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| Czechoslovakia 1976 European Champion |
Their best teams were probably the World Cup team in 1962 and the European Champion in 1976. Josef Masopust won the 1962 Ballon d'Or after the WC in Chile. In 1976, Antonin Panenk's penalty during the European Championship Final is remembered as one of the best ever. It inspired many penalty-takers in the future generation.
After the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic inherited their record. In 1996, they made a Cinderella run at the European Championship. They beat Italy, Portugal and France before losing to Germany with a Golden Goal in the Final. Although they went out in the first round at Euro 2000, they were remembered for their epic battles with France and Holland. In 2004, they reached the semifinal after beating Germany, Holland and Denmark.
As for Slovakia, they qualified for the WC 2010. They beat Italy 3-2 on the last match of Group Stage and advanced to the Round of 16 before losing to Holland 2-1.
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| The Czech Republic 1976 |
GK: Frantisek Planicka (the Czech Republic)
He was considered one of the greatest of his generation. He went to play in two World Cup Finals in 1934 and 1938, where he finished second in 1934.
GK: Petr Cech (the Czech Republic)
He is best remembered for being Chelsea's undisputred starting keeper from 2004 to 2014. He won almost everything in club football. He is considered among the greatest of his era.
GK: Ivo Viktor (the Czech Republic)
He was the hero of Euro 1976, where Czechoslovakia won the championship.. He played fopr Czechoslovakia for 63 times between 1966 and 1977.
RB: Karol Dobias (Slovakia)
He was capped 67 times for Czechoslovakia, scored 6 goals. He was a participant at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. and a member of Czechoslovak winning team at 1976 European Football Championship. In the 1976 final game Dobiaš scored a goal that gave Czechoslovakia a 2-0 lead against West Germany. . In 1970 and 1971, he was named Czechoslovak Footballer of the Year.
RB: Jaroslav Burgr (the Czech Republic)
He was a participant in two World Cups, in 1934 and 1938. He played 57 matches for the national team. He played domestic football mostly for AC Sparta Prague.
CB: Anton Ondru (Slovakia)
He played 58 matches for Czechoslovakia and scored 9 goals. As a captain, he led the national team in the 1976 UEFA European Championship.
CB: Jan Popluhar (Slovakia)
He was one of the greatest defender from the Warsaw Pact countries. He was best remembered for taking Czechoslovakia to the Final of the World Cup in 1962.
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| Jan Popluhar |
CB: Miroslav Kadlec (the Czech Republic)
He played for Czechoslovakia and later the Czech Republic; for both he played a total of 64 matches and scored two goals. He took part in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. Six years later he led the Czech national football team on its way to finish second at the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship.
CB: Tomas Ujfalusi (the Czech Republic)
He played 78 times for the Czech Republic, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and two European Championships. He was a key player for the 2000s Golden Generation.
LB: Marek Jankulovski (the Czech Republic)
His most notable achievements include winning the UEFA Champions League with A.C. Milan and being voted the 2007 Czech Footballer of the Year. He earned 77 caps for the Czech Republic, and represented them at three European Championships, the 2000 Olympics and the 2006 World Cup.
LB: Ladislav Novak (the Czech Republic)
He played 75 matches for Czechoslovakia, 71 of them as a team captain. he went to three World Cup Finals: 1954, 1958 and 1962.
CM: Josef Masopust (the Czech Republic)
He is regarded as the greatest player coming from Czechoslovakia. He led the Czechoslovakia team that reached the 1962 FIFA World Cup final, losing to Brazil. In Europe, he took Czechoslovakia to third place at the 1960 UEFA European Football Championship. he was capped 63 times.
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| Josef Masopust |
CM: Svatopluk Pluskal (the Czech Republic)
He played in three World Cup Finals from 1954 , 1958 and 1962. He was capped 58 times.
RW: Karel Poborský (the Czech Republic)
He is the all-time leader in appearances for the Czech national team, with 118 between 1994 and 2006. He also played in three European Championships, being named in the Team of the Tournament at Euro 96 after helping the Czechs to the final. His most famous career in club football were spent with Manchester United and Benfica.
RW: Marian Masny (Slovakia)
He won the 1976 UEFA European Championship with Czechoslovakia. He also played at the 1980 UEFA European Championship where they came third and at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He played most of his career for Slovan Bratislava from 1968 to 1989.
LW/AM: Pavel Nedved (the Czech Republic)
He was probably the best player from the region after the breakup of Czechoslovakia. He was nicknamed "Czech Fury" by Italian fan. He was a key player as the Czech Republic finished second at Euro 1996, and reached the semi-final at Euro 2004. For club football, he is best remembered for playing for Lazio and Juvnetus. At Lazio, he won the Scudetti in 1999-2000, only the second league title in Lazio's history. With Juventus, he led the team to the Final of the 2002-2003 Champions' League final, but he sat out ofthe game due to suspension. He won the European Footballer of the that year.
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| Pavel Nedved |
AM: Antonin Panenka (the Czech Republic)
He played most of his career for Bohemians Prague. Panenka won the 1976 European Championship with Czechoslovakia. In the final against West Germany he scored the winning penalty in the shootout with a softly chipped ball up the middle as the goalie dived away; this style of penalty is now called the "Panenka penalty".
AM: Marek Hamšík (Slovakia)
He made a name at the World Cup in 2010, where Slovakia qualified for their first ever Finals and beat Italy in the First Round. He is the captain of Napoli.
AM/FW: Oldrich Nejedly (the Czech Republic)He made a name at the World Cup in 2010, where Slovakia qualified for their first ever Finals and beat Italy in the First Round. He is the captain of Napoli.
He spent his entire career at Sparta Prague as an inside-forward and he is considered one of Czechoslovakia's greatest players. He was top goalscorer of the 1934 World Cup.
AM: Tomas Rosicky (the Czech Republic)
He was the star playmaker for the Czech Republic throughout the 2000s. He was Czech Footballer of the Year in 2001, 2002 and 2006. He started his career with Sparta Prague and he had notable stints with Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal.
FW: Laszlo Kubala (Slovakia)
Born in Hungary of a multi-cultural background. He was known as one of the greatest Barcelona players ever. He still managed to win 4 Li Liga titles in the 1950's in an era dominated by Real Madrid. In 1961, Barcelona eliminated Real Madrid from the European Cup, the first ever loss by Real Madrid at the tournament.
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ST: Antonin Puc (the Czech Republic)
He played 61 matches for Czechoslovakia, scoring 35 goals. He played for Czechoslovakia in the 1934 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals, including one in the final, a 2-1 loss against Italy, and also played in the 1938 edition. He spent most of his club career with Slavia Prague.
ST: Jan Koller (the Czech Republic)
He is best remembered for being the huge sttriker playing for the Czec Republic and Borussia Dortmund in the 2000s. He is the all-time leading goal scorer for his country, with 55 goals in 91 appearances.
Honorable Mention
Vladimír Šmicer, Ivo Viktor, Milan Baroš, Tomáš Skuhravý.
Squad Explanation
Czechoslovakia had many Golden teams. My squad is a mixture of all of those great teams. Laszlo Kubala had played for three different national teams, but his first ever cap was from Czechoslovakia. So he belonged to this all-time team.
Starting lineup
Please also see my All-Time World Cup Team Index.
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