The Nároďák Squad for Nations League preliminary matches September-October 2026
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
all born in the Czech area of Czechoslovakia (1 January 1993), except where stated
Ambros, Lukáš	5 June 2004	22	AM	RSC Anderlecht, Belgium	1	0
Bucha, Pavel	11 March 1998	28	CM	Cincinnati FC, United States	1	0
Červ, Lukáš	10 April 2001	25	CM	FC Viktoria Plzeň	20	2
Chaloupek, Štěpán	8 March 2003	23	CB	Sk Slavia Praha	7	0
Chorý, Tomáš	26 January 1995	31	CF	Sk Slavia Praha	24	7
	Chorý withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Coufal, Vladimír	22 August 1992	34	RB	TSg 1899 Hoffenehim, Germany	66	2
Hložek, Adam	25 July 2002	24	CF	TSg 1899 Hoffenehim, Germany	47	5
Horníček, Lukáš	13 July 2002	24	G	Newcastle United FC, England	2	0
Hranáč, Robin	29 January 2000	26	CB	TSg 1899 Hoffenehim, Germany	18	1
Jurásek, David	7 August 2000	26	LB	Sk Slavia Praha	18	1
	Jurásek withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Karabec, Adam	2 July 2003	23	AM	AC Sparta Praha	6	3
Kinský, Antonín	13 March 2003	23	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	0	0
Kovář, Matěj	17 May 2000	26	G	Philips Sport Vereniging, Netherlands	23	0
Král, Alex	19 May 1998 in Košice, Slovakia	28	DM	FC København, Denmark	49	2
Krejčí, Ladislav	20 April 1999	27	CB	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England	30	6
Kričfaluši, Ondřej	9 March 2004	22	CB	Royal Union Saint-Galloise, Belgium	0	0
	Kričfaluši was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Zima
Lingr, Ondřej	7 October 1998	27	AM	Korona Kielce	25	1
Macek, Roman	18 April 1997	29	CM	AC Sparta Praha	0	0
Naderi, Ryan Don	10 July 2003 in Dresden, Germany	23	CF	Rangers FC, Scotland	0	0
	Naderi was drafted into the squad on 29 September before the England match
Provod, Lukáš	23 October 1996	29	LM	Sk Slavia Praha	41	3
	Provod withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Radosta, Matěj	10 May 2001	25	LM	FK Teplice	1	0
Ryneš, Matěj	30 May 2001	25	LM	AC Sparta Praha	2	0
	Ryneš withdrew from the squad on 23 September because of injury
Sáček, Michal	19 September 1996	29	RB	Górnik Zabrze SA, Poland	1	0
Sadílek, Michal	31 May 1999	27	CM	Sk Slavia Praha	39	2
Sejk, Václav	18 May 2002	24	AM	SK Sigma Olomouc	2	0
	Sejk was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Chorý
Sláma, Jiří	8 January 1999	27	LB	FK Jablonec	1	0
	Sláma was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Provod
Šubert, Martin	13 August 2002	24	AM	MK Mladá Boleslav	1	0
	Šubert was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Višinský
Šulc, Pavel	29 December 2000	25	AM	Olympique Lyonnais, France	25	5
Vašulín, Daniel	11 June 1998	28	F	FC Zbrojovka Brno	0	0
	Vašulín was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Provod
Višinský, Denis	21 March 2003	23	AM	FC Viktoria Plzeň	3	1
	Višinský withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Vitík, Martin	21 January 2003	23	CB	Bologna FC 1909, Italy	9	0
	Vitík was drafted into the squad on 21 September as a replacement for Vlček
Vlček, Tomáš	28 February 2001	25	CB	Sk Slavia Praha	2	0
	Vlček withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Zima, David	8 November 2000	25	CB	Sk Slavia Praha	26	1
	Zima withdrew from the squad on 21 September because of injury
Zmrzlý, Ondřej	22 April 1999	27	LB	Górnik Zabrze SA, Poland	3	0
	Zmrzlý was drafted into the squad on 23 September as a replacement for Ryneš

Squad details correct up to and including Czech Republic's match against Croatia on 26 September 2026.
Tallies taken from fotbal.cz

Diary

Friday, 18 September 2026 -  The new coach of the Czech national team, Santi Denia, has announced his first squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against Croatia, England and Spain. Among the 26 selected players, there are three newcomers, midfielders Lukáš Ambros, Roman Macek and Matěj Radosta. Michal Sáček returns after a five-year absence. The squad will meet up on Monday, 21st in Prague.

Monday midday, 21 September 2026 - Before the Czech squad gather under the new coach Santi Denia, it is announced that Slavia Prague defender David Zima and  Viktoria Plzeň attacker Denis Višinský have been replaced with 22 year-old Ondřej Kričfaluši, of Union Saint-Gilloise, who steps up from the under-21's and 24 year-old Martin Šubert, of Mladá Boleslav, and is currently the top scorer in the Czech League with six goals. Both earn their first call-ups and both have youth level experience. At midday, it was announced that there were two further changes. Tomáš Vlček and Tomáš Chorý were replaced by Martin Vitík and Václav Sejk. Sejk, is a former captain of the U21's and currently plays for Sigma Olomouc. He made his debut in November last year in a friendly match against San Marino. Vitík, of Bologna, has made nine appearances so far. The last time was also against San Marino last year.
By the end of the afternoon their were two more withdrawals and two more replacements. David Jurásek and Lukáš Provod making way for Jiří Sláma and Daniel Vašulín.

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 - The Czech national team have now lost Matěj Ryneš due to health reasons. The Sparta Prague player is replaced in the team by Ondřej Zmrzlý. The twenty-seven-year-old Górnik Zabrze player, who has played twice for Czech national team, last time in October last year against Ukraine.

Saturday, 26 September 2026 - Czech Republic 1 Croatia 2 - The Czech national team has had its first match under the new coach Santi Denia in Prague's Fortuna Arena with a match against Croatia, which they lost 1-2. The only Czech goal was scored by Adam Karabec. While Santi Denia made his debut on the bench of the Czech national team, defender Jiří Sláma and midfielder Lukáš Ambros made their first starts. Lukáš Horníček played in the goal, his second start. Ladislav Krejčí, on the other hand, was not match ready, so defender Vladimír Coufal put on the captain's armband. The first goal came almost immediately after the start of the second half. Matanović stopped the pass with a slide and tapped the ball to Luka Modrić, who guided the ball into the penalty area and gave Horníček no chance with a placed shot. The fifty-fourth minute brought the equalizer. Coufal threw a long throw-in, Hložek won the duel with the defender and with a perfect return pass found Karabec running into the box, who buried the ball into the net with his left foot. The Sparta captain scored the third goal in his sixth start for the national team. In the sixty-seventh minute, the Czech team changed for the first time and Alex Král and Matěj Radosta came on the field, for whom it was his first appearance. And it was the Teplice midfielder who had a huge chance to score the second Czech goal shortly after his arrival on the pitch, when Pavel Šulc found it in the box after a quick counterattack, but Radosta missed. Mladá Boleslav midfielder and currently the top scorer in the top flight, Martin Šubert, who replaced Adam Karabec less than twenty minutes before the end, also made his debut. In the 77th minute, the Croats got their second goal of the match, when Ivan Perišić drove the ball on the left side and found Marco Pasalić at the back post with a precise center and headed the ball over the goal line between the legs of Lukáš Horníček. Almost immediately, however, there was an equalizer. Hložek got behind the defense, who passed the ball next to the running Radost, who converted his second chance and levelled. However, the goal was struck off because of a narroe offside. In the end, the Czech team did not manage to equalize, Horníček still had time to knock out Budimir's shot in the set time.

Tuesday, 29 Sepember 2026 - Ryan Naderi joined the squad this afternoon. The twenty-three-year-old Glasgow Rangers striker will be involved in the training process with the team from tomorrow.

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