{"id":593161,"date":"2021-06-08T03:01:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T07:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=593161"},"modified":"2021-06-04T10:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:27:12","slug":"czech-republic-euro-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/06\/08\/czech-republic-euro-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile, Squad Selection, Star Players and Key Fixtures &#8211; Everything You Need to Know About Czech Republic Ahead of Euro 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2020 by coming second in England\u2019s group. They fell to a 5-0 defeat at Wembley but turned things around to win 2-1 at home to Gareth Southgate\u2019s side.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep are third-favourite to win their group, behind England and Croatia, but ahead of Scotland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here at Last Word on Football, we\u2019ve put together this profile so that you can have the complete rundown ahead of the competition kicking off in a few days.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Everything You Need to Know About Czech Republic Ahead of Euro 2020<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Who is the Czech Republic National Team Coach?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep coach Jaroslav Silhavy was born in the city of Plzen, less than 100km west of Prague. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He made over 400 appearances in the Czech leagues between 1979 and 1999. Silhavy also enjoyed a short-lived international playing career, playing four times for the Czech Rep between 1990 and 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hXuNPhcER6NHHAqQi9l7kQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1231912578\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hXuNPhcER6NHHAqQi9l7kQ',sig:'P9kV6B_8dhGnGaYqhC8CtNS7GYGGemeoY_RIvym_aXg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231912578',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silhavy has been coaching since 2005 and took charge of his national team in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With 14 wins and ten defeats in the 25 games since his appointment with Czech Rep, Silhavy has got the job done without setting the international scene alight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Who Has Been Selected in the Czech Republic Squad For Euro 2020?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standout performers for the Czech Rep include West Ham United midfielder Tomas Soucek and right-back Vladimir Coufal. The top scorer in the qualifiers for the Czechs was Bayer Leverkusen forward Patrick Schick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burnley\u2019s Matej Vydra is also in the squad along with Tomas Kalas from Bristol City and Sampdoria\u2019s Jakub Jankto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>GKs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tomas Vaclik (Sevilla), Jiri Pavlenka (Werder Bremen), Ales Mandous (Sigma Olomouc)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Defenders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United), Pavel Kaderabek (Hoffenheim), Ondrej Celustka (Sparta Prague), Tomas Kalas (Bristol City), David Zima (Slavia Prague), Jan Boril (Slavia Prague), Ales Mateju (Brescia), Jakub Brabec (Viktoria Plzen)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"1vyzEoTfSwlR9528Lxb3LQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1229015346\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'1vyzEoTfSwlR9528Lxb3LQ',sig:'6-NCO2QlFEQjcmzar8q2scdPk3Bu0RVdeJEcH23zxyc=',w:'594px',h:'395px',items:'1229015346',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><b>Midfielders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague), Vladimir Darida (Hertha Berlin), Tomas Soucek (West Ham United), Antonin Barak (Hellas Verona), Alex Kral (Spartak Moskva), Tomas Holes (Slavia Prague), Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague), Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria), Adam Hlozek (Sparta Prague), Jakub Pesek (Slovan Liberec), Michal Sadilek (Liberec)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Forwards:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen), Michael Krmencik (PAOK), Matej Vydra (Burnley), Tomas Pekhart (Legia Warsaw)<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Czechs Can Spring Some Surprises<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite losing twice to Scotland in the Nations League, Czech Rep won their four other games to pip The Tartan Army to first in their group. That earned them promotion to Nations League A as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep are unlikely to wow many football fans with their style of football. However, they will certainly be no pushovers. Their workmanlike lineup, with Soucek marshalling from the midfield, can put it up to anyone on their day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Group Stage Fixtures<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep are in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/05\/21\/euro-2020-group-d-predictions-england-front-runners-scotland-defy-odds\/\" target=\"_self\">Group D<\/a> of the European Championship alongside Croatia, Scotland, and England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They will start their tournament against Scotland at Hampden Park. Czech Rep will also play Croatia in Glasgow before finishing their group against England at Wembley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep v Scotland &#8211; June 14, 2pm BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep v Croatia &#8211; June 18, 5pm BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Czech Rep v England &#8211; June 22, 8pm BST<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"R4lFc7joSMtWNVnkw0BUTw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1232036751\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'R4lFc7joSMtWNVnkw0BUTw',sig:'l2njgk4nXQMYYxCwgZ_6tdVDOENn3RosGSJyqCtkdqE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1232036751',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Czech Republic qualified for Euro 2020 by coming second in England\u2019s group. They fell to a 5-0 defeat at Wembley but turned things around to win 2-1 at home to Gareth Southgate\u2019s side. Czech Rep are third-favourite to win their group, behind England and Croatia, but ahead of Scotland. 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