Catch up with all the team news ahead of the Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland
The Czech Republic welcome the Republic of Ireland for their crucial World Cup semi-final play-off tonight.
Both nations have their eye on a spot in the final against either Denmark or North Macedonia, but this is not an easy match for either team.
The Czech Republic will be leaning on a noisy home atmosphere to try and see them through to next week’s final, but the Irish are a fiery group, and will provide a stern test in a match that could go either way.
Catch up with all the team news ahead of the clash in Prague.
Czech Republic team news
Czech Republic starting XI: Kovar, Coufal, Holes, Krejci, Hranac, Jurasek, Darida, Chory, Provod, Sulc, Schick
Czech Republic substitutes: Hornicek, Jelicka, Chaloupek, Vitik, Karabec, Kliment, Cerv, Chytil, Sadilek, Zeleny, Visinsky, Soucek
Republic of Ireland team news
Republic of Ireland starting XI: Kelleher, Coleman, Manning, O’Shea, O’Brien, Molumby, Parrott, Azaz, Taylor, Ogbene, Collins
Republic of Ireland substitutes: Travers, Keeley, Egan, Dunne, Brady, Abankwah, Knight, Browne, Vale, Idah, Jenny, Szmodics
Where to watch Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland
Czech Republic vs Republic of Ireland will kick-off at 19:45 GMT and is avaibable to watch in the UK on Prime Video.
Stats for Czech Republic v Republic of Ireland
- This will be the Republic of Ireland’s sixth World Cup play-off – they were eliminated ahead of the 1966, 1998, 2010 and 2018 World Cups, and progressed for the 2002 World Cup after eliminating Iran in the play-off.
- Republic of Ireland have won one of nine away matches in all competitions (D1 L7) against Czechia (including games as Czechoslovakia), a 2-1 win in November 1967 in a European Championship qualifier. They have lost each of their last five visits there since that win.
- Troy Parrott has scored five goals in his last two games for the Republic of Ireland, netting two against Portugal and a hat-trick against Hungary. He’s the fourth player to net 2+ goals in consecutive Ireland appearances, after Jimmy Dunne (May 1936), Robbie Keane (June 2013) and Callum Robinson (October 2021); no one has achieved that in three games in a row.
