This episode of Zdenek's English Podcast was originally published as an episode of my other podcast, The Footglish Podcast.

My guests this time are Honza Popek — my cousin and a sharp football mind — and David Nyč, a reporter, commentator, presenter of ONE PLAY TV, and co-author of the podcast Druhý Dotek Zdeňka Folprechta. 🎙️

In this episode of Footglish, we dive into a historic moment as Czechia finally books their place at the World Cup — and yes, we properly celebrate it too.

We discuss:

⚽ Czechia’s long-awaited qualification and the key factors behind this success,

⚽ The captaincy shake-up — why Tomáš Souček lost the armband and whether Ladislav Krejčí has stepped up as a stronger leader,

⚽ Standout performances from Pavel Šulc and how he’s transformed our attacking threat,

⚽ The tactical identity under new manager Miroslav Koubek — now officially the oldest coach at the World Cup,

⚽ Our strengths: set pieces, penalties, and why Czechia might be more dangerous than people think,

⚽ And finally, our chances in the World Cup group — can this team go further than expected?

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