Old hand Cech holds key to Czech progress


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2016

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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The hopes of the Czech Republic lie in the usually safe hands of goalkeeper Petr Cech as they seek to emerge from a Euro 2016 group that includes champions Spain and has no obvious weak link.

Cech, set to become the country's most-capped player, will anchor a largely untested lineup that will look to build on their qualifying successes and avoid an early exit by at least eclipsing Turkey and Croatia in Group D.

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