FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Czechia DDLWW 2
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Czechia advance 4-3 on penalties · Fortuna Arena · 19,137 att.

Match Report

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Czechia rally to end Ireland's WC hopes in penalty shootout

Jan Kliment fire Czechia to within 90 minutes of the World Cup finals as they broke Republic of Ireland hearts in a dramatic penalty shootout to set up a showdown with Denmark.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
25
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
9
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
2
42.2
Possession
57.8
10
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
2
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
263
Accurate Passes
427
393
Passes
539
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
8
27
Crosses
33
0.3
Cross %
0.2
77
Long Balls
74
24
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
12
12
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
9
41
Effective Clearances
55
41
Clearances
55

Highlights

00:36 Séamus Coleman: We want to make Ireland proud Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

CZE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Matej KovárG
  2. 4Robin HranácCD
  3. 7Ladislav KrejcíCD-L
  4. 3Tomás HolesCD-R
  5. 8Vladimír DaridaCM-L
  6. 14Lukás ProvodCM-R
  7. 17David JurásekLM
  8. 5Vladimír CoufalRM
  9. 19Tomás ChorýF
  10. 15Pavel SulcCF-L
  11. 10Patrik SchickCF-R

IRL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 22Nathan CollinsCD
  3. 4Dara O'SheaCD-L
  4. 5Jake O'BrienCD-R
  5. 14Jack TaylorCM-L
  6. 6Jayson MolumbyCM-R
  7. 3Ryan ManningLM
  8. 2Seamus ColemanRM
  9. 7Troy ParrottF
  10. 8Finn AzazCF-L
  11. 20Chiedozie OgbeneCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Czechia 0, Republic of Ireland 1. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 21' Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 23' Own Goal by Matej Kovár, Czechia. Czechia 0, Republic of Ireland 2.
  4. 25' Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 27' Goal! Czechia 1, Republic of Ireland 2. Patrik Schick (Czechia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  6. 45' Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Soucek replaces Vladimír Darida.
  7. 45' Substitution, Czechia. Stepán Chaloupek replaces Tomás Holes.
  8. 68' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.
  9. 68' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robert Brady replaces Jack Taylor.
  10. 73' Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Tomás Chory.
  11. 82' Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces David Jurásek.
  12. 82' Substitution, Czechia. Adam Karabec replaces Vladimír Coufal.
  13. 86' Goal! Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Michal Sadílek with a cross following a set piece situation.
  14. 90'+1' Robin Hranác (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'
  16. 96' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
  17. 96' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jimmy Dunne replaces Séamus Coleman.
  18. 103' Substitution, Czechia. Jan Kliment replaces Pavel Sulc.
  19. 105'+2'
  20. 105'
  21. 115' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics replaces Jayson Molumby.
  22. 120'+1' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harvey Vale replaces Sam Szmodics because of an injury.
  23. 120'+6' Second Half Extra Time ends, Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.
  24. 120' Penalty Shootout begins Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.
  25. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Czechia 2(4), Republic of Ireland 2(3).

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