Later this summer, Czech football fans will be commemorating the 30th anniversary of their famous run to the Euro 96 final.
It’s particularly special given it was the first major tournament the country played in after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
On top of that, it was the first punch landed by what is regarded as their golden generation, one that over the next decade would contain talents like Pavel Nedved, Petr Cech and Tomas Rosicky among others.
However, while the Czechs routinely qualify for European Championships, the World Cup is a sore point as they only qualified once in 2006 and crashed out at the group stage.
They are hoping to end that wait this summer by qualifying for the 2026…