Czechia 🇨🇿

Czechia has been out of the World Cup for 20 years. Now that they’re back they are looking to fight their way through their group and make it to the knockouts. Czechia played 10 games to get into the World Cup. In WCQ and playoffs they scored 22 goals and conceded 12. Patrik Schick scored 5 of the 22 goals. They beat Denmark in penalties to send them to the big show. That game has a 7.0 on RateGame. Czechia plays a 3-4-1-2 and likes to move the ball up the field fast on the counter attack. This is a heavy defensive team. They can be one of the strongest defensive teams all around. They are great at delivering set pieces and winning aerial battles. They lack physical depth and quality midfielders. They are a tall group having players 6’6, 6’4 and 6’3. Ladislav Krejcí the 27 year old Wolves player will most likely be starting on the right back., Robin Hranác the 26 year old 6’3 Hoffenhiem will probably be on the center back position and Tomás Holes from Slavia Prague will be at the right back. This Czechia national team has 9 Slavia Prague players and 3 Sparta Prague players. For those of you who don’t know who those teams are they play in the Liga 1 that Czechia’s main league. Sitting in a very strong group A with South Africa, Mexico, and South Korea they are going to be put to the test. I hate to look at South Africa has the worst team in this group because they are such a good team. But this group is truly so wide open I won’t be surprised no matter who wins it. Going into their first match will be against South Korea. If they can draw that match and beat South Africa I think they will be in good shape. But that’s easier said than done. I like this team I think they could go far if they get hot. I’m curious to see how they will fare against South Koreas offensive.