Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Slovakia's results at the FIFA World Cup, including those of Czechoslovakia which is considered as both theirs and the Czech Republic's predecessor by FIFA. The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) for about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Czechoslovakia has been one of the better performing national teams in the history of the World Cup, having ended twice as runners-up, in 1934 and in 1962. Between 1930 and 1994 they qualified for 8 out of 13 World Cups they played qualifiers for, and did not enter in two other World Cups.

After the political and peaceful split-up into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the official successor football teams of the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been less successful at the World Cup than Czechoslovakia, qualifying only for one out of the seven tournaments held since (the 2010 FIFA World Cup) without surviving the group phase and got eliminated in the last 16 respectively.

Throughout the World Cup history, Brazil became the team's historical rival. The two countries have met each other five times but the Czechs and Slovaks (always Czechoslovakia) never won, with three victories for the Brazilian side and two draws.[2] Two other historical opponents in the finals were (West) Germany and Italy with three encounters each: Czechoslovakia won, drew and lost once against the Germans[3] and the matches against Italy all ended in a defeat.[4][5]

FIFA World Cup record

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
as Czechoslovakia
1930 Did not enter
1934 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 6
1938 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3
1950 Did not qualify
1954 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 0 7
1958 Group stage 9th 4 1 1 2 9 6
1962 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 7
1966 Did not qualify
1970 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 7
1974 Did not qualify
1978
1982 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 4
1986 Did not qualify
1990 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 10 5
1994 Did not qualify
as Slovakia
1998 Did not qualify
2002
2006
2010 Round of 16 16th 4 1 1 2 5 7
2014 Did not qualify
2018
2022
2026 To be determined
2030
2034
Total Round of 16 1/9 4 1 1 2 5 7

Slovakia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup

Slovakia were drawn in group F of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Paraguay 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
3  New Zealand 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Italy 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Coach: Vladimír Weiss

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Ján Mucha (1982-12-05)5 December 1982 (aged 27) 14 Legia Warszawa
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 23) 21 VfL Wolfsburg
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 25) 37 Liverpool
4 2DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 27) 38 West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 29) 42 Mainz 05
6 3MF Zdeno Štrba (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34) 20 Skoda Xanthi
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 20) 7 Bolton Wanderers
8 3MF Ján Kozák (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 30) 22 Timişoara
9 3MF Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27) 29 VfL Bochum
10 3MF Marek Sapara (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 27) 24 Ankaragücü
11 4FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28) 69 Ankaragücü
12 1GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 25) 1 Dundee United
13 4FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 26) 37 Beşiktaş
14 4FW Martin Jakubko (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 30) 21 Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 20) 10 Twente
16 2DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 28) 35 Hannover 96
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (c) (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 30 Napoli
18 4FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 23) 13 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Sparta Prague
20 3MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 26) 7 Spartak Trnava
21 2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 3 Slovan Bratislava
22 2DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 30) 38 Cesena
23 1GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 25) 2 FC Vaslui

New Zealand vs Slovakia

New Zealand 1–1 Slovakia
Reid 90+3' Report Vittek 50'
Attendance: 23,871
New Zealand[7]
Slovakia[7]

NEW ZEALAND:
GK 1 Mark Paston
RB 4 Winston Reid  90+3'
CB 6 Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB 5 Ivan Vicelich  78'
LB 19 Tommy Smith
RM 11 Leo Bertos
CM 7 Simon Elliott
LM 3 Tony Lochhead  42'
RW 14 Rory Fallon
LW 10 Chris Killen  72'
CF 9 Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW 20 Chris Wood  72'
MF 21 Jeremy Christie  78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert

SLOVAKIA:
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 5 Radoslav Zabavník
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
LB 4 Marek Čech
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba  55'
RM 7 Vladimír Weiss  90+1'
CM 9 Stanislav Šesták  81'
LM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
CF 11 Róbert Vittek  84'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW 13 Filip Hološko  81'
MF 15 Miroslav Stoch  84'
MF 19 Juraj Kucka  90+1'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)[6]
Enock Molefe (South Africa)[6]
Fourth official:
Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)[6]
Fifth official:
Rafael Ilyasov (Uzbekistan)[6]

Slovakia vs Paraguay

Slovakia 0–2 Paraguay
Report Vera 27'
Riveros 86'
Attendance: 26,643
Slovakia[8]
Paraguay[8]

SLOVAKIA:
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
CB 21 Kornel Saláta  83'
LB 16 Ján Ďurica  42'
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba
CM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
RW 9 Stanislav Šesták  47'  70'
LW 7 Vladimír Weiss  84'
SS 8 Ján Kozák
CF 11 Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW 13 Filip Hološko  70'
MF 15 Miroslav Stoch  83'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

PARAGUAY:
GK 1 Justo Villar (c)
RB 6 Carlos Bonet
CB 14 Paulo da Silva
CB 21 Antolín Alcaraz
LB 3 Claudio Morel
DM 15 Víctor Cáceres
CM 13 Enrique Vera  45'  88'
CM 16 Cristian Riveros
AM 18 Nelson Valdez  68'
SS 9 Roque Santa Cruz
CF 19 Lucas Barrios  82'
Substitutions:
DF 17 Aureliano Torres  68'
FW 7 Óscar Cardozo  82'
MF 8 Édgar Barreto  88'
Manager:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Enrique Vera (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)[6]
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)[6]
Fourth official:
Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[6]
Fifth official:
Juan Zumba (El Salvador)[6]

Slovakia vs Italy

Slovakia 3–2 Italy
Vittek 25', 73'
Kopúnek 89'		 Report Di Natale 81'
Quagliarella 90+2'
Attendance: 53,412
Slovakia[9]
Italy[9]

SLOVAKIA:
GK 1 Ján Mucha  82'
RB 2 Peter Pekarík  50'
CB 3 Martin Škrtel
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
LB 5 Radoslav Zabavník
DM 6 Zdeno Štrba  16'  87'
CM 19 Juraj Kucka
RM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)
LM 15 Miroslav Stoch
SS 11 Róbert Vittek  40'  90+2'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek  90+4'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Kamil Kopúnek  87'
MF 9 Stanislav Šesták  90+2'
DF 22 Martin Petráš  90+4'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

ITALY:
GK 12 Federico Marchetti
RB 19 Gianluca Zambrotta
CB 5 Fabio Cannavaro (c)  31'
CB 4 Giorgio Chiellini  67'
LB 3 Domenico Criscito  46'
DM 6 Daniele De Rossi
CM 8 Gennaro Gattuso  46'
CM 22 Riccardo Montolivo  56'
RW 7 Simone Pepe  76'
LW 10 Antonio Di Natale
CF 9 Vincenzo Iaquinta
Substitutions:
DF 2 Christian Maggio  46'
FW 18 Fabio Quagliarella  83'  46'
MF 21 Andrea Pirlo  56'
Manager:
Marcello Lippi

Man of the Match:
Róbert Vittek (Slovakia)

Assistant referees:
Darren Cann (England)[6]
Michael Mullarkey (England)[6]
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)[6]
Fifth official:
Eric Dansault (France)[6]

Second Round - Netherlands vs Slovakia

The Netherlands and Slovakia played on 28 June 2010 at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The Netherlands won 2–1. The Netherlands' first goal was an excellent individual effort from Arjen Robben in the 18th minute, taking on the Slovakian defence with the ball before scoring from 25 yards. The Dutch had chances to extend their lead in the second half; Arjen Robben cut inside on his left foot just like he did when he scored the first goal, but this time the slovak goalkeeper Jan Mucha saved the shot going to his far post. The Slovaks also had 2 big opportunities to equalize but forced 2 great saves from Maarten Stekelenburg. The Dutch however in the 84th minute sealed their win, with Wesley Sneijder scoring off an assist from Dirk Kuyt into an unguarded net after Kuyt got the ball past the Slovak keeper. Róbert Vittek slotted a penalty kick late in stoppage time, but it was no more than a consolation goal for Slovakia. The penalty had been awarded for a trip on Vittek by the Dutch goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg.[10] The Netherlands' win threatened to be overshadowed by Robin van Persie responding angrily to being substituted by coach Bert van Marwijk. Van Marwijk called a team meeting over the incident, and insisted later that there was no residual unrest in the squad.[11][12]

Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia
Robben 18'
Sneijder 84'		 Report Vittek 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 61,962
Netherlands[13]
Slovakia[13]
GK 1 Maarten Stekelenburg  90+3'
RB 2 Gregory van der Wiel
CB 3 John Heitinga
CB 4 Joris Mathijsen
LB 5 Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
DM 6 Mark van Bommel
DM 8 Nigel de Jong
RW 7 Dirk Kuyt  31'
AM 10 Wesley Sneijder  90+2'
LW 11 Arjen Robben  71'
CF 9 Robin van Persie  80'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Eljero Elia  71'
FW 21 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar  80'
MF 20 Ibrahim Afellay  90+2'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK 1 Ján Mucha
RB 2 Peter Pekarík
CB 3 Martin Škrtel  84'
CB 16 Ján Ďurica
LB 5 Radoslav Zabavník  88'
DM 19 Juraj Kucka  40'
RM 7 Vladimír Weiss
LM 15 Miroslav Stoch
AM 17 Marek Hamšík (c)  87'
CF 18 Erik Jendrišek  71'
CF 11 Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
MF 20 Kamil Kopúnek  72'  71'
MF 10 Marek Sapara  87'
FW 14 Martin Jakubko  88'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss

Man of the Match:
Arjen Robben (Netherlands)

Assistant referees:
Fermín Martínez Ibánez (Spain)
Juan Carlos Yuste Jiménez (Spain)
Fourth official:
Stéphane Lannoy (France)
Fifth official:
Laurent Ugo (France)

Record players

Excluding Czechoslovakia's records, six players played in all four matches Slovakia played in 2010, making them record players for their country.

Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Ladislav Novák 12 1954, 1958 and 1962
2 Josef Masopust 10 1958 and 1962
3 Svatopluk Pluskal 9 1954, 1958 and 1962
Ján Popluhár 9 1958 and 1962
5 Andrej Kvašňák 8 1962 and 1970
6 Josef Košťálek 7 1934 and 1938
7 Oldřich Nejedlý 6 1934 and 1938
František Plánička 6 1934 and 1938
Adolf Scherer 6 1962
Viliam Schrojf 6 1962
Jozef Adamec 6 1962 and 1970
12 Ján Ďurica 4 2010
Marek Hamšík
Jan Mucha
Martin Škrtel
Miroslav Stoch
Róbert Vittek

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals World Cups
1 Oldřich Nejedlý 7 1934 (5) and 1938 (2)
2 Tomáš Skuhravý 5 1990
3 Robert Vittek 4 2010
4 Zdeněk Zikán 3 1958
Adolf Scherer 3 1962
5 Antonín Puč 2 1934
Milan Dvořák 2 1958
Václav Hovorka 2 1958
Ladislav Petráš 2 1970
Antonín Panenka 2 1982
Michal Bílek 2 1990

See also

References

  1. ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Brazil Head-to-Head in the World Cups". www.thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  3. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Germany Head-to-Head in the World Cups". www.thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  4. ^ "Czech Republic vs. Italy Head-to-Head in the World Cups". www.thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  5. ^ "Slovakia vs. Italy Head-to-Head in the World Cups". www.thesoccerworldcups.com. Retrieved 2024-01-15.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Cite error: The named reference referees was invoked but never defined
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  8. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Paraguay" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Group F – Slovakia-Italy" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
  10. ^ Dawkes, Phil (28 June 2010). "Netherlands 2–1 Slovakia". BBC News. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  11. ^ Corder, Mike (30 June 2010). "Van Marwijk calls team meeting over Van Persie". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Sneijder denies Van Persie rift". ESPNsoccernet. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  13. ^ a b "Tactical Line-up – Last 16 – Netherlands-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

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