The Czech Republic dropped young striker Vaclav Kadlec for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Bulgaria, his omission the only change to a squad that has not scored in three matches since the Euro 2012 championships.

The team will again be without injured captain Tomas Rosicky.

Coach Michal Bilek said he could still add players to the squad before the home matches against Malta on October 12 and Bulgaria on October 16.

The Czech attack will feature 20-year-old Watford’s Matej Vydra and 23-year-old Tomas Pekhart, of Nuremberg.

The squad
Goalkeepers: Cech (Chelsea), Drobny (Hamburg), Lastuvka (Dnetropetrovsk).

Defenders: Gebre Selassie (W. Bremen), Hubnik (H. Berlin), Kadlec (B. Leverkusen), Limbersky (V. Plzen), F. Rajtoral (V. Plzen), Sivok (Besiktas), M. Suchy (S. Moscow).

Midfielders: Darida (V. Plzen), Husbauer (S. Prague), Huebschmann (S. Doneck), Jiracek (Hamburg), Petrzela (Augsburg), Plasil (Bordeaux), Rezek (Anorthosis Famagusta).

Forwards: Lafata (Jablonec), Pekhart (Nuremberg), Vydra (Watford).

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