{"id":225,"date":"2026-06-30T09:28:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=225"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:28:40","slug":"czech-republic-coach-quits-after-wc-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=225","title":{"rendered":"Czech Republic coach quits after WC flop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/egyptian-gazette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Czech-Republic-coach.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Czech Republic coach quits after WC flop\" title=\"Czech Republic coach quits after WC flop\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PRAGUE \u2014 The Czech Football Association (FACR) said it had parted ways with national team coach Miroslav Koubek following their first-round World Cup exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 74-year-old led the Czechs to their first World Cup spot in 20 years with shootout wins over Ireland and Denmark in the March play-offs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Czechs failed to shine at the tournament co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States, earning a single point for a 1-1 draw with South Africa and losing to South Korea and Mexico in Group A.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have agreed with coach Miroslav Koubek on terminating our cooperation,\u201d FACR head David Trunda said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt a meeting today, the coach offered his resignation and I decided to accept the offer after an open and correct debate,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koubek signed a two-year deal with the FACR when he took the team over before the play-offs, but he came under heavy fire after the World Cup flop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy decision is also due to a media campaign based on a number of half-truths concerning me,\u201d Koubek said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn this atmosphere my work for the Czech national team would not make sense anymore,\u201d Koubek added according to AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Czechs also lost their top striker Patrik Schick after the World Cup exit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 30-year-old Leverkusen forward announced his international career was over after 56 games in which he had scored 26 goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schick criticised the Czechs\u2019 performance in a statement last Thursday, saying that \u201cwe need to face the truth and change a number of things that don\u2019t work\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Czechs are due to play the top level of the 2026-2027 League of Nations, facing Croatia, England and Spain in Group A3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRAGUE \u2014 The Czech Football Association (FACR) said it had parted ways with national team coach Miroslav Koubek following their first-round World Cup exit. 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