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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia existed as a sovereign state in Central Europe between October 1918 and January 1993. Players from this region now represent the countries of Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Trivia

• They had reached the Final in 1934, where they lost to Italy 2-1 in extra time after leading 1-0.

• Prior to 1998, Czechoslovakia had qualified no less than eight times and twice Czechoslovakia had to settle for the runners-up trophy.

• The Czechs also reached the final in 1962 and faced Brazil. Once again, Czechoslovakia took the lead but once again they succumbed as Brazil claimed a 3-1 victory.

Related Pages

• See also the individual pages for the Czech Republic and Slovakia
• list of all countries who have participated in the World Cup
• FIFA World Cup Home