FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Czechia vs Montenegro, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Czechia
  • 23': Adam Hlozek
  • 65': Patrik Schick
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2 - 0
Montenegro

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    Czechia are hosting Montenegro at Doosan Arena, Plzen, Czechia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro).
    • 3': Matej Kovár (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Edvin Kuc (Montenegro).
    • 4': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Edvin Kuc (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
    • 8': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
    • 8': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Risto Radunovic.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Cerv.
    • 10': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
    • 11': Offside, Czechia. Václav Cerny is caught offside.
    • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Milan Vukotic (Montenegro).
    • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Edvin Kuc (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 19': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
    • 19': Tomás Holes (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 20': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 23': Goal! Czechia 1, Montenegro 0. Adam Hlozek (Czechia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lukás Cerv.
    • 25': Offside, Montenegro. Stevan Jovetic is caught offside.
    • 25': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 26': VAR Decision: No Goal Czechia 1-0 Montenegro.
    • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Hlozek (Czechia).
    • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Substitution, Czechia. Lukás Provod replaces Adam Hlozek because of an injury.
    • 29': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 29': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Marko Jankovic.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Provod with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 33': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 34': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia).
    • 37': Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Corner,Montenegro. Conceded by Tomás Holes.
    • 39': Foul by Marko Jankovic (Montenegro).
    • 39': Lukás Cerv (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Edvin Kuc (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
    • 42': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
    • 42': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 43': Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).
    • 43': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Corner,Montenegro. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
    • 43': Corner,Montenegro. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marko Jankovic.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).
    • 45'+1': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Stefan Savic (Montenegro).
    • 45'+1': Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Czechia. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
    • 45'+2': Václav Cerny (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Marko Vesovic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Czechia 1, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Czechia 1, Montenegro 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces Lukás Cerv.
    • 46': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
    • 46': Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Offside, Czechia. Patrik Schick is caught offside.
    • 47': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Václav Cerny (Czechia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 49': VAR Decision: No Goal Czechia 1-0 Montenegro.
    • 50': Foul by Marko Vesovic (Montenegro).
    • 50': Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia).
    • 51': Stefan Savic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Risto Radunovic.
    • 56': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia).
    • 56': Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
    • 57': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Edvin Kuc (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Soucek with a cross.
    • 62': Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Loncar replaces Edvin Kuc.
    • 62': Substitution, Montenegro. Milutin Osmajic replaces Milan Vukotic.
    • 63': Substitution, Montenegro. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Risto Radunovic.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
    • 65': Goal! Czechia 2, Montenegro 0. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Václav Cerny with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Igor Vujacic.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Igor Nikic (Montenegro). Assisted by Václav Cerny with a cross.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czechia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Igor Nikic (Montenegro). Assisted by Pavel Sulc.
    • 73': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia).
    • 73': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Igor Nikic (Montenegro). Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
    • 77': Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Chory replaces Patrik Schick.
    • 77': Substitution, Czechia. Vasil Kusej replaces Václav Cerny.
    • 77': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro).
    • 77': Tomás Soucek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Offside, Czechia. Tomás Chory is caught offside.
    • 79': Foul by Jaroslav Zeleny (Czechia).
    • 79': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Igor Nikic (Montenegro). Assisted by Tomás Soucek.
    • 84': Substitution, Montenegro. Marko Vukcevic replaces Marko Vesovic.
    • 84': Substitution, Montenegro. Stefan Mugosa replaces Nikola Sipcic.
    • 85': Foul by Tomás Holes (Czechia).
    • 85': Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
    • 85': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Michal Sadílek (Czechia).
    • 87': Marko Jankovic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Stefan Mugosa (Montenegro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Montenegro) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner,Montenegro. Conceded by Jaroslav Zeleny.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Stevan Jovetic (Montenegro) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Stefan Loncar.
    • 90': Substitution, Czechia. Alex Král replaces Pavel Sulc.
    • 90': Foul by Stefan Loncar (Montenegro).
    • 90': Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Stefan Loncar (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Vladimír Coufal (Czechia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Vasil Kusej (Czechia).
    • 90'+2': Marko Vukcevic (Montenegro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Chory (Czechia).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Corner,Czechia. Conceded by Stefan Loncar.
    • 90'+6': Igor Vujacic (Montenegro) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alex Král (Czechia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lukás Provod with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alex Král (Czechia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomás Soucek following a corner.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).
    • 90'+7': Milutin Osmajic (Montenegro) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Czechia 2, Montenegro 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Czechia 2, Montenegro 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 23
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 2
    42.7 Possession 57.3
    6 SHOTS 13
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    253 Accurate Passes 363
    337 Passes 441
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 8
    12 Crosses 28
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 38
    25 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    17 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 11
    26 Effective Clearances 11
    26 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Doosan Arena
    Location: Plzen, Czechia
    Attendance: 10,889

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Czechia 3 +7 9
    2 Montenegro 3 +1 6
    3 Croatia 1 +7 3
    4 Faroe Islands 2 -2 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CZE Czechia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    16 Matej Kovar (GK)
    7 Ladislav Krejcí
    3 Tomás Holes
    20 Jaroslav Zeleny
    5 Vladimír Coufal Yellow Card
    15 Pavel Sulc
    12 Lukás Cerv
    22 Tomás Soucek
    10 Patrik Schick
    9 Adam Hlozek
    17 Václav Cerný
    Czechia Substitutes:
    Filip Zorvan, Vasil Kusej, Michal Sadílek, Jindrich Stanek, Jan Boril, Alex Král, Tomás Chorý, David Zima, David Doudera, Lukás Provod, Vaclav Jemelka, Martin Jedlicka.

    MNE Montenegro (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    13 Igor Nikic (GK)
    5 Igor Vujacic Yellow Card
    23 Nikola Sipcic
    15 Stefan Savic
    14 Edvin Kuc
    8 Marko Jankovic
    3 Risto Radunovic
    7 Marko Vesovic Yellow Card
    11 Nikola Krstovic
    10 Stevan Jovetic
    16 Milan Vukotic
    Montenegro Substitutes:
    Vasilije Adzic, Stefan Loncar, Danijel Petković, Andrija Bulatovic, Balsa Popovic, Andrija Vukcevic, Marko Vukcevic, Stefan Mugosa, Marko Bakic, Milutin Osmajic, Driton Camaj, Slobodan Rubezic.

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