Czech Republic 2026 Schedule & Game Calendar
View or download the complete 2026 Czech Republic World Cup season schedule: all games, scores, venues, and broadcast info.
Czech Republic 2026 Schedule & Results
Buy Czech Republic Tickets (opens Ticketmaster in a new tab)The Czech Republic play in the FIFA-WORLD-CUP (FIFA World Cup). Their 2026 schedule includes 3 games. They have 2 home games and 1 away games this season.
Download the complete Czech Republic 2026 schedule as an ICS calendar file, CSV spreadsheet, or printable PDF using the Download button on the schedule above. Pick the full season, a single month, or a head-to-head matchup.
How Group A shapes up for the Czech Republic
Czech Republic landed in Group A for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sharing it with South Korea, South Africa, and co-host Mexico. The draw mixes an AFC side, a CAF side, and a CONCACAF heavyweight playing on home soil, and it sent the Czech Republic across two countries inside a fortnight. The opener went badly: a 2-1 loss to South Korea on June 11 in Guadalajara, a 10:00 PM ET kickoff that left the Czech Republic on zero points after one match. That puts real weight on the next two. On June 18 the Czech Republic cross into the United States to meet South Africa in Atlanta at 12:00 PM ET, the only daytime start of their group. The campaign then closes on June 24 against Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium, a 9:00 PM ET kickoff where the Czech Republic are the listed home team even though the venue belongs to the hosts. In a 48-team World Cup the top two from each of the 12 groups go through, and the eight best third-placed teams fill out the new 32-team knockout stage. After the South Korea result, the Czech Republic now need points fast: the Atlanta game against South Africa becomes close to a must-win, and the Mexico match could decide whether they survive the group or go out early. The format also gives a beaten side a lifeline, since a third-place finish can still be enough, so the Czech Republic are not out of it. Goal difference, though, starts to matter the moment results pile up, and a one-goal opening defeat is easier to repair than a heavy one.
Czech Republic's three Group A dates
Three matches, two host nations, and a thirteen-day window define the Czech Republic group calendar. It began under the lights in Guadalajara on Thursday, June 11, a 10:00 PM ET kickoff against South Korea that ended 2-1 the wrong way. Losing the opener flips the math early, because the Czech Republic now have to chase points rather than protect a lead. Next comes the only border crossing of the group: South Africa in Atlanta on Thursday, June 18, a 12:00 PM ET start and the lone daytime fixture for the Czech Republic. A noon kickoff in mid-June Georgia is its own challenge, and the early slot means European viewers catch it in the evening rather than overnight. Then it is back to Mexico for the finale, a 9:00 PM ET meeting with the host nation at the Mexico City Stadium on Wednesday, June 24, where the Czech Republic are nominally the home team. Three kickoffs, all listed in US Eastern, all easy to drop into a calendar. The spread of start times, one late, one at noon, one in the evening, is worth noting if you plan to watch live. Every fixture below carries its venue, host city, and start time, and the entries refresh on their own if a kickoff shifts or a knockout date is added once the group concludes.
Reading the Group A opponents
Group A throws three very different opponents at the Czech Republic. South Korea, the AFC entry, were first up and took the points in Guadalajara, so the Czech Republic already know how sharp that side can be on the counter. South Africa, representing CAF, are next in Atlanta, and on current standings that meeting looks like the swing fixture for both teams chasing a knockout place. Mexico, the CONCACAF co-host, close the group, and a home crowd plus familiar conditions make them the toughest assignment on paper. For the Czech Republic the read is simple after one game: the opener slipped away, so the European side cannot afford a second poor result. Two of the four advance automatically and the best third-placed sides also progress, which keeps a door open, but goal difference and head-to-head could come into play if the group tightens. Beating South Africa would reset the Czech Republic's tournament before the Mexico finale. The order of the fixtures helps a little, because the Czech Republic meet the two beaten sides before the hosts, and back-to-back wins would let them approach the Mexico game with qualification already in their hands rather than riding on the result.
The Czech Republic's knockout route, explained
Group survival is step one. The 2026 World Cup runs to 104 matches and bolts a Round of 32 onto the front of the bracket, so the Czech Republic need a top-two finish in Group A, or a place among the eight best third-placed teams, to reach it. From there the road is straight knockout football: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19, with a third-place match alongside. None of those pairings are set yet. They cannot be, because the bracket only locks once all 12 groups finish their third round, which means the Czech Republic's first knockout opponent will surface in the closing days of the group stage. Where a side finishes in the group also decides which path through the bracket it takes, so the difference between first and second can mean a very different run of opponents. As soon as a date, venue, and kickoff attach to a Czech Republic knockout match, this page shows it and any calendar you have synced updates to match, with no need to download anything again.
What the 2026 World Cup looks like for the Czech Republic
A 48-team World Cup gives more nations a seat at the table, and the Czech Republic are one of them in 2026. The draw placed them in Group A next to South Korea, South Africa, and co-host Mexico, a spread that crosses three confederations and stretches across two host countries. Those three group games run between June 11 and June 24, split between Mexican venues and a single stop in the United States.
The campaign did not begin the way the Czech Republic wanted. They lost their opener 2-1 to South Korea on June 11 at the Guadalajara Stadium, a late 10:00 PM ET kickoff that left them bottom of the group after one round. From there the schedule sends them north to face South Africa in Atlanta on June 18, then back south to meet Mexico at the Mexico City Stadium on June 24. Two countries, three cities, one tight window.
Here is the position in plain terms. The Round of 32 is reached by the leading pair in each group, plus the eight strongest third-placed finishers from across the 12 sections. Sitting on zero points, the Czech Republic have left themselves little slack. The Atlanta match against South Africa now carries the load, and the closing game with Mexico could be the difference between a knockout place and an early flight home.
This expanded field is a fresh experience for everyone, the Czech Republic included. With 48 teams and 104 matches, the 2026 World Cup runs longer and wider than any edition before it, and the third-place safety net changes how a group plays out. A single defeat no longer ends a campaign the way it once might have, which is the small comfort the Czech Republic can take from their opening loss. The job now is to make the cushion count rather than lean on it.
Three games, two countries, one fortnight
The Czech Republic opened in Guadalajara on Thursday, June 11 at 10:00 PM ET against South Korea. That match, at the Guadalajara Stadium, ended 2-1 the wrong way, so the Czech Republic walked away with nothing from a game that set the tone for their group. One defeat is not fatal in a four-team pool, but it does remove the cushion most sides want before the harder fixtures arrive.
Game two is the only one outside Mexico. South Africa await in Atlanta on Thursday, June 18, a 12:00 PM ET start and the single daytime kickoff on the Czech Republic’s card. A noon slot in June brings its own demands, and with both sides needing points, this is the fixture that most directly shapes who climbs out of Group A. The Czech Republic will treat it as the game they have to win.
Group A then closes back in Mexico on Wednesday, June 24 against the host nation. Kickoff is 9:00 PM ET at the Mexico City Stadium, and the Czech Republic are listed as the home team there despite the venue sitting in Mexico’s capital. By the time that match starts, the Czech Republic may know exactly what they need, or it may all hang on the result and goal difference. Mexico City is the date to ring, because group position decides which side of the knockout bracket the Czech Republic fall into.
One detail worth tracking is the swing in conditions across the three games. A late night in Guadalajara, a midday kickoff in Atlanta, and another night match in Mexico City ask different things of a squad inside a fortnight, and the travel between two countries adds to that. None of it is in the Czech Republic’s control, but it does frame how the staff are likely to rotate and recover between fixtures. The schedule rewards a side that handles the middle game cleanly and arrives at the Mexico finale fresh.
Tracking the Czech Republic past the group stage
Clear Group A and the new format takes over. The 2026 World Cup expands to 48 teams and 104 matches, and it adds a Round of 32 that the old 32-team setup never had. Group winners and runners-up are joined by the eight best third-placed teams, and after that it is knockout football all the way: Round of 32, Round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final on July 19.
Who the Czech Republic might meet in that Round of 32 is unknown for now, and it stays unknown until every group has played its last match. The bracket fills from the top as placings lock in, so the identity of the Czech Republic’s first knockout opponent only becomes clear in the final days of the group stage. You can follow all 12 groups and watch the bracket form on the 2026 World Cup overview.
For a side that lost its opener, every remaining group point matters double, because seeding and even qualification ride on it. The expanded bracket means one extra knockout round to clear compared with any previous World Cup, so reaching the Round of 32 is a start rather than an arrival. That is the backdrop to each Czech Republic result between now and June 24.
What advancing from Group A would take
Run the numbers and the route is clear enough. Three points from the South Africa game would lift the Czech Republic off the bottom and back into contention, and a second win over Mexico would likely settle qualification outright. Even a single victory plus a competitive showing in the finale could be enough for one of the eight third-place berths, depending on how the other groups shake out. That last part is the awkward bit, because the third-place cutoff is only known once every group has finished, so the Czech Republic may spend the closing days watching results elsewhere as closely as their own.
Goal difference is the tiebreaker that tends to decide these things, and it is why the margin in each match counts, not just the result. The Czech Republic lost their opener by a single goal, which keeps the damage contained, but a heavy defeat anywhere in Group A would be hard to claw back. Score freely against South Africa and the Czech Republic give themselves a buffer that could prove decisive if the group ends level on points. It is the kind of detail that rarely matters until, suddenly, it decides who goes through.
Putting the Czech Republic schedule on your calendar
Every Czech Republic fixture on this page can move straight onto your own calendar. Use the download button on the schedule above to pull the full set as an ICS file, a CSV spreadsheet, or a printable PDF, and choose the whole group run or just one match if that is all you want.
The ICS file is the one most fans go for. Drop it into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook and the Czech Republic group games appear with kickoff times already shifted to your own zone, plus the venue and host city attached. The schedule is built from live tournament data, so it tidies itself: should a kickoff time move, or once the Czech Republic’s knockout opponents are confirmed, those entries change without any work from you.
Following a second side as well? The same downloads exist for every nation at the 2026 World Cup, so you can set the Czech Republic alongside another team and read the whole tournament off one calendar. Mark the Group A dates first, June 11, June 18, and June 24, then let any knockout matches slot in as the bracket fills out.
Czech Republic World Cup FAQ
Which group is Czech Republic in at the 2026 World Cup?
Czech Republic is in Group A at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, alongside South Korea, South Africa, and Mexico.
When does Czech Republic play at the 2026 World Cup?
Czech Republic's group-stage matches are vs South Korea on June 11, vs South Africa on June 18, and vs Mexico on June 24, with kickoff times shown above in your timezone. Knockout fixtures are added once their opponents are decided.
How do I download Czech Republic's World Cup schedule?
Use the download button on the schedule above to save Czech Republic's fixtures as an ICS calendar, CSV, or printable PDF, then sync to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook.
Add Czech Republic's World Cup fixtures to your calendar
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