Czech Republic in the World Cup Finals

Czech Republic qualified for the 2006 World Cup Finals on November 16th, 2005.

World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Czech Republic's 1st appearance in the World Cup Finals although Czechoslovakia made 8 appearances.

Best World Cup Performance:
World Cup runners-up as Czechoslovakia (Italy 1934 and Chile 1962).

Czech Republic World Cup Preparations

Czech Republic Team Hotel
Lindner Hotel & Sporting Club Wiesensee:
Am Wiesensee, Westerburg.
The Czech Republic have chosen a hotel that's billed as 'ideal for sporting vacations'. The 750,000 square metres of hotel-owned outdoor space leave plenty of room for outdoor activities such as tennis, football, field hockey, a high ropes course with vertical climbing and plenty of golf. The large Wiesensee lake, close by, also offers possibilities for rafting, surfing and sailing, or just for an ordinary swim.

Westerburg is situated between Frankfurt and Köln, east of the A3. The little park and the Town Hall hosting the FIFA World Cup TV-Festival is located at Neustrasse 40a.

Czech Republic Friendly Matches
Turkey (2-2), Wednesday 1st March. (Ataturk Olympic Stadium)
Goals from: Karel Poborsky (21pen) and Jiri Stajner (63).

Saudi Arabia, Friday 26th May.

Costa Rica, Tuesday 30th May.

Trinidad & Tobago, Saturday 3rd June.

Czech Republic in the 2006 World Cup
Group E
Monday, 12th June
USA vs Czech Republic
Gelsenkirchen -- (18:00)

Saturday, 17th June
Czech Republic vs Ghana
Köln -- (18:00)

Thursday, 22nd June
Czech Republic vs Italy
Hamburg -- (16:00)

Knockout Stage
Group E winner travels to Kaiserslautern and the runner-up goes to Dortmund.

Czech Republic World Cup Squad 2006
The Locomotive

Goalkeepers:
1 Petr Cech (Chelsea, England)
16 Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague)
23 Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoye, Russia)

Defenders:
2 Zdenek Grygera (Ajax Amsterdam, Holland)
3 Pavel Mares (Zenit St Petersburg, Russia)
5 Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow, Russia)
6 Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan, Italy)
13 Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow, Russia)
21 Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina, Italy)
22 David Rozehnal (Paris St Germain, France)

Midfielders:
4 Tomas Galasek (Ajax Amsterdam, Holland)
7 Vladimir Smicer (Girondins Bordeaux, France)
8 Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice)
10 Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
11 Pavel Nedved (Juventus, Italy)
14 David Jarolim (Hamburg SV, Germany)
19 Jan Polak (Nuremberg, Germany)
20 Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco, France)

Forwards:
9 Jan Koller (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
12 Vratislav Lokvenc (Red Bull Salzburg, Austria)
15 Milan Baros (Aston Villa, England)
17 Jiri Stajner (Hanover 96, Germany)
18 Marek Heinz (Galatasaray, Turkey)

Trainer:
Karel Bruckner.

Players to watch:
10 Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
11 Pavel Nedved (Juventus, Italy)
9 Jan Koller (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)
15 Milan Baros (Aston Villa, England)

Destination Czech Republic

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