République tchèque

La République tchèque (Cesko en tchèque, c'est-à-dire "Tchéquie" plus simplement) est un pays d'Europe centrale sans accès à la mer, entouré par la Pologne au nord-est, l’Allemagne au nord-ouest et à l’ouest, l’Autriche au sud et la Slovaquie au sud-est. Regroupant les régions historiques de Bohême, de Moravie, et une partie de la Silésie, la République tchèque nait formellement le de la fédéralisation de la Tchécoslovaquie. Elle est indépendante depuis le à l'occasion de la scission de la République fédérale tchèque et slovaque.
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Tjeckiska republiken (tjeckiska: Česká republika) eller Tjeckien (Česko) är ett centraleuropeiskt land och medlemsstat i Europeiska Unionen. Landet gränsar till  Tyskland i väst och nordväst, Polen i norr, Slovakien i öst, och Österrike i söder. Tjeckien består av de historiska landskapen Böhmen (Čechy), Mähren  (Morava) och delar av Schlesien (Slezsko). Huvudstad är landets största stad Prag. Andra större städer är Brno, Ostrava, Zlín, Plzeň, Pardubice, Hradec Králové, České Budějovice, Liberec, Olomouc och Ústí nad Labem.
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n. Czech Republic, country in central Europe (formerly part of Czechoslovakia)

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Czech Republic Nickname - Association Football Association of the Czech Republic Coach Karel Brückner, 2002- Most caps Karel Poborský (115) Top scorer Jan Koller (42) Home colours
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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) Best result - European Championship Appearances 3 (First in 1996) Best result Runners-up, 1996
The Czech national football team is the national football team of the Czech Republic and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic.

Before World War I, Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic), while being part of Austria-Hungary, played seven matches between 1903 and 1908, six of them against Hungary and one against England. Bohemia also played a match against Germany in 1939 while being the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

When the Czech Republic was part of Czechoslovakia, the national team had runner-up finishes in World Cups (1934, 1962) and a European Championship win in 1976. After Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the national team was reformed, and played its first match against Turkey in 1994.

Now, the Czech Republic is continuing its football tradition, finishing second in Euro 96 and making the semifinals of Euro 2004. They made their first World Cup as an independent country in 2006 and they currently are the second-ranked country on Earth according to the FIFA World Rankings behind only powerhouse Brazil.

The Under-21 national team of Czech Republic won the European championship in 2002. Contents 1 Stadiums 2 World Cup record 3 European Championship record 4 Players  4.1 Famous past players 4.2 Current players 5 2006 World Cup squad 6 Past squads and campaigns
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