Czech Republic vs. Canada Live Score, Preview, Predictions, Schedule: International Friendly 2013
The Czech Republic and Canada will face off in an international friendly on Friday.
The Czech Republic has been eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in Group B of the UEFA Qualifiers. The team finished with a record of four wins, three draws and three losses and a total of 15 points. In the process the Czechs managed to score 13 goals while only conceding nine in 10 matches. Tomas Pekhart and Matej Vydra led the team in scoring with two tallies each.
The teams last met exactly 10 years ago on Nov. 15, 2013. The Czech Republic managed an impressive 5-1 win in that game.
According to MLSSoccer.com, the rosters for the two teams are as follows:
Canada
GOALKEEPERS: Lars Hirschfeld, Kenny Stamatopoulos
DEFENDERS: Nik Ledgerwood, Ashtone Morgan, Andre Hainault, Adam Straith, Nana Attakora, Doneil Henry, Marcel de Jong, Karl Ouimette
MIDFIELDERS: Pedro Pacheco, Kyle Bekker, Russell Teibert, Jonathan Osorio, Stefan Cebara, Issey Nakajima-Farran, Terry Dunfield
STRIKERS: Tosaint Ricketts, Simeon Jackson, Kyle Porter, Caleb Clarke, Dwayne De Rosario
Czech Republic
GOALKEEPERS: Petr Cech, Tomás Vaclík
DEFENDERS: Tomás Sivok, Theodor Gebre Selassie, Marek Suchý, Frantisek Rajtoral, Ondrej Mazuch, Ondrej Celustka
MIDFIELDERS: Tomás Rosický, Tomás Hübschman, Petr Jirácek, Vladimír Darida, Borek Dockal, Ondrej Vanek, Ladislav Krejcí
STRIKERS (3): Matej Vydra, Václav Kadlec, Libor Kozák
Prediction: Canada has not been a great team and there is little reason to believe that they will outplay a more experience Czech side. Expect a 3-0 win from the Europeans.
Start Time: Kick-off starts at 11 a.m. EST.
The match will not be streamed live in the United States.