Coach Karel BrucknerÆs 23-player roster for the World Cup includes several players with fitness problems: influential midfielder Vladimir Smicer, who has a torn tendon in his leg, striker Vratislav Lokvenc, who is recovering from a serious knee injury, and key defender Zdenek Grygera, who is also struggling with an injury.
Goalkeepers: Jaromir Blazek (Sparta Prague), Petr Cech (Chelsea/ENG), Antonin Kinsky (Saturn Ramenskoye).
Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Ajax/HOL), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan/ITA), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Radoslav Kovac (Spartak Moscow/RUS), Pavel Mares (Zenit St. Petersburg/RUS), David Rozehnal (Paris SG/FRA), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina/ITA)
Midfielders: Tomas Galasek (Ajax/HOL), David Jarolim (Hamburg/GER), Pavel Nedved (Juventus/ITA), Jaroslav Plasil (Monaco), Karel Poborsky (Ceske Budejovice), Jan Polak (Nuremberg/GER), Tomas Rosicky (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Vladimir Smicer (Bordeaux/FRA)
Forwards: Milan Baros (Aston Villa/ENG), Marek Heinz (Galatasaray/TUR), Jan Koller (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Vratislav Lokvenc (Red Bull Salzburg/AUT), Jiri Stajner (Hannover 96/GER).