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Goalkeeper Arijanet Muric of Kosovo, left, watches the ball after Czech Republic\u2019s Adam Hlozek, right, took a shot during the friendly soccer match between Czech Republic and Kosovo in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vit Cerny)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PRAGUE \u2014 Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Soch\u016frek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the World Cup<\/a> after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo on Sunday.<\/p>

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The Czechs won 2-1 and 17-year-old Soch\u016frek came on as a substitute. Immediately after the game, coach Miroslav Koubek<\/a> cut his initial selection of 29<\/a> to the final 26.<\/p>\n

FC Cincinnati midfielder Pavel Bucha, Mlad\u00e1 Boleslav forward Christophe Kabongo and Viktoria Plze\u0148 midfielder Tom\u00e1\u0161 Ladra didn\u2019t make the final cut.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably the worst moment of my coaching career,\u201d said Koubek, the 74-year-old veteran.<\/p>\n

In good news for the Czechs, attacking midfielder Adam Hlo\u017eek<\/a> of Hoffenheim, who has recently recovered from long-term calf and foot injuries, returned to the squad to play his first game for the national team since June and scored a goal.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has played 42 international games, scoring five times.<\/p>\n

The team was scheduled to leave for the United States later Sunday to play one more warmup against Guatemala in New Jersey on June 4.<\/p>\n

The team mainstays included Lyon midfielder Pavel \u0160ulc<\/a> , Bayer Leverkusen striker Patrik Schick<\/a> and West Ham midfield Tom\u00e1\u0161 Sou\u010dek.<\/p>

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Koubek also included two Slavia Prague players \u2014 forward Tom\u00e1\u0161 Chor\u00fd and defender David Doud\u011bra \u2014 who were suspended for disciplinary reasons<\/a> by the club for the rest of the season and transfer-listed.<\/p>\n

During the World Cup, the Czechs will be based in Mansfield, Texas.<\/p>\n

They will open the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada against South Korea on June 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Their other Group A opponents are South Africa (Atlanta, June 18) and Mexico (Mexico City, June 25).<\/p>\n

The Czechs qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2006.<\/p>\n

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Czech Republic:<\/p>\n

Goalkeepers: Luk\u00e1\u0161 Horn\u00ed\u010dek (Braga), Mat\u011bj Kov\u00e1\u0159 (PSV Eindhoven), Jind\u0159ich Stan\u011bk (Slavia Prague).<\/p>\n

Defenders: Vladim\u00edr Coufal (Hoffenheim), David Doud\u011bra (Slavia Prague), Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hole\u0161 (Slavia Prague), Robin Hran\u00e1\u010d (Hoffenheim), \u0160t\u011bp\u00e1n Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), David Jur\u00e1sek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krej\u010d\u00ed (Wolverhampton), Jaroslav Zelen\u00fd (Sparta Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague).<\/p>\n

Midfielders: Luk\u00e1\u0161 \u010cerv (Viktoria Plze\u0148), Vladim\u00edr Darida (Hradec Kr\u00e1lov\u00e9), Luk\u00e1\u0161 Provod (Slavia Prague), Michal Sad\u00edlek (Slavia Prague), Hugo Soch\u016frek (Sparta Prague), Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Plze\u0148), Tom\u00e1\u0161 Sou\u010dek (West Ham), Pavel \u0160ulc (Lyon), Denis Vi\u0161insk\u00fd (Viktoria Plze\u0148).<\/p>\n

Forwards: Tom\u00e1\u0161 Chor\u00fd (Slavia Prague), Adam Hlo\u017eek (Hoffenheim), Mojm\u00edr Chytil (Slavia Prague), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen).<\/p>

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AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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