The Czech Republic will be referred to as Czechia during Euro 2024.
The final fixtures of matchday one kick off on Tuesday evening, with Georgia competing in their first-ever major tournament against Turkey at 5pm BST.However, in 2016 the country’s government requested that the name Czechia be used in any sporting, literary, musical or media context, with the Czech Republic reserved for official purposes.
Czechia have competed in seven European Championships, including the 1996 competition where they reached the final at Wembley, losing 2-1 to Euro 2024 hostsand the highly regarded Turkey both in their group, many predict that Czechia will fail to get automatic qualification for the knockout stages.Instead, they may need to rely on their fixture against Georgia, who are nearly 40 ranks below them in the FIFA rankings, for some crucial points.
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