The Czech Republic will play in its second World Cup at the 2026 edition to be held in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, and will seek to advance to the Round of 16 to improve its level and live up to its footballing history from when it played as Czechoslovakia. According to the Argentine News Agency, the European team eliminated the Republic of Ireland and Denmark in both cases, with the matches ending 2-2 and being decided on penalties. Now, it will attempt to surpass the group stage, as it will be part of Zone A alongside Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea. As Czechoslovakia, the team had great performances, including being the runner-up in 1934 after losing the final to the host nation, Italy, and in 1962 when it hosted the tournament and lost the decisive match against Brazil. After separating from Slovakia, the team was the runner-up at Euro 1996 and its first and only World Cup to date was played in Germany in 2006, where it was eliminated in the first round. In that tournament, it finished third in Group E with 3 points, behind Italy (7) and Ghana (6) and ahead of the United States (1). In its debut, it thrashed the North American team 3-0 with goals from Jan Koller and Tomáš Rosický (twice), while in the second match, it fell 2-0 to the Africans, with goals from Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari. In the final match, it was obliged to win but was eliminated after losing 2-0 to Italy, which would later become the world champion, with goals from Marco Materazzi and Filippo Inzaghi.