Czech Republic's 2026 World Cup squad is officially confirmed, named by head coach Miroslav Koubek on June 2, 2026. The 26-player roster brings together three goalkeepers, six defenders, ten midfielders and seven forwards. Czech Republic is drawn into Group A, where it faces Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. The most-played player in the last 12 months of national-team football is Matěj Kovář, with 825 minutes across 9 caps, the squad's most in-form option heading into the tournament. Close behind is Ladislav Krejčí on 780 minutes, another of the side's most-used players over the same period. Over the past twelve months the team has posted 5 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, scoring 21 goals and conceding 14. Our ranking orders the squad purely by national-team minutes, not club minutes, and every name links to a player profile with the full minutes and recent-form breakdown.
Matches & results
Group standings
Group A
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| 2 |  South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
26-man squad
| # | Player | Position | Club | NT minutes (12mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matěj Kovář | Goalkeeper | PSV Eindhoven | 825 |
| 2 | Ladislav Krejčí | Defender | Wolves | 780 |
| 3 | Vladimír Coufal | Midfielder | 1899 Hoffenheim | 743 |
| 4 | Robin Hranáč | Defender | 1899 Hoffenheim | 731 |
| 5 | Tomáš Souček | Midfielder | West Ham | 671 |
| 6 | Pavel Šulc | Forward | Lyon | 661 |
| 7 | Patrik Schick | Forward | Bayer Leverkusen | 575 |
| 8 | Lukáš Provod | Forward | Slavia Praha | 495 |
| 9 | Jaroslav Zelený | Midfielder | Sparta Praha | 493 |
| 10 | Lukáš Červ | Midfielder | Plzen | 492 |
| 11 | Tomáš Chorý | Forward | Slavia Praha | 395 |
| 12 | Michal Sadílek | Midfielder | Slavia Praha | 354 |
| 13 | Štěpán Chaloupek | Defender | Slavia Praha | 307 |
| 14 | Tomáš Holeš | Defender | Slavia Praha | 289 |
| 15 | David Jurásek | Defender | Slavia Praha | 236 |
| 16 | David Douděra | Midfielder | Slavia Praha | 229 |
| 17 | Vladimír Darida | Midfielder | Hradec Králové | 160 |
| 18 | Adam Hložek | Forward | Czechia | 157 |
| 19 | Alexandr Sojka | Midfielder | Plzen | 149 |
| 20 | Mojmír Chytil | Forward | Slavia Praha | 114 |
| 21 | Jindřich Staněk | Goalkeeper | Slavia Praha | 90 |
| 22 | Jan Kuchta | Forward | Sparta Praha | 58 |
| 23 | Denis Višinský | Midfielder | Plzen | 56 |
| 24 | David Zima | Defender | Slavia Praha | 12 |
| 25 | Lukáš Horníček | Goalkeeper | SC Braga | 0 |
| 26 | H. Sochurek | Midfielder | Sparta Praha | 0 |
Methodology
Players are ranked by minutes played for the national team over the last 365 days. Ties are broken by appearances. The top 16 are labeled Locked, ranks 17–22 Likely, ranks 23–30 Bubble — a starting frame, not a verdict.
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