Czechia return FIFA World Cup™ stage for the first time in 20 years, with their last appearance dating back to the 2006 tournament in Germany.
Competing as the former state of Czechoslovakia, Czechia’s best FIFA World Cup™️ performances were runners‑up finishes in 1934 and 1962, losing the finals to Italy and Brazil respectively.
Czechia earned their FIFA World Cup 2026™ spot after a dramatic penalty shoot-out victory over Denmark in the final of Path D in the UEFA play-offs having also emerged victorious against the Republic of Ireland on spot-kicks in their semi-final.