Czech Republic Announces Roster for World Cup Games in Ontario
March 12, 2015 - Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
Ontario Fury News Release
The Ontario Fury, Driven by Mark Christopher Chevrolet and proud hosts of the World Minifootball Federation World Cup, have the pleasure of hosting the Czech Republic as part of the tournament, which begins play in Ontario on March 23.
The Czech Republic team, which finished third in the recent European Championships, announced their roster for the tournament Wednesday, along with more background about the team, which is included below.
Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario will host action in the tournament March 23-24, with games in the tournament's Group A, which will feature the United States, El Salvador, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic. Action will begin each day at 5:30 p.m., with the second game scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the games start at $10, and are good for both games each night. Tickets are available at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office, online at AXS.com or through the Fury's offices. Ontario Fury season ticket holders will receive the World Cup games for free as part of the package. Season ticket packages for the 2015-16 season are on sale now, and all those who sign-up for next season before March 23 will receive the special offer.
For information, contact the Fury at 909-457-0252 or online at OntarioFury.com. For more information about the tournament, including full schedule, go to WMFWorldCup.com.
The Czech Republic team release and roster can be found below:
The Czech team has finished preparations for the upcoming World Cup in the USA. The coaches tested 24 players who participated in a two-day training camp in Prague where they played four friendly matches against local teams. The main aim of the camp was to test the force before the World Championship and to get to know each other on the pitch. The results of the matches were not so important though the national team was quite successful and defeated all four opponents.
The Czech management managed to prepare a pitch according to the regulations of the American Organizing Committee which meant especially larger goals than we are used to in Europe and sideboards. Therefore the players could try the same conditions under which the teams will play in Ontario and San Diego. The head coach Radek Pokorný and the general manager Lud?k Zelenka (a former prolific goal scorer who played for various top Czech clubs during his career) added some new players to the team from the last European Championship and finally made the nomination for the World Cup.
Goalkeepers: Marek Gruber and Petr VÃÅ¡ek
Defenders: Michal Uhl� and Ji?à Novák, David Bedná?, Jakub Göth
Forwards: Robin Demeter, Patrik Lev?Ãk, ?en?k Cenek, Ondrej Pad?ra, Jan Koudelka, Jakub Sluné?ko.
The Czech team certainly deserves attention because the Czech Republic is the second best team in Europe in the European Minifootball Federation rankings. At the last European Championship in Montenegro the Czech team only lost the semi final match against the title defenders from Romania. In a duel for the bronze medals Czech players found more will to win the precious metal and defeated Germany 2:1.
Let us hope the footballers will confirm their long-term good results even this year. They will play in group A together with El Salvador, Kazakhstan and the USA. The whole team is really excited because they have never had a chance to play against these opponents in history. The Czechs will play their first two matches with El Salvador and Kazakhstan in Ontario near Los Angeles and for the last game in group A they will move to San Diego where they will face the home team of the USA.
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