Czechia vs Republic of Ireland Preview

Czechia host the Republic of Ireland at the Fortuna Arena in Prague on Thursday evening in a World Cup qualifying fixture that could prove decisive in determining who makes it to the tournament in the summer.

Czechia head into this one in decent recent form in qualifying. Their most recent result was a 6-0 home win over Gibraltar in WCQ on November 17, 2025. Prior to that, they beat San Marino 1-0 at home in a friendly. Earlier in this run, a 2-1 defeat away at the Faroe Islands — the most significant blemish on their qualifying record — a 0-0 home draw with Croatia, and a 1-1 home draw with Saudi Arabia in a friendly complete a mixed but broadly positive picture. With 18 goals scored in qualifying, a goal difference of +10 and just 8 conceded, Czechia are a productive side at home and will be buoyed by their attacking output in the tournament so far.

The Republic of Ireland arrive in outstanding qualifying form, having won their last three World Cup qualifying matches. Their most recent result was a 3-2 win away at Hungary in WCQ on November 16, 2025. Prior to that, they won 2-0 at home against Portugal and 1-0 at home against Armenia in qualifying — a sequence that has transformed their campaign after a difficult start that included defeats away at both Armenia (2-1) and Portugal (1-0). With 9 qualifying goals scored, a goal difference of +2 and 7 conceded, Ireland are a tight, well-organised side in qualifying who have found their level over recent months. A win in Prague would represent a significant step towards the summers tournament.

The head-to-head record between these sides across the last four meetings is balanced, with one win each and two draws. Most recently, the sides drew 1-1 when Ireland hosted Czechia in February 2012. Czechia’s lone win in this sequence came 1-0 at home in a 2007 European Championship qualifier, while Ireland won 2-1 at home in March 2004. This is a fixture where neither side has established clear dominance.

Irish supporters can watch live on RTE 2 and RTE Player from 19:45 GMT on Thursday, as well as on Amazon Prime Video. UK viewers can also watch on Amazon Prime Video. Czech supporters can watch on ČT Sport and OnePlay. German viewers can stream on DAZN Germany.

Czechia Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Czechia	6-0	Gibraltar	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 17, 2025
W	Czechia	1-0	San Marino	International Friendly	Nov 13, 2025
L	Faroe Islands	2-1	Czechia	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 12, 2025
D	Czechia	0-0	Croatia	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 9, 2025
D	Czechia	1-1	Saudi Arabia	International Friendly	Sep 8, 2025

Republic of Ireland Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Hungary	2-3	Republic of Ireland	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 16, 2025
W	Republic of Ireland	2-0	Portugal	World Cup Qualifying	Nov 13, 2025
W	Republic of Ireland	1-0	Armenia	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 14, 2025
L	Portugal	1-0	Republic of Ireland	World Cup Qualifying	Oct 11, 2025
L	Armenia	2-1	Republic of Ireland	World Cup Qualifying	Sep 9, 2025

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Republic of Ireland	1-1	Czechia	Feb 29, 2012	International Friendly
Czechia	1-0	Republic of Ireland	Sep 12, 2007	European Championship Qualifying
Republic of Ireland	1-1	Czechia	Oct 11, 2006	European Championship Qualifying
Republic of Ireland	2-1	Czechia	Mar 31, 2004	International Friendly

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
Ireland	RTE 2, RTE Player, Amazon Prime Video
United Kingdom	Amazon Prime Video
Czech Republic	ČT Sport, OnePlay
Germany	DAZN Germany
France	L’Équipe Live Foot
Norway	Viaplay Norway, TV 2 Play
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden
Switzerland	DAZN Switzerland
Austria	DAZN Austria
Portugal	Sport TV4, Sport TV Multiscreen