CZECH REPUBLIC

Runners up in '34 and '62. The Czech's are perenial favourites at the world cup. They return of mid field meastro, Pavel Nedved who retired from international football and the emergence of Petr Chech as one of the best goalie in the world certainly has boosted their cheaces of having a good showing at thie year event.

Appearances: '34,'38,'54,'58,'62,'70,82','90

Key Players (to watch): PavelNedved, Petr Chech

Population: 10,241,138

Size: 78,866sqkm

Language: Czech

Capital: Prague

Currency: Czech Koruna

Rating Code ( Probabity of winning the world cup): Blue

Team list:

1 GK CECH Petr Chelsea, ENG

2 DF GRYGERA Zdenek Ajax, NED

3 DF MARES Pavel Zenit St Petersburg, RUS

4 MF GALASEK Tomas Ajax, NED

5 MF KOVAC Radoslav Spartak Moscow, RUS

6 DF JANKULOVSKI Marek AC Milan, ITA

7 MF SMICER Vladimir Bordeaux, FRA

8 MF POBORSKY Karel Ceske Budejovice, CZE

9 FW KOLLER Jan Borussia Dortmund, GER

10 MF ROSICKY Tomas Borussia Dortmund, GER

11 MF NEDVED Pavel Juventus, ITA

12 FW LOKVENC Vratislav Austria Salzburg, AUT

13 DF JIRANEK Martin Spartak Moscow, RUS

14 MF JAROLIM David Hamburger SV, GER

15 FW BAROS Milan Aston Villa, ENG

16 GK BLAZEK Jaromir Sparta Prague, CZE

17 MF STAJNER Jiri Hanover 96, GER

18 FW HEINZ Marek Galatasaray, TUR

19 MF POLAK Jan Nuremberg, GER

20 MF PLASIL Jaroslav Monaco, FRA

21 DF UJFALUSI Tomas Fiorentina, ITA

22 DF ROZEHNAL David Paris St-Germain, FRA

23 GK KINSKY Antonin Saturn Moscow Region, RUS

Coach: BRUCKNER Karel