The Nároďák Squad for Nations League preliminary matches September-October 2026
←Previous Czech Squad that faced England (1092)
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	3	0
Bucha, Pavel	11 March 1998	28	CM	Cincinnati FC, United States	2	0
Červ, Lukáš	10 April 2001	25	CM	FC Viktoria Plzeň	22	2
	Červ withdrew from the squad on 5 October because of injury
Chaloupek, Štěpán	8 March 2003	23	CB	Sk Slavia Praha	9	0
	Chaloupek withdrew from the squad on 4 October because of injury
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	49	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	19	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	7	3
	Karabec withdrew from the squad on 1 Octoer because of injury
Kinský, Antonín	13 March 2003	23	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC, England	1	0
Kovář, Matěj	17 May 2000	26	G	Philips Sport Vereniging, Netherlands	24	0
Král, Alex	19 May 1998 in Košice, Slovakia	28	DM	FC København, Denmark	51	2
Krejčí, Ladislav	20 April 1999	27	CB	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, England	32	6
	Krejčí is suspended for the match against England
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	27	1
Macek, Roman	18 April 1997	29	CM	AC Sparta Praha	2	0
Naderi, Ryan Don	10 July 2003 in Dresden, Germany	23	CF	Rangers FC, Scotland	1	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	3	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	2	0
Sadílek, Michal	31 May 1999	27	CM	Sk Slavia Praha	41	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	3	1
	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	26	5
Vašulín, Daniel	11 June 1998	28	F	FC Zbrojovka Brno	1	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	10	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 Spain on 4 October 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.
Czech Republic 0 England 2 - The Czechs lost 2-0 to England in the second match of the Nations League in Prague's Fortuna Arena. Gordon and Kane decided the victory of the guests with their goals, the Czech team played from the twenty-fifth minute in a weakened position after Pavel Šulc was sent off. Compared to Saturday's match with Croatia, there was a change in the goalkeeper, this time Matěj Kovář started from the opening minute. Matěj Radosta made his debut in the starting line-up, Ladislav Krejčí returned to the line-up with the captain's armband. On the other hand, Vladimír Coufal was missing, only Lukáš Ambros was among the substitutes. The Czechs started very well against England, and in the fifth minute, Šulc got behind the defense, but he did not get to the finish, as he kicked the ball at the last moment and the English goalkeeper Trafford ran out in time. In the twelfth minute, Radosta pulled the ball on the right side, his cross was turned away but only as far as Červ, whose volley missed the goal. Immediately after a mistake with an English pass, Šulc advanced again, but he hesitated and his shot was blocked. In the sixteenth minute, the English also got their chance. First, Rodgers hit the post on the turn, the first rebound was blocked by Hranáč and the subsequent rebound from Saka was kicked away by Sláma. The Czechs withstanding three big chances in a few seconds. However, from the twenty-fifth minute, the situation changed, as the Czech team became weakened after Pavel Šulc was sent off following VAR intervention. Shortly before the end of the first half, the coaching staff had to deal with the first substitution in the match, when Karabec had to be replaced by Lingr due to an ankle injury. Two minutes after the change of sides, after a mistake in the Czech pass, Anthony Gordon got behind the defense after a center from Alexander-Arnold and headed the ball precisely to the far post. England then managed to increase the score to two goals in the 69th minute, when Krejci stopped Rogers, but Harry Kane found his way in the penalty area and fired the ball into the net with his left foot on the ground. The Czech team did not have the strength to turn the game around and England won 2-0.

Thursday, 1 October 2026 - Midfielder Adam Karabec has left the Czech national football team due to health reasons.

Saturday, 3 October 2026 - Spain 3 Czech Republic 1 - The Czech national team lost theie third match in the Nations League in Oviedo by three goals to one. The home team led by two goals at half time. The Czech team managed to reduce the deficit thanks to Jiří Sláma, who scored his first goal, but the home side secured victory with the third goal after Krejčí was sent off. The Czechs started the third match with a third goalkeeper, Antonín Kinský making his debut. Michal Sáček returned to the right side of the defense after five years, making just his second appearance. The Spaniards took less than six minutes when Lamine Yamal scored from the edge of the box. In the thirty-fifth minute, the Spaniards got their second goal. After Rodri collided with Pedri, the ball bounced back to the Spanish captain, who promptly shot the ball into the net. In the 69th minute, Naderi passed it to Hložek, who passed it to Jiří Sláma, who was running in front of the penalty area, and the Jablonec defender reduced the score with a sharp cross shot. Five minutes before the end, Ladislav Krejčí received a second yellow card in six minutes and the Czech team played the rest of the match with ten men. The home team took advantage of it a moment later, when a quick counterattack ended with a precise rebound by substitute Mikel Merino and increased the score.

Sunday, 4 October 2026 - As the squad arrive in London, it is announced that defender Štěpán Chaloupek has withdrawn from the squad because of health reasons and returned to his club.

Monday, 5 October 2026 - Lukáš Červ is the latest Czech player to be withdrawn from the squad. After featuring in the first three matches, an injury has forced him to return to his club today.

Czech Republic Form: last six games
L D L L L L  f 4:a 13  success: 8.3%
362	11 June 2026 - Korea Republic 2 Czech Republic 1 [0-0] Estadio Akron, Zapopan	In-beom, Hyeon-gyu Krejčí	WCF	NL
363	18 June 2026 - Czech Republic 1 South Africa 1 [1-0] Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta	Sadílek Mokoena (pen)		ND
364	24 June 2026 - Czech Republic 0 Mexico 3 [0-0] Estadio Bonarte, ciudad de México	Chávez, Quiñones, Fidalgo		NL
365	26 September 2026 - Czech Republic 1 Croatia 2 [0-0] Foruna Arena, Praha	Karabec Modrić, Mc.Pašalić	NLP	HL
366	29 September 2026 - Czech Republic 0 England 2 [0-0] Foruna Arena, Praha	Gordon, Kane		HL
367	3 October 2026 - Spain 3 Czech Republic 1 [2-0] Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo	Yamal, Rodri, Merino Sláma		AL
		Ladislav Krejčí

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