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Czech Republic national football team

The Czech Republic national football team is the men's international football team representing the Czech Republic.

Updated September 12, 20261 min readCited sources

The Czech Republic national football team is the men's international side representing the Czech Republic, governed by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR) and recognized by FIFA as Czechia.

What it is

The team competes in FIFA and UEFA matches under the name Czechia, with the FIFA code CZE. It traces its footballing history through earlier national sides including Bohemia and Czechoslovakia.

Key details

Petr Čech holds the team record for appearances with 124 caps, while Jan Koller is the all-time leading scorer with 55 goals. The current captain is Ladislav Krejčí. The team's best-known achievements include reaching the Euro 1996 final and placing third at Euro 2004.

Why it matters

Canadian readers may encounter the team in FIFA and UEFA tournaments, international friendlies, and World Cup or European Championship coverage, making it a familiar opponent or participant in global football.

In short

  • Represents the Czech Republic in men's international football, governed by FAČR.
  • Recognised by FIFA as Czechia; Petr Čech has most caps (124), Jan Koller most goals (55).
  • Best results: Euro 1996 finalists, Euro 2004 semi-finalists.
Canadian angle

Canadian readers may encounter the team in FIFA and UEFA tournaments, international friendlies, and World Cup or European Championship coverage.

Quick questions

What is the Czech Republic national football team?
It is the men's international football team representing the Czech Republic in official FIFA and UEFA competitions.
Who governs the team?
The team is governed by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR).
What name does FIFA use for the team?
FIFA recognises the team as Czechia.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team
    Supports: Team identity, governing body, FIFA code, captain, most caps, top scorer, and historical predecessors.
  2. Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team
    Supports: Historical predecessor team and continuity through Czechoslovakia.
  3. Czech Wikipedia — https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_fotbalov%C3%A1_reprezentace
    Supports: Team success summary including Euro 1996 runner-up and Euro 2004 third place.
  4. BBC Sport — https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/czech-republic
    Supports: General coverage of the national football team.