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Czechia World Cup 2026 squad: every player, position by position
Czechia carry a 26-man squad into World Cup 2026, drawn from Group A with their opening fixture against South Korea on 12 Jun 2026. Below: the full roster sorted by position, face wall, and squad breakdown.
Verified squad·ESPN, single source·as of 2026-06-15 04:10 UTC
Baseline facts
- FIFA rank
- No. 41
- Group
- Group A
- Squad
- Full squad list →
Czechia squad: face by face
Matej Kovár
GK
David Zima
DEF
Tomás Holes
DEF
Vladimír Coufal
DEF
David Jurásek
DEF
Jaroslav Zelený
DEF
Vladimír Darida
MID
Pavel Sulc
MID
Michal Sadílek
MID
Tomás Soucek
MID
Adam Hlozek
FWD
Patrik Schick
FWD
Jan Kuchta
FWD
Tomás Chorý
FWD 14 of 26 players carry a free-licensed photograph; the rest show a monogram until one is available. Photographs from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own free licence.
Squad profile
- 27.2avg age
- 18youngest (Hugo Sochurek)
- 35oldest (Vladimír Darida)
Position counts from the provisional ESPN roster. Ages at the data verification date.
Can Czechia qualify from Group A?
The top two teams in each group advance directly to the round of 32. The eight best third-placed finishers also go through, giving Czechia a meaningful safety net. Group A standings and Czechia's specific qualification scenarios are tracked live on the group page.
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Full squad list
| # | Player | Position | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matej Kovár | Goalkeeper | 26 |
| 16 | Jindrich Stanek | Goalkeeper | 30 |
| 23 | Lukás Hornícek | Goalkeeper | 23 |
| 2 | David Zima | Defender | 25 |
| 3 | Tomás Holes | Defender | 33 |
| 4 | Robin Hranác | Defender | 26 |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal | Defender | 33 |
| 6 | Stepán Chaloupek | Defender | 23 |
| 7 | Ladislav Krejcí | Defender | 27 |
| 14 | David Jurásek | Defender | 25 |
| 20 | Jaroslav Zelený | Defender | 33 |
| 8 | Vladimír Darida | Midfielder | 35 |
| 12 | Lukás Cerv | Midfielder | 25 |
| 15 | Pavel Sulc | Midfielder | 25 |
| 17 | Lukás Provod | Midfielder | 29 |
| 18 | Michal Sadílek | Midfielder | 27 |
| 21 | David Doudera | Midfielder | 28 |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek | Midfielder | 31 |
| 24 | Alexandr Sojka | Midfielder | 23 |
| 25 | Hugo Sochurek | Midfielder | 18 |
| 26 | Denis Visinský | Midfielder | 23 |
| 9 | Adam Hlozek | Forward | 23 |
| 10 | Patrik Schick | Forward | 30 |
| 11 | Jan Kuchta | Forward | 29 |
| 13 | Mojmír Chytil | Forward | 27 |
| 19 | Tomás Chorý | Forward | 31 |
Source: ESPN roster. Provisional until the FIFA registration deadline. Club affiliations are not in the verified roster feed; we do not list them here.
Group A fixtures
| Opponent | Date | Match page |
|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 12 Jun 2026 | Czechia vs South Korea |
| South Africa | 18 Jun 2026 | Czechia vs South Africa |
| Mexico | 25 Jun 2026 | Czechia vs Mexico |
FIFA World Ranking
Czechia are ranked 41 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking , the 33th highest-ranked of the 48 teams at the tournament. Ranking as of 1 April 2026, per FIFA via Wikipedia.