{"id":26430,"date":"2026-03-17T17:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/lyon-midfielder-pavel-schulz-will-represent-the-czech-republic-in-the-final-world-cup-qualifying-round\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:45:29","slug":"lyon-midfielder-pavel-schulz-will-represent-the-czech-republic-in-the-final-world-cup-qualifying-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/lyon-midfielder-pavel-schulz-will-represent-the-czech-republic-in-the-final-world-cup-qualifying-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyon midfielder Pavel Schulz will represent the Czech Republic in the final World Cup qualifying round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PRAGUE (AP) \u2014 Lyon midfielder <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Pavel Shulk<\/span> After recovering from a hamstring injury, he was selected to represent the Czech Republic in the final stage of World Cup qualifying.<\/p>\n<p>coach <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Miroslav Koubek<\/span> Schulz admitted he had not yet played for Lyon but said he would be ready for Thursday&#8217;s Europa League match against Celta Vigo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The situation (with Schultz) looks promising,&#8221; Coach Kobeck said after naming his team&#8217;s 25-man team on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>If Schultz is unavailable, one of Koubek&#8217;s options was Pavel Bucha, an offensive midfielder from Major League Soccer&#8217;s Cincinnati FC who has not yet played for the national team.<\/p>\n<p>former captain <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Vladimir Dalida<\/span> He has agreed to come out of international retirement to help the team qualify for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Dalida, 35, retired from international football in 2021 after the Czech Republic lost in the quarter-finals of the European Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Leverkusen FW <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Patrick Thicke<\/span> Although in the squad, another Czech in the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim attacking midfielder Adam Frozek, did not fit.<\/p>\n<p>The Czech Republic finished second in their qualifying group behind Croatia and have advanced to the World Cup playoffs. 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