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Czech Republic World Cup 2006

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	Country - Czech Republic
	Capital City - Prague
	Continent - Europe
	Manager - Karel Bruckner

How did they qualify - The Czech Republic narrowly missed out on instant entry to the world cup by a few points, beaten to the top spot by the Netherlands. The team then had to face Norway in the play-offs to decide who takes a place in the finals. After a nail biting game Czech managed to win their play-off 1-0 and gained entry into the finals.

As the Czech republic they first entered the world cup in 1998 but failed to qualify for the finals, this will be their first time in the finals of the world cup.

Before the split of Czechoslovakia, the national team had finished the world cup as runners up in the years of 1934 and 1962 and were the winners of the European championship in 1976. After the split Czech republics first match was played against Turkey in 1994.

The World Cup National Czech team are in the squad photo at the top of the page.

Team History
First International:	Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994)
Largest win:	Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005)
Worst defeat:	Switzerland 3 - 0 Czech Republic (Zürich, Switzerland; 20 April 1994)
World Cup Appearances:	1 (First in 2006)
European Championships Appearances:	3 (First in 1996) Best result Runners-up, 1996
World Cup Record:	1930 to 1994 - Did not enter, was part of Czechoslovakia 1998 - Did not qualify 2002 - Did not qualify 2006 - Qualified
Famous Players:	milan Baros, Patrik Berger, Petr Cech, Marek Heinz, Jan Koller, Pavel Kuka, Pavel Nedved, Karel Poborsky, Tomas Rosicky, Vladimír Smicer