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| Title: | The Czech Republic's unlikely road to the World Cup: A sacked manager, stripped captain, and penalties |
| Link: | Original article on nytimes.com |
| Region: | CZ |
| Topics: | players; penalties; denmark; koubek; playoffs; unlikely; czech; cup; world; republics; team; krejci; republic; stripped; sacked; manager; road; Tomáš Rosický; FIFA World Cup; Penalty shoot-out (association football); Premier League; Jan Kuchta; Ballon d'Or; Pavel Nedvěd; Petr Čech; Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.; Borussia Dortmund; Overtime (sports); Shutout; Arsenal F.C.; Manager (association football); Midfielder; West Ham United F.C. |
| Datetime: | 4/1/2026, 4:00:14 AM |
| Summary: | AdvertisementThose fans had experienced every high and low through the World Cup play-offs. This wasn’t a Czech Republic team that was expected to blow anyone away, far from it. The Czech Republic ended up in the World Cup play-offs after finishing second in UEFA qualifying Group L, behind Croatia. But the Czech Republic once again displayed an uncanny ability to recover from setbacks and manage momentum swings. Czech Republic celebrating their first World Cup qualification since 2006 with the Prague home fans.... |
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