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It was billed as a preparatory game for the big one against world and
European champions Spain in just over a month, but this was the sort of
preparation that the Czech football team could have done without. They went
down 2:4 in a friendly against Croatia with the home side putting a record
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Current AffairsCzech footballers defeat Liechtenstein in Euro 2012 qualifier
The Czech national football team secured a comfortable win over
Liechtenstein on Tuesday to keep its campaign for the European
Championship, to be held in Poland and Ukraine in 2012, on track. The win
saw goals from up-and-coming talent; nevertheless, some on the team are
ruing the fact that the Czechs could have even been further ahead in their
group. More
Current AffairsHome defeat to Lithuania worst possible start to Czechs’ campaign to reach Euro 2012
The Czech Republic’s footballers got off to a nightmare start to their
qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship when they lost 1:0
at home to Lithuania on Tuesday night. Frustrated fans booed and whistled,
while Wednesday’s Czech papers have been describing the result as a
“disgrace”.
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In Sports News this Monday: the Czech Republic’s footballers prepare for
their first competitive game under manager Michal Bílek – but will
playmaker Tomáš Rosický be fit for Tuesday’s Euro 2012 qualifier
against Lithuania? And Jaroslav Kulhavý takes silver at the Mountain Bike
World Championships in Canada.
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Current AffairsCzechs beat Latvia 4:1 in last game before Euro 2012 qualifiers
The Czech Republic’s footballers have won their final warm-up game before
their campaign to reach Euro 2012 gets underway next month. The Czechs
struggled to impress in the early stages of Wednesday’s home friendly
against Latvia, before moving up a gear in the second half and running out
4:1 winners.
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