BEST·THIRD·PLACE TRACKER An independent tracker for the 2026 World Cup.
FINAL UPDATE:
2026 WORLD CUP · GROUP STAGE
Czechia
ELIMINATED
IN OUR BEST THIRDS RANKING
#39OUR RANK
1PTS
-4GD
2GF
Czechia is out of the 2026 World Cup, eliminated after the group stage.

Czechia pushed South Korea hard in their opener before falling 2-1, then earned a reward with a 1-1 draw against South Africa. A point was as good as it got: a 0-3 loss to Mexico on the final matchday left them bottom of Group A, with Mexico, South Korea and South Africa all beyond reach. They bow out having scored in two of their three games and run the group's qualifiers close early on.

THE GROUP-STAGE CUT · WHERE IT ALL STARTED

3 points short of the knockout places.

Gap to South Africa in 2nd: 3 points.

◄ QUALIFIEDELIMINATED ►
1st
2nd
3rd
4thCZ
2ND · INSouth Africa4 PTSGD -2
4TH · OUTCzechia1 PTSGD -4
That is how the group table finished.

PER MATCH · INCL. GROUP STAGE

0.33PTS / match
0.67GF / match
−0.33FAIR / match

Across 3 matches (group stage included), Czechia has averaged 0.33 points and 0.67 goals scored per game, with 0.33 fair-play points lost per game.

PLAYED

South Korea
South Africa
Mexico
WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Czechia finished fourth in their group, behind the cut before the best-thirds table even came into play.

How hard was Czechia’s road at this World Cup?

Every team’s road through the tournament, on one chart. Each line shows how hard each stage is. The base is the gap in FIFA world ranking between the two sides; on top of that, current form (each team’s last three matches, and how convincingly they were won against how strong an opponent) nudges the step: a hot opponent makes it taller, a team’s own hot form makes its own steps shorter. Higher means a tougher road. In the group stage the opponents are known, so each match sits at a fixed height; each knockout round shows the average difficulty across every opponent still left in that round. Czechia’s road is highlighted, along with every team it played. Hover or tap any team to compare, or pick one from the legend.

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