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Czechoslovakia’s second-place finish at the 1962 World Cup; Pirlo
emulates Panenka with a cheeky chip against England at EURO 2012; Czech
football champions Liberec will face Kazakhstan’s Shakhter Karagandy in
the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League; Kvitová begins defence
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Czechs TodayAntonin Panenka - the footballer Pele described as "either a genius or a madman"
On this day (20/6/1976) thirty one years ago, Czech footballer Antonin
Panenka wrote himself into football history books by scoring the decisive
goal for Czechoslovakia in a penalty shoot-out after the final of the
European Cup of Nations against West Germany ended in a draw. This goal was
undoubtedly one of the greatest moments in Czech sporting history and it
made Panenka a household name. In this edition of Czechs Today, we look at
the career of this great footballer and recall his stunning penalty kick,
which sealed Czechoslovakia's only ever victory in a major international
football tournament.
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Current AffairsA look back at Czech World Cup History
Your very own Czech Radio provided commentary for the 1934 World Cup final,
as Czechoslovakia went 1:0 up through a goal by Antonin Puc. Czechoslovakia
went on to lose that game - and also lost the only other final the country
appeared in, in 1962. With the current Czech team in Germany on the eve of
the 2006 finals, Michael Longaro looks back now at the country's history in
the competition.
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In Sports News: the Czech Davis Cup team beat Paraguay to stay in the World
Group; Martin Kovar is the star of the Czech Paralympics team, with three
golds in swimming; Jaromir Jagr scores a hat trick for 'home' club Kladno;
Sparta win ahead of their Champions League game against Lyon in Prague;
sparks are still flying over the circumstances of Pavel Nedved's
retirement from international football; Josef Masopust says Petr Cech
should be made Czech captain; decathlete Roman Sebrle ends a great season
with another win.
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