Czech Republic winger Ladislav Krejci. (Photo : Getty Images)
FIFA world no. 40 Czech Republic (0-1-2, 2 points) will look to earn its first win in the UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament as the team meets world no. 81 Norway (1-2-0, 3 points) in a Group C match on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Eden Arena in Prague.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 8:45 p.m. UTC+1. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
The Czech Republic is still winless after three rounds of Group C competitions in the UEFA World Cup qualifiers and they are favored to get their first victory in this match against Norway.
Head coach Karel Jarolím's squad is now playing without legendary goalkeeper Petr Cech, who decided to retire from the international arena after the Euro 2016 tourney to focus on his club career at Arsenal.
Other retirees since this summer's Euros are defenders David Limbersky and Roman Hubnik, midfielder Jaroslav Plasil, and forward David Lafata.
In Cech's place is Basel keeper Tomas Vaclik, who will be in his 11th cap as a Czech international.
In their most recent game, the Czech Republic was held to a 0-0 draw by 88th-ranked Azerbaijan at the Municipal Stadium in Ostrava on Oct. 11, via ESPN.
Meanwhile, Norway has won once in three games so far in the group stage and it came during the previous round against lowly team San Marino, 4-1, at their home ground of Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo also on Oct. 11, as per BBC Sport.
San Marino defender Davide Simoncini netted an own goal in the 12th minute to open the scoring for the hosts while his teammate Mattia Stefanelli found the equalizer in the 54th to give the visitors a chance to score their first point in the tourney.
However, a sudden flooding of three straight goals from Norway, courtesy of Adama Diomande, Martine Samuelsen, and Joshua King in the 77th, 82nd, and 83rd minutes, gave the home team a lopsided victory.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 2-1 win for the Czech Republic.
Czech Republic starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Vaclik; Selassie, Sivok, Brabec, Pudil; Skalak, Dockal, Droppa, Krejci; Schick, Skoda
Norway starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Jarstein; Svensson, Hovland, Strandberg, Aleesami; Skjelbred, Tettey, Jenssen, Berget; Diomande, King
