Czech squad for September qualifiers
PRAGUE - Czech Republic coach Ivan Hasek named the following 21-man squad for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers away to Slovakia on September 5 and at home to San Marino four days later.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Jaroslav Drobny (Hertha Berlin)
Defenders: Zdenek Grygera (Juventus), Roman Hubnik (Sparta Prague), Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Martin Jiranek (Spartak Moscow), Michal Kadlec (Bayern Leverkusen), Zdenek Pospech (FC Copenhagen), David Rozehnal (Hamburg SV), Tomas Sivok (Besiktas)
Midfielders: Tomas Huebschman (Shakhtar Donestk), David Jarolim (Hamburg SV), Jaroslav Plasil (Girondins Bordeaux), Jan Polak (Anderlecht), Daniel Pudil (Racing Genk), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal)
Forwards: Milan Baros (Galatasaray), Jan Koller (KS Samara), Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscow), Vaclav Sverkos (Sochaux), Jiri Stajner (Hannover 96)
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