#czechia

#czechia

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Ben Danford and Team Canada were halted in the semi finals of the 2025-26 World Junior Tournament at the hands of Team Czechia, falling 6-4 to miss the gold medal game for a third-straight year. It also marked the third year in a row that Canada has been eliminated by Czechia, losing out in the quarter finals in both 2024 and 2025 and the semi final in 2026.

It was Nawrocki's first trip to Prague since his election in June and came just under a week before a summit of presidents of the so-called Visegrad Group of Central European countries in Esztergom, Hungary, on December 3. The two men were keen to emphasize in the press briefing after their meeting that they were very much on the same page on most of the issues facing Europe, notably the war in Ukraine.

The Boys in Green will play the Czechs on March 26, with the venue to be decided

Czechia have sacked coach Ivan Hasek following their humiliating 2-1 loss to the Faroe Islands in 2026 World Cup qualifying. Having not reached the World Cup finals since 2006, Czechia are second in Group L, trailing Croatia by three points having played a game more. Czechia are already sure of a play-off spot owing to their Nations League ranking. However, a stunning defeat to the Faroe Islands in Torshavn on Sunday left their hopes of automatic qualification hanging by a thread.

Ranked No. 136 in the world, Faroe Islands won their third match on the spin to overcome the Czechs and apply pressure for qualification in Group L. They took the lead through Hanus Sorensen's well-taken goal after 67 minutes but when Adam Karabec equalised 11 minutes later it seemed they would have to settle for a point. It took Faroe Islands just three minutes to change the dynamic of the match,