Czech Republic — last major trophy
Time since last trophy
Playing as Czechoslovakia, they beat West Germany on penalties after a 2-2 draw in Belgrade, won on Antonin Panenka's famous chipped winning penalty — the shot that gave the technique its name. It remains their only major trophy.
The Czech Republic's only European Championship title dates back to 1976, won while still competing as Czechoslovakia, before the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. The 1976 final against West Germany, played in Belgrade, finished 2-2 and went to a penalty shootout, decided by Antonin Panenka's audacious chipped winning kick down the center of the goal — a technique now known worldwide as a 'Panenka' in his honor. As the Czech Republic, the team came agonizingly close to a second title at Euro 1996 in England, reaching the final before losing to Germany via the tournament's first-ever golden goal, scored by Oliver Bierhoff. The Czech Republic has not returned to a European Championship final since, and, like several Eastern European nations, has never played at a World Cup as an independent country.
| Competition | Titles won |
|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 0 |
| UEFA European Championship | 1 |
| Year | Competition | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Euro 1976 | Won | Penalties vs West Germany after 2-2 (as Czechoslovakia) |
| 1996 | Euro 1996 | Runner-up | Lost via golden goal to Germany |
Euro 1976, beating West Germany on penalties after a 2-2 draw, decided by Antonin Panenka's famous chipped kick.
A chipped penalty technique, named after Antonin Panenka, who used it to win the 1976 European Championship final.
Yes, in 1996, but they lost to Germany via the tournament's first-ever golden goal.
Not as an independent nation since splitting from Slovakia in 1993 — Czechoslovakia did appear at several earlier World Cups.
