

3-2

23 Jun 04

Germany

Lisbon (José Alvalade)

ECF

2-1

27 Jun 04

Denmark

Porto (Dragão)

ECF

3-0

01 Jul 04

Greece

Porto (Dragão)

ECF

7.45


The Squad

1 Petr CECH
2 Zdenek GRYGERA
3 Pavel MAREŠ
4 Tomáš GALÁSEK
5 René BOLF
6 Marek JANKULOVSKI
7 Vladimír ŠMICER
8 Karel POBORSKÝ
9 Jan KOLLER
10 Tomáš ROSICKÝ
11 Pavel NEDVED
12 Vratislav LOKVENC
13 Martin JIRÁNEK
14 Štepán VACHOUŠEK
15 Milan BAROŠ
16 Jaromír BLAZEK
17 Tomáš HÜBSCHMAN
18 Marek HEINZ
19 Roman TÝCE
20 Jaroslav PLAŠIL
21 Tomáš UJFALUŠI
22 David ROZEHNAL
23 Antonín KINSKÝ