PRAGUE (AP) 鈥� Sparta Prague midfielder Hugo Soch暖rek was included in the Czech Republic squad for the after he became the youngest player for the national team in a warmup game against Kosovo on Sunday.
The Czechs won 2-1 and 17-year-old Soch暖rek came on as a substitute. Immediately after the game, coach cut his to the final 26.
FC Cincinnati midfielder Pavel Bucha, Mlad谩 Boleslav forward Christophe Kabongo and Viktoria Plze艌 midfielder Tom谩拧 Ladra didn’t make the final cut.
鈥淧robably the worst moment of my coaching career,鈥� said Koubek, the 74-year-old veteran.
In good news for the Czechs, attacking midfielder of Hoffenheim, who has recently recovered from long-term calf and foot injuries, returned to the squad to play his first game for the national team since June and scored a goal.
The 23-year-old has played 42 international games, scoring five times.
The team was scheduled to leave for the United States later Sunday to play one more warmup against Guatemala in New Jersey on June 4.
The team mainstays included Lyon midfielder , Bayer Leverkusen striker and West Ham midfield Tom谩拧 Sou膷ek.
Koubek also included two Slavia Prague players 鈥� forward Tom谩拧 Chor媒 and defender David Doud臎ra 鈥� who were by the club for the rest of the season and transfer-listed.
During the World Cup, the Czechs will be based in Mansfield, Texas.
They will open the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada against South Korea on June 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico. Their other Group A opponents are South Africa (Atlanta, June 18) and Mexico (Mexico City, June 25).
The Czechs qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 2006.
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Czech Republic:
Goalkeepers: Luk谩拧 Horn铆膷ek (Braga), Mat臎j Kov谩艡 (PSV Eindhoven), Jind艡ich Stan臎k (Slavia Prague).
Defenders: Vladim铆r Coufal (Hoffenheim), David Doud臎ra (Slavia Prague), Tom谩拧 Hole拧 (Slavia Prague), Robin Hran谩膷 (Hoffenheim), 艩t臎p谩n Chaloupek (Slavia Prague), David Jur谩sek (Slavia Prague), Ladislav Krej膷铆 (Wolverhampton), Jaroslav Zelen媒 (Sparta Prague), David Zima (Slavia Prague).
Midfielders: Luk谩拧 膶erv (Viktoria Plze艌), Vladim铆r Darida (Hradec Kr谩lov茅), Luk谩拧 Provod (Slavia Prague), Michal Sad铆lek (Slavia Prague), Hugo Soch暖rek (Sparta Prague), Alexandr Sojka (Viktoria Plze艌), Tom谩拧 Sou膷ek (West Ham), Pavel 艩ulc (Lyon), Denis Vi拧insk媒 (Viktoria Plze艌).
Forwards: Tom谩拧 Chor媒 (Slavia Prague), Adam Hlo啪ek (Hoffenheim), Mojm铆r Chytil (Slavia Prague), Jan Kuchta (Sparta Prague), Patrik Schick (Bayer Leverkusen).
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