Czech Republic ready for Wembley 30 years after Euro '96
Summary
The Czech Republic national football team is returning to Wembley Stadium to play England twice in the Nations League. This visit marks 30 years since their memorable performance at Euro 1996, where they reached the final but lost to Germany with a golden goal.Key Facts
- The Czech Republic will play England in the Nations League on September 12 in Prague and October 6 at Wembley.
- Euro 1996 was the first European Championship after Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
- The Czech team was considered underdogs and mostly had players from their local leagues.
- They lost their first match 2-0 to Germany but then beat Italy 2-1 and drew 3-3 with Russia to reach the quarterfinals.
- Karel Poborsky scored a famous goal against Portugal in the quarterfinals.
- The Czech Republic won the semifinal against France on penalties, with players like Pavel Nedved scoring.
- In the final at Wembley, the Czech Republic took the lead with a penalty by Patrik Berger but lost when Germany scored the first ever golden goal in a major final.
- Patrik Berger was not originally planned to take the penalty but stepped up because no one else wanted to.
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