Jan Kuchta
Czechia
FWD
Age
29
Appearances
0
Goals
0
About Jan Kuchta
For the 2026 World Cup, Jan Kuchta is among Miroslav Koubek's confirmed names, a forward on the Czechia teamsheet. The AC Sparta Prague forward is 29 at kick-off, a former Czechia youth international valued at around €2.70m and a hard-running option up front. Czechia were drawn in Group A alongside Mexico, South Africa and South Korea. They open against South Korea at Estadio Akron in Zapopan on 11 June, then face South Africa at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on 18 June before meeting Mexico at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 24 June. Czechia reached the finals by winning UEFA second-round Path D, qualifying on 31 March 2026. The group stage runs through June as Miroslav Koubek's side look to spring a surprise.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Minutes played
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0
Assists
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Shots
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Playing Style
A hard-running, physical centre-forward who presses from the front and scores regularly in the Czech league, Kuchta occasionally shifts to the right wing. He has played 1,263 minutes this season. At 29 he is part of Miroslav Koubek's plans for the 2026 group stage, named in the 26 for the finals.
World Cup History
A first senior World Cup awaits Jan Kuchta in 2026. The AC Sparta Prague forward arrives in sharp form, with 6 goals in 10 club games behind his 31 caps and 3 goals for Czechia.
National Team
Czechia
Tier 5
£4m
📋 Teammates (25)
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Goal Rush Impact
Czechia's Goal Rush squad includes Kuchta, where the side carry a Tier 5 billing of £4m. He has 31 caps and 3 goals for Czechia, with 6 goals in 10 club games this season.
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Kuchta at the 2026 World Cup
Kuchta is a confirmed forward in Miroslav Koubek's 26-man Czechia squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the Czechia side opening their Group A campaign in June.
Picking Czechia in Goal Rush
Czechia are a Tier 5 side on the card at £4m, drawn into Group A with South Korea first up in the group.
Jan Kuchta World Cup 2026 FAQs
On the Goal Rush card Czechia are a Tier 5 side at £4m, drawn into Group A, so the number speaks for Czechia jointly rather than for Kuchta as any one player among the squad at the finals.
On the pitch Kuchta is a forward for Czechia, his club football at AC Sparta Prague. He is part of Miroslav Koubek's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, with Czechia drawn into Group A for the group stage this summer.
No. A first senior World Cup comes in 2026 for the AC Sparta Prague forward, reached after Miroslav Koubek named Kuchta in Czechia's 26 with no earlier finals to his name at this level of the game.
For his club football Kuchta is at AC Sparta Prague, named among Czechia's forwards in Miroslav Koubek's final 26, ahead of Czechia's Group A opener against South Korea in mid-June at the 2026 World Cup finals.
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