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European Qualifiers EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Windsor Park - Belfast Monday 4 September 2017 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Northern Ireland Group C - Matchday 8 Czech Republic EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10 1 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 04/09/2016 QR (GS) Czech Republic - Northern Ireland 0-0 Prague FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 14/10/2009 QR (GS) Czech Republic - Northern Ireland 0-0 Prague 10/09/2008 QR (GS) Northern Ireland - Czech Republic 0-0 Belfast FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Czech Republic - Northern Kuka 40, 87, Baroš 06/06/2001 QR (GS) 3-1 Teplice Ireland 90; Mulryne 45 Northern Ireland - Czech 24/03/2001 QR (GS) 0-1 Belfast Nedvěd 11 Republic FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Northern Ireland - 2-1 McParland 45, 99 ET; 17/06/1958 GS-FT Malmo Czechoslovakia (aet) Zikán 20 Northern Ireland - 08/06/1958 GS-FT 1-0 Halmstad Cush 21 Czechoslovakia Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Northern Ireland 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 3 2 4 5 Czech Republic 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 7 2 3 2 5 4 2 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Squad list Northern Ireland Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Roy Carroll 30/09/1977 39 Linfield - 0 0 0 0 - Alan Mannus 19/05/1982 35 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 - Michael McGovern 12/07/1984 33 Norwich - 7 0 0 0 Defenders - Aaron Hughes 08/11/1979 37 Hearts - 3 0 0 0 - Jonny Evans 03/01/1988 29 West Brom - 7 0 0 0 - Daniel Lafferty 18/05/1989 28 Sheff. United - 0 0 0 0 - Conor McLaughlin 26/07/1991 26 Millwall - 6 1 0 0 - Lee Hodson 02/10/1991 25 Rangers - 3 0 0 0 - Ryan McLaughlin 30/09/1994 22 Oldham - 0 0 0 0 - Tom Flanagan 21/10/1991 25 Burton - 0 0 0 0 Midfielders - Steven Davis 01/01/1985 32 Southampton * 7 2 0 0 - Chris Brunt 14/12/1984 32 West Brom - 4 1 0 0 - Josh Magennis 15/08/1990 27 Charlton * 6 2 0 0 - Corry Evans 30/07/1990 27 Blackburn * 3 0 0 0 - Oliver Norwood 12/04/1991 26 Fulham * 7 0 0 0 - Stuart Dallas 19/04/1991 26 Leeds * 5 1 0 0 - Shane Ferguson 12/07/1991 26 Millwall - 5 0 0 0 - Matthew Lund 21/11/1990 26 Burton - 1 0 0 0 - Paul Paton 18/04/1987 30 St Johnstone - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Kyle Lafferty 16/09/1987 29 Hearts - 7 3 0 0 - Niall McGinn 20/07/1987 30 Gwangju - 7 0 0 0 - Seamus McCartan 18/05/1994 23 Bradford - 0 0 0 0 - Conor Washington 18/05/1992 25 QPR - 3 1 0 0 Coach - Michael O'Neill 05/07/1969 48 - 7 0 0 0 3 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Czech Republic Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Tomáš Vaclík 29/03/1989 28 Basel - 7 0 0 0 - Tomáš Koubek 26/08/1992 25 Rennes - 0 0 0 0 - Jiří Pavlenka 14/04/1992 25 Bremen - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Marek Suchý 29/03/1988 29 Basel - 3 0 0 0 - Theodor Gebre Selassie 24/12/1986 30 Bremen - 4 2 0 0 Slavia - Jan Bořil 11/01/1991 26 - 1 0 0 0 Praha - Pavel Kadeřábek 25/04/1992 25 Hoffenheim * 4 0 0 0 - Filip Novák 26/06/1990 27 Midtjylland - 5 0 0 0 - Tomáš Kalas 15/05/1993 24 Fulham * 1 0 0 0 - Michael Lüftner 14/03/1994 23 København - 0 0 0 0 Sparta - David Hovorka 07/08/1993 24 - 0 0 0 0 Praha Midfielders Henan - Bořek Dočkal 30/09/1988 28 * 5 0 0 0 Jianye Slavia - Jaromír Zmrhal 02/08/1993 24 - 5 1 0 0 Praha - Tomáš Hořava 29/05/1988 29 Plzeň * 4 0 0 0 Slavia - Josef Hušbauer 16/03/1990 27 - 0 0 0 0 Praha - Ladislav Krejčí 05/07/1992 25 Bologna * 7 0 0 0 - Jan Kopic 04/06/1990 27 Plzeň - 2 0 0 0 - Vladimír Darida 08/08/1990 27 Hertha * 4 3 0 0 Slavia - Tomáš Souček 27/02/1995 22 * 2 0 0 0 Praha - Jakub Jankto 19/01/1996 21 Udinese - 3 0 0 0 - Antonín Barák 03/12/1994 22 Udinese - 1 2 0 0 Forwards - Michael Krmenčík 15/03/1993 24 Plzeň - 4 2 0 0 - Jan Kliment 01/09/1993 24 Brøndby - 1 0 0 0 Coach - Karel Jarolím 23/08/1956 61 - 7 0 0 0 4 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Head coach Michael O'Neill Date of birth: 5 July 1969 Nationality: Northern Irish Playing career: Coleraine FC, Newcastle United FC, Dundee United FC, Hibernian FC, Coventry City FC, Aberdeen FC (loan), Reading FC (loan), Wigan Athletic FC, Saint Johnstone FC, Portland Timbers, Clydebank FC, Glentoran FC, Ayr United FC Coaching career: Brechin City FC, Shamrock Rovers FC, Northern Ireland • A midfielder and forward during a 20-year playing career, O'Neill spent the bulk of his time in Scotland, most notably with Dundee United and Hibernian. Enjoyed late success when winning a Northern Irish league and League Cup double with Glentoran in 2002/03. • Made 31 appearances for his country, scoring four goals, two of which came in a memorable 5-3 victory against Austria during EURO '96 qualifying. • Moved into coaching as assistant manager of Scottish club Cowdenbeath in 2005 before taking the reins at Brechin in March 2006. Was named coach of Shamrock Rovers in the Republic of Ireland in December 2008, guiding the Hoops to a second-place finish in his debut season before clinching their first title since 1994 in 2010. • Made history as Rovers became the first Irish side to qualify for the group stage of a European competition, beating FK Partizan in the 2011/12 UEFA Europa League play-offs. Also led the Hoops to a second successive domestic championship in 2011. • Appointed coach of his country in December 2011 and helped Northern Ireland record several notable results in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, including a 1-1 draw in Portugal and a home win against Russia. Even better was to come as O'Neill steered his charges to UEFA EURO 2016, their first UEFA European Championship appearance, taking Northern Ireland to the last 16 at the finals in France. Karel Jarolím Date of birth: 23 August 1956 Nationality: Czech Playing career: AFP Pardubice, SK Slavia Praha (three times), AC Dukla Praha, Dukla Tábor, FC Rouen, Amiens SC, FC Viktoria Žižkov, Benešov, CU Bohemians Praha, Česká Lípa Coaching career: FK Marila Příbram, SK Slavia Praha (three times), RC Strasbourg, 1. FC Slovácko, ŠK Slovan Bratislava, Al-Ahli, Al-Wahda SCC, FK Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic • Karel Jarolím has Slavia Praha running through his veins. During his playing days with the club in the 1980s he was a skilful playmaker with great passing range and superb stamina. Slavia signed the 20-year-old Jarolím from Pardubice in 1977, but the midfielder won his only title with crosstown rivals Dukla Praha during his military service in 1979. • Scored twice in 13 appearances for Czechoslovakia before moving to France, where he played for Rouen then Amiens during a four-year spell abroad. Jarolím returned home in 1991 and continued to play in the top flight until he was 39, finishing with 272 league games and 63 goals at that level. • Began his coaching career at Marila Příbram in 1997, returning to Slavia as František Cipro's assistant in 2000. He replaced him as head coach ten games into the season and took Slavia to second place but his contract was not extended so Jarolím returned to France where he became assistant to Ivan Hašek at Strasbourg, helping the club to promotion. • After one year back in the Czech Republic at Slovácko he returned to Slavia in April 2005, winning league titles in 2008 and 2009. Guided Slovan Bratislava to the Slovakian double in 2011 before a spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Ahli, who he took to the 2012 AFC Champions League final. • Jarolím, whose two sons David and Lukáš also became professional footballers, returned to his homeland with Mladá Boleslav in January 2014, winning the Czech Cup two years later. Appointed Czech Republic coach after UEFA EURO 2016. 5 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Match officials Referee Daniele Orsato (ITA) Assistant referees Riccardo Di Fiore (ITA) , Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA) Fourth official Marco Guida (ITA) FIFA Match Commissioner Oleg Harlamov (EST) Referee observer Sándor Piller (HUN) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Daniele Orsato 23/11/1975 5 45 FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 14/02/2013 UEL R32 AC Sparta Praha Chelsea FC 0-1 Prague 6 Northern Ireland - Czech Republic Monday 4 September 2017 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time) Match press kit Windsor Park, Belfast Competition facts The Week of Football concept enables fans around the world to enjoy the very best action from the European Qualifiers – which will determine UEFA's representatives at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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