Czech Republic's squad list for the 2026 World Cup.

After a 20-year absence, the Czech Republic national team officially returns to the FIFA Men's World Cup. The two-time World Cup runners-up secured their place in the top international football tournament in dramatic fashion – overcoming the Republic of Ireland and then Denmark in the play-off rounds, both times requiring penalty shootouts.

These two matches also marked the Czech Republic's first under new head coach Miroslav Koubek, who will succeed Ivan Hasek in December 2025. The fact that the new coach was able to lead the team to victory against two tough opponents and secure a World Cup spot in such a short time demonstrates the remarkable character and spirit of this squad.

Coach Koubek's next task is to steer the Czech Republic through the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, a group that includes hosts Mexico, South Korea, and South Africa – a group considered challenging but also full of opportunities.

Preliminary squad list for the Czech Republic national team at the FIFA World Cup 2026

The Czech Republic national team participating in the FIFA World Cup 2026 has a preliminary squad that includes many players currently playing in top European leagues, along with a core group from domestic clubs such as SK Slavia Praha, AC Sparta Praha and FC Viktoria Plzeň.

Goalkeepers: Lukáš Horníček (Braga SC), Martin Jedlička (FC Baník Ostrava), Antonín Kinský (Tottenham Hotspur), Jan Koutný (SK Sigma Olomouc), Matěj Kovář (PSV Eindhoven), Jakub Markovič (SK Slavia Praha), Jindřich Staněk (SK Slavia Praha).

Defenders: Vladimír Coufal (TSG Hoffenheim), David Douděra (SK Slavia Praha), Matěj Hadaš (SK Sigma Olomouc), Tomáš Holeš (SK Slavia Praha), Robin Hranáč (TSG Hoffenheim), Štěpán Chaloupek (SK Slavia Praha), Václav Jemelka (FC Viktoria Plzeň), David Jurásek (SK Slavia Praha), Ladislav Krejčí (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC), Karel Spáčil (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Adam Ševínský (AC Sparta Praha), Martin Vitík (Bologna FC), Tomáš Vlček (SK Slavia Praha), Jaroslav Zelený (AC Sparta Praha), David Zima (SK Slavia Praha).

Midfielders: Lukáš Ambros (Górnik Zabrze), Michal Beran (SK Sigma Olomouc), Pavel Bucha (Cincinnati FC), Lukáš Červ (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Kryštof Daněk (LASK Linz), Vladimír Darida (FC Hradec Králové), Patrik Hellebrand (Górnik Zabrze), Adam Karabec (Olympique Lyonnais), Ondřej Kričfaluši (FC Baník Ostrava), Tomáš Ladra (FC Viktoria Plzeň), David Planka (FC Baník Ostrava), Lukáš Provod (SK Slavia Praha), Matěj Ryneš (AC Sparta Praha), Lukáš Sadílek (Górnik Zabrze), Michal Sadílek (SK Slavia Praha), Hugo Sochůrek (AC Sparta Praha), Alexandr Sojka (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Souček (West Ham United), Pavel Šulc (Olympique Lyonnais), Denis Višinský (FC Viktoria Plzeň).

Forwards: Adam Hložek (TSG Hoffenheim 1899), Tomáš Chorý (SK Slavia Praha), Mojmír Chytil (SK Slavia Praha), Christophe Kabongo (FK Mladá Boleslav), Jan Kliment (SK Sigma Olomouc), Jan Kuchta (AC Sparta Praha), Vasil Kušej (SK Slavia Praha), Ondřej Mihálik (FC Hradec Králové), Vojtěch Patrák (FK Pardubice), Václav Sejk (SK Sigma Olomouc), Patrik Schick (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Matěj Vydra (FC Viktoria Plzeň).

Czech Republic's group stage schedule at the FIFA World Cup 2026

The Czech Republic team has a unique Group A schedule, requiring them to travel between two host countries. All match times are calculated according to Pacific Time (PDT).