da betobet： Which 26 players is Czech Republic head coach Ivan Hasek taking to the 2024 European Championship in Germany?
da lvbet： Arguably the surprise package of Euro 2020, where they reached the quarter-finals, the Czech Republic maintained their perfect qualifying record for every Euros since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
They finished second in their qualifying group – and will face Portugal, Turkey and Georgia at Euro 2024 in Germany.
Having said that, they did not have the ideal preparation ahead of the Euros in the summer though, as their manager Jaroslav Silhavy resigned after a string of poor performances that nearly cost them a qualifying spot.
The October internationals were most likely a turning point, as they were beaten 3-0 in Albania and were quite lucky to defeat the Faroe Islands at home.
A draw in Moldova earlier in the campaign meant the Czechs needed to avoid defeat to the Moldovans in their final qualifier to progress to the next round, helped by Poland's sudden drop-off.
After that underwhelming qualification, Silhavy submitted his resignation and was replaced by Ivan Hasek, who temporarily led the national team in 2009.
Head coach Hasek has now named a 26-player squad for the European Championship in Germany – here GOAL takes a look at the Czech Republic squad for this summer's tournament.
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Although Bayer Leverkusen absolutely flew in the Bundesliga this season under the tutelage of Xabi Alonso, Matej Kovar was largely restricted to the cup goalkeeper role with veteran Lukas Hradecky maintaining the No. 1 spot at BayArena.
However, the stopper has a chance of being the No. 1 for his nation. Slavia Prague's Jindrich Stanek has been the starter for Narodak during recent qualifying matches, though, whilst former Stockport County and Notts County loanee Vitezslav Jaros, who is currently on the books of Liverpool, has been picked to provide backup in between the sticks.
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Hasek has several natural centre-back options in Slavia Prague trio David Zima, Tomas Holes, and Tomas Vlcek, as well as Sparta Prague duo Ladislav Krejci and Martin Vitík, the latter was named the best Czech youth footballer of the year 2023.
West Ham's Vladimir Coufal was banished from the Czech Republic squad for breaking team rules during the November international break and, while he wasn't called up for the March friendlies, he returns for the Euros.
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West Ham United midfielder and Czech Republic captain Tomáš Souček is one of the first names on the team sheet as one of the most experienced players in the squad with over 65 caps.
Slavia Prague duo Lukas Provod and Lukas Sadilek will likely battle it out for the other spots in the midfield double pivot or trifecta.
Fiorentina's Antonin Barak, Feyenoord's Ondrej Lingr, and Wolfsburg's Vaclav Cerny are all attacking midfielders by trade, and will likely operate further forward.
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Mojmir Chytil is one of a few promising young attacking options for Hasek, along with Adam Hlozek and Matej Jurasek, joining the more experienced pair of Patrik Schick and Tomas Chory.
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