Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Czech Republic will be looking to book their place in the World Cup playoffs when they host Estonia to their Generali Ceska pojistovna Arena on Tuesday evening. The Czechs faced no difficulties in a 2-0 win over Belarus, but they face yet another must-win situation against Estonia. Since Wales face an uphill task against Belgium, we are positive that Jaroslav Silhavy’s troops are going to leave their hearts on the field in the decider.
Even though influential attacker Patrick Shick is out of contention with injury, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise. The Estonians, on the other hand, suffered a 3-1 loss to Belgium in their last group game. Since the visitors have absolutely nothing to play for in Tuesday’s clash, we are tempted to put our money on the promotion-chasing hosts. A man to watch in the away team will be captain Konstantin Vassiljev.
Highlighted Player (Tomas Soucek):
Tomas Soucek is a Czech Republic international who plays for both Slavia Prague and the Czech national team. Soucek is a product of Slavia Prague football academy and after spending several years at the likes of Viktoria Zizkov and Slovan Liberec, he returned to the Sinobo Stadium outfit in the 2017/2018 season.
Tomas Soucek has established himself as a first-team regular at Slavia Prague and he made his debut with Czech Republic on November 15, 2016 in a friendly against Denmark. The 192-cm tall midfielder has 13 caps for Czech Republic U21 team as well.
His main position on the field is defensive midfield, but he is used as central midfielder and centre-back as well. Tomas Soucek was born in Havlickuv Brod on February 27, 1995. His preferred foot is right and his contract with Slavia Prague should expire on June 30, 2024.
Highlighted Team (Estonia):
Former Soviet republic Estonia declared its independence on August 20, 1991 and they have been participating in FIFA and UEFA competitions ever since. The Estonians have yet to make it to the finals of a major tournament, but they often made life difficult for European giants in the qualifiers.
In 2010 Estonia did well to beat Serbia in Belgrade in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, but they eventually failed to qualify for the showpiece tournament. “The Blueshirts” welcome their rivals at Le Coq Arena in Tallinn and the capacity of the stadium is 10.500. Sergei Zenjov, who played for the likes of Blackpool, Karpaty and Torpedo Moscow in the past is one of the most famous Estonian footballers.
Ragnar Klavan is yet another notable footballer who plays for both Estonia national football team and Liverpool. The Estonians play their home games in blue shirts and black shorts, while they wear white shirts and white shorts when playing on the travels.