Czech Republic qualified for the 2006 World Cup
Finals on November 16th, 2005.
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Czech Republic in the World Cup Finals,
World Cup Preparations, World
Cup Reports, World Cup Squad.
World Cup Appearances:
Germany 2006 is Czech Republic's 1st appearance at the World Cup Finals although
Czechoslovakia made 8 appearances.
Czech Republic's Best World Cup Performance
World Cup runners-up as Czechoslovakia (Italy 1934 and Chile
1962).
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 K�ln, 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
Drew with Turkey (2:2), Wednesday 1st March. (Izmir)
Beat Saudi Arabia (2:0), Friday 26th
May. (Innsbruck)
Beat Costa Rica (1:0), Tuesday 30th May.
(Jablonec)
Beat Trinidad & Tobago (3:0), Saturday
3rd June. (Prague)
Group E
USA vs Czech Republic
in Gelsenkirchen:
Tomas Rosicky helped get the Czech Republic off to a tremendous start in Gelsenkirchen,
with two goals and a thunderbolt onto the crossbar.
Czech Republic vs Ghana
in Köln:
With Jan Koller and Milan Baros out injured, Czech Republic failed to score a goal, ended
the game with ten men and lost to Ghana.
Czech Republic vs Italy
in Hamburg:
Czech Republic started Milan Baros in their crucial game but, lacking match practice, he
looked isolated up front and often crowded out by Italians; when he did get the ball.
Knockout Stage
Czech Republic failed to qualify for the Second Round.
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 Libor Sionko (Rangers, Scotland)
8 Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice)
10 Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal, England)
11 Pavel Nedved (Juventus, Italy)
14 David Jarolim (Hamburg SV, Germany)
19 Jan Polak (N�rnberg, 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)
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