Czechia 2-2 Republic of Ireland

WC Qualifiers · Europe· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Semifinals

Czechia

Patrik Schick (P) 27'
Ladislav Krejcí 86'

Republic of Ireland

Troy Parrott (P) 19'
Matej Kovár (OG) 23'

2:2

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📍 Fortuna Arena

Timeline

19'
Troy Parrott0-1
21'
Jack Taylor
23'
Matej Kovár0-2
25'
Ryan Manning
Patrik Schick1-2
27'
First Half ends,
Tomás Soucek
↓ Vladimír Darida
45'
Stepán Chaloupek
↓ Tomás Holes
45'
68'
Alan Browne
↓ Ryan Manning
68'
Robbie Brady
↓ Jack Taylor
Mojmír Chytil
↓ Tomás Chorý
73'
Michal Sadílek
↓ David Jurásek
82'
Adam Karabec
↓ Vladimír Coufal
82'
Ladislav Krejcí2-2
🅰 Michal Sadílek
86'
Robin Hranác
90'+1'
Second Half ends,
96'
Adam Idah
↓ Chiedozie Ogbene
96'
Jimmy Dunne
↓ Seamus Coleman
Jan Kliment
↓ Pavel Sulc
103'
115'
Sammie Szmodics
↓ Jayson Molumby
120'+1'
Harvey Vale
↓ Sammie Szmodics
Second Half Extra

Game leaders

Czechia

Total ShotsL. Krejcí3
Accurate PassesL. Krejcí75
SavesM. Kovár2

Republic of Ireland

Total ShotsT. Parrott3
Accurate PassesJ. Molumby41
SavesC. Kelleher1

Stats

CzechiaRep Ireland

Possession

58%

42%

12Shots10

3Shots on target3

4Blocked shots2

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 26 March
Venue: Fortuna Arena · Prague, Czechia
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
Attendance: 19,137
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Semifinals

Form

CzechiaWWLDD

DvsSaudi Arabia1-1
DvsCroatia0-0
L@Faroe Islands2-1

427Accurate passes263

Republic of IrelandWWWLL

L@Armenia2-1
L@Portugal1-0
WvsArmenia1-0
WvsPortugal2-0
W@Hungary3-2

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-2

29 Feb 12Republic of Ireland1-1Czechia
12 Sept 07Czechia1-0Republic of Ireland
11 Oct 06Republic of Ireland1-1Czechia
31 Mar 04Republic of Ireland2-1Czechia

427Accurate passes263

1Kovár

7⚽Krejcí

4Hranác

3↓Holes

8↓Darida

17↓Jurásek

14Provod

5↓Coufal

15↓Sulc

19↓Chorý

10⚽Schick

Substitutes · Czechia

21Denis Visinský
2Stepán Chaloupek↑
11Jan Kliment↑
13Mojmír Chytil↑
6Martin Vitík
16Lukás Hornícek
23Martin Jedlicka
9Adam Karabec↑
20Jaroslav Zelený
22Tomás Soucek↑
12Lukás Cerv
18Michal Sadílek↑

Substitutes · Republic of Ireland

19James Abankwah
12Jimmy Dunne↑
17Jason Knight
16Joshua Keeley
18Alan Browne↑
11Robbie Brady↑
23Mark Travers
15John Egan
9Johnny Kenny
13Harvey Vale↑

120'

Goal! Czechia 2(1), Republic of Ireland 2(1). Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.

120'

Goal! Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2(1). Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.

120'

Penalty Shootout begins Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

120'+6'

Second Half Extra Time ends, Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

120'+5'

Attempt missed. Michal Sadílek (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

120'+5'

Attempt missed. Lukás Provod (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

120'+4'

Michal Sadílek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

120'+4'

Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).

120'+2'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Robin Hranác.

120'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

120'+1'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harvey Vale replaces Sam Szmodics because of an injury.

120'+1'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

117'

Delay in match because of an injury Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland).

117'

Sam Szmodics (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

117'

Foul by Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia).

115'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sam Szmodics replaces Jayson Molumby.

114'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

113'

Delay in match because of an injury Michal Sadílek (Czechia).

108'

Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

108'

Foul by Tomás Soucek (Czechia).

108'

Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

108'

Foul by Adam Idah (Republic of Ireland).

105'

Second Half Extra Time begins Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

105'+2'

First Half Extra Time ends, Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

105'+1'

Mojmír Chytil (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

105'+1'

Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).

105'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

105'

Foul by Mojmír Chytil (Czechia).

105'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

103'

Substitution, Czechia. Jan Kliment replaces Pavel Sulc.

102'

Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

100'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Jayson Molumby.

100'

Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

100'

Foul by Adam Karabec (Czechia).

100'

Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

98'

Attempt missed. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Karabec with a cross.

96'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jimmy Dunne replaces Séamus Coleman.

96'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Adam Idah replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.

93'

Offside, Republic of Ireland. Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.

92'

Attempt missed. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Séamus Coleman.

90'

First Half Extra Time begins Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

90'+5'

Second Half ends, Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2.

90'+5'

Offside, Czechia. Ladislav Krejcí is caught offside.

90'+4'

Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (Czechia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stepán Chaloupek.

90'+4'

Pavel Sulc (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+4'

Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).

90'+1'

Robin Hranác (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90'+1'

Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

89'

Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

89'

Foul by Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland).

87'

Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).

87'

Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

86'

Goal! Czechia 2, Republic of Ireland 2. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Michal Sadílek with a cross following a set piece situation.

85'

Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).

85'

Adam Karabec (Czechia) wins a free kick on the right wing.

83'

Foul by Robert Brady (Republic of Ireland).

83'

Adam Karabec (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

Substitution, Czechia. Adam Karabec replaces Vladimír Coufal.

82'

Substitution, Czechia. Michal Sadílek replaces David Jurásek.

80'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Mojmír Chytil.

80'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Matej Kovár.

80'

Attempt saved. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a headed pass.

78'

Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).

75'

Offside, Czechia. Pavel Sulc is caught offside.

74'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.

73'

Substitution, Czechia. Mojmír Chytil replaces Tomás Chory.

73'

Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).

73'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).

68'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Robert Brady replaces Jack Taylor.

68'

Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Alan Browne replaces Ryan Manning because of an injury.

67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

66'

Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland).

64'

Foul by Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia).

64'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

63'

Foul by Pavel Sulc (Czechia).

63'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

61'

Attempt missed. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Jurásek with a cross following a corner.

60'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Jake O'Brien.

58'

Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).

57'

Attempt missed. Lukás Provod (Czechia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Jurásek with a cross following a corner.

56'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.

56'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Séamus Coleman.

53'

Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.

53'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.

52'

Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).

52'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

52'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Caoimhín Kelleher.

52'

Attempt saved. Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Republic of Ireland). Assisted by Vladimír Coufal with a cross.

50'

Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Foul by Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland).

50'

Stepán Chaloupek (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).

48'

Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Foul by Robin Hranác (Czechia).

46'

Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

46'

Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).

45'

Substitution, Czechia. Tomás Soucek replaces Vladimír Darida.

45'

Substitution, Czechia. Stepán Chaloupek replaces Tomás Holes.

45'

Second Half begins Czechia 1, Republic of Ireland 2.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Czechia 1, Republic of Ireland 2.

45'+3'

Patrik Schick (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'+3'

Foul by Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).

45'+2'

Attempt blocked. Pavel Sulc (Czechia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a headed pass.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

45'

Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).

45'

Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.

44'

Foul by Vladimír Coufal (Czechia).

43'

Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).

42'

Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matej Kovár (Czechia). Assisted by Ryan Manning.

41'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.

38'

Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

38'

Foul by Tomás Chory (Czechia).

34'

Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).

34'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Attempt missed. Dara O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.

30'

Séamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.

30'

Foul by David Jurásek (Czechia).

29'

Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29'

Foul by Lukás Provod (Czechia).

28'

Tomás Chory (Czechia) wins a free kick on the left wing.

28'

Foul by Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland).

27'

Goal! Czechia 1, Republic of Ireland 2. Patrik Schick (Czechia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.

25'

Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

25'

Penalty conceded by Ryan Manning (Republic of Ireland) after a foul in the penalty area.

25'

Penalty Czechia. Ladislav Krejcí draws a foul in the penalty area.

25'

Corner, Czechia. Conceded by Jack Taylor.

23'

Own Goal by Matej Kovár, Czechia. Czechia 0, Republic of Ireland 2.

22'

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by David Jurásek.

21'

Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

21'

Lukás Provod (Czechia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21'

Foul by Jack Taylor (Republic of Ireland).

19'

Goal! Czechia 0, Republic of Ireland 1. Troy Parrott (Republic of Ireland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

16'

VAR Decision: Penalty Republic of Ireland.

16'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

15'

Delay in match (Czechia). VAR checking.

14'

Penalty conceded by Vladimír Darida (Czechia) after a foul in the penalty area.

14'

Penalty Republic of Ireland. Nathan Collins draws a foul in the penalty area.

12'

Foul by Ladislav Krejcí (Czechia).

12'

Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Patrik Schick (Czechia).

Attempt missed. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Robin Hranác.

Attempt blocked. Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Parrott.

Attempt blocked. Jake O'Brien (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.

Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ladislav Krejcí.

Handball by Tomás Chory (Czechia).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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Timeline

Game leaders

Stats

Match info

Form

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Head to head

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