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 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) for about a month. The World Cup final 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

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Q
as Czechoslovakia as Czechoslovakia
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined invitation
Italy 1934 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 9 6 Squad 1 1 0 0 2 1 1934
France 1938 Quarter-finals 5th 3 1 1 1 5 3 Squad 2 1 1 0 7 1 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Group stage 14th 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad 4 3 1 0 5 1 1954
Sweden 1958 Group stage 9th 4 1 1 2 9 6 Squad 4 3 0 1 9 3 1958
Chile 1962 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 1 2 7 7 Squad 5 4 0 1 20 7 1962
England 1966 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 4 1966
Mexico 1970 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 7 5 1 1 16 7 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 9 3 1974
Argentina 1978 4 2 0 2 4 6 1978
Spain 1982 Group stage 19th 3 0 2 1 2 4 Squad 8 4 2 2 15 6 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 8 3 2 3 11 12 1986
Italy 1990 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 0 2 10 5 Squad 8 5 2 1 13 3 1990
United States 1994 Did not qualify 10 4 5 1 21 9 1994
as Slovakia as Slovakia
France 1998 Did not qualify 1051418141998
South Korea Japan 2002 105231692002
Germany 2006 1466226142006
South Africa 2010Round of 1616th411257Squad 1071222102010
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify 1034311102014
Russia 2018 106041772018
Qatar 2022 1035217102022
Canada Mexico United States 2026 74039122026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
TotalRound of 161/934126164952–152793538280149–

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 Poland Legia Warszawa
2 2DF Peter Pekarík (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 23) 21 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
3 2DF Martin Škrtel (1984-12-15)15 December 1984 (aged 25) 37 England Liverpool
4 2DF Marek Čech (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 27) 38 England West Bromwich Albion
5 2DF Radoslav Zabavník (1980-09-16)16 September 1980 (aged 29) 42 Germany Mainz 05
6 3MF Zdeno Štrba (1976-06-09)9 June 1976 (aged 34) 20 Greece Skoda Xanthi
7 3MF Vladimír Weiss (1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 20) 7 England Bolton Wanderers
8 3MF Ján Kozák (1980-04-22)22 April 1980 (aged 30) 22 Romania Timişoara
9 3MF Stanislav Šesták (1982-12-16)16 December 1982 (aged 27) 29 Germany VfL Bochum
10 3MF Marek Sapara (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 27) 24 Turkey Ankaragücü
11 4FW Róbert Vittek (1982-04-01)1 April 1982 (aged 28) 69 Turkey Ankaragücü
12 1GK Dušan Perniš (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 25) 1 Scotland Dundee United
13 4FW Filip Hološko (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 26) 37 Turkey Beşiktaş
14 4FW Martin Jakubko (1980-02-26)26 February 1980 (aged 30) 21 Russia Saturn Moscow Oblast
15 3MF Miroslav Stoch (1989-10-19)19 October 1989 (aged 20) 10 Netherlands Twente
16 2DF Ján Ďurica (1981-12-10)10 December 1981 (aged 28) 35 Germany Hannover 96
17 3MF Marek Hamšík (c) (1987-07-27)27 July 1987 (aged 22) 30 Italy Napoli
18 4FW Erik Jendrišek (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 23) 13 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
19 3MF Juraj Kucka (1987-02-26)26 February 1987 (aged 23) 5 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
20 3MF Kamil Kopúnek (1984-05-18)18 May 1984 (aged 26) 7 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
21 2DF Kornel Saláta (1985-01-04)4 January 1985 (aged 25) 3 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
22 2DF Martin Petráš (1979-11-02)2 November 1979 (aged 30) 38 Italy Cesena
23 1GK Dušan Kuciak (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 25) 2 Romania 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
NEW ZEALAND:
GK1Mark Paston
RB4Winston ReidYellow card 90+3'
CB6Ryan Nelsen (c)
CB5Ivan Vicelichdownward-facing red arrow 78'
LB19Tommy Smith
RM11Leo Bertos
CM7Simon Elliott
LM3Tony LochheadYellow card 42'
RW14Rory Fallon
LW10Chris Killendownward-facing red arrow 72'
CF9Shane Smeltz
Substitutions:
FW20Chris Woodupward-facing green arrow 72'
MF21Jeremy Christieupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Ricki Herbert
Slovakia
SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján Mucha
RB5Radoslav Zabavník
CB16Ján Ďurica
CB3Martin Škrtel
LB4Marek Čech
DM6Zdeno ŠtrbaYellow card 55'
RM7Vladimír Weissdownward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM9Stanislav Šestákdownward-facing red arrow 81'
LM17Marek Hamšík (c)
CF11Róbert Vittekdownward-facing red arrow 84'
CF18Erik Jendrišek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološkoupward-facing green arrow 81'
MF15Miroslav Stochupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF19Juraj Kuckaupward-facing green arrow 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
SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján Mucha
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB21Kornel Salátadownward-facing red arrow 83'
LB16Ján ĎuricaYellow card 42'
DM6Zdeno Štrba
CM17Marek Hamšík (c)
RW9Stanislav ŠestákYellow card 47'downward-facing red arrow 70'
LW7Vladimír WeissYellow card 84'
SS8Ján Kozák
CF11Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
FW13Filip Hološkoupward-facing green arrow 70'
MF15Miroslav Stochupward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
Paraguay
PARAGUAY:
GK1Justo Villar (c)
RB6Carlos Bonet
CB14Paulo da Silva
CB21Antolín Alcaraz
LB3Claudio Morel
DM15Víctor Cáceres
CM13Enrique VeraYellow card 45'downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM16Cristian Riveros
AM18Nelson Valdezdownward-facing red arrow 68'
SS9Roque Santa Cruz
CF19Lucas Barriosdownward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF17Aureliano Torresupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW7Óscar Cardozoupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF8Édgar Barretoupward-facing green arrow 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
SLOVAKIA:
GK1Ján MuchaYellow card 82'
RB2Peter PekaríkYellow card 50'
CB3Martin Škrtel
CB16Ján Ďurica
LB5Radoslav Zabavník
DM6Zdeno ŠtrbaYellow card 16'downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM19Juraj Kucka
RM17Marek Hamšík (c)
LM15Miroslav Stoch
SS11Róbert VittekYellow card 40'downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CF18Erik Jendrišekdownward-facing red arrow 90+4'
Substitutions:
MF20Kamil Kopúnekupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF9Stanislav Šestákupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
DF22Martin Petrášupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
Italy
ITALY:
GK12Federico Marchetti
RB19Gianluca Zambrotta
CB5Fabio Cannavaro (c)Yellow card 31'
CB4Giorgio ChielliniYellow card 67'
LB3Domenico Criscitodownward-facing red arrow 46'
DM6Daniele De Rossi
CM8Gennaro Gattusodownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM22Riccardo Montolivodownward-facing red arrow 56'
RW7Simone PepeYellow card 76'
LW10Antonio Di Natale
CF9Vincenzo Iaquinta
Substitutions:
DF2Christian Maggioupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW18Fabio QuagliarellaYellow card 83'upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF21Andrea Pirloupward-facing green arrow 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 Slovak 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]
GK1Maarten StekelenburgYellow card 90+3'
RB2Gregory van der Wiel
CB3John Heitinga
CB4Joris Mathijsen
LB5Giovanni van Bronckhorst (c)
DM6Mark van Bommel
DM8Nigel de Jong
RW7Dirk KuytYellow card 31'
AM10Wesley Sneijderdownward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW11Arjen Robbendownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF9Robin van Persiedownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
FW17Eljero Eliaupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW21Klaas-Jan Huntelaarupward-facing green arrow 80'
MF20Ibrahim Afellayupward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Bert van Marwijk
GK1Ján Mucha
RB2Peter Pekarík
CB3Martin ŠkrtelYellow card 84'
CB16Ján Ďurica
LB5Radoslav Zabavníkdownward-facing red arrow 88'
DM19Juraj KuckaYellow card 40'
RM7Vladimír Weiss
LM15Miroslav Stoch
AM17Marek Hamšík (c)downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF18Erik Jendrišekdownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF11Róbert Vittek
Substitutions:
MF20Kamil KopúnekYellow card 72'upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF10Marek Saparaupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW14Martin Jakubkoupward-facing green arrow 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)

Player records

Most appearances

Excluding Czechoslovakia's records, six players played in all four of Slovakia's 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, making them record appearance holders at the tournament for the independent nation.

As Czechoslovakia
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1Ladislav Novák121954, 1958 and 1962
2Josef Masopust101958 and 1962
3 Svatopluk Pluskal91954, 1958 and 1962
Ján Popluhár91958 and 1962
5Andrej Kvašňák81962 and 1970
6Josef Košťálek71934 and 1938
7 Oldřich Nejedlý61934 and 1938
František Plánička61934 and 1938
Adolf Scherer61962
Viliam Schrojf61962
Jozef Adamec61962 and 1970
As Slovakia
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Ján Ďurica42010
Marek Hamšík42010
Ján Mucha42010
Martin Škrtel42010
Miroslav Stoch42010
Róbert Vittek42010

Top goalscorers

As Czechoslovakia
Rank Player Goals World Cups
1Oldřich Nejedlý71934 (5) and 1938 (2)
2Tomáš Skuhravý51990
3 Robert Vittek 4 2010
4 Zdeněk Zikán31958
Adolf Scherer31962
5 Antonín Puč21934
Milan Dvořák21958
Václav Hovorka21958
Ladislav Petráš21970
Antonín Panenka21982
Michal Bílek21990

Head-to-head record

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Cite error: The named reference referees was invoked but never defined
  7. 1 2 "Tactical Line-up – Group F – New Zealand-Slovakia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  8. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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