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After the political and peaceful split-up into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the official successor football teams of [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] and [[Slovakia national football team|Slovakia]] have been less successful at the World Cup than Czechoslovakia, qualifying only for one out of the seven tournaments held since (the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]) without surviving the group phase and got eliminated in the last 16 respectively.
Throughout the World Cup history, [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] became the team's historical rival. The two countries have met each other five times but the Czechs and Slovaks (always Czechoslovakia) never managed to winwon, with three victories for the Brazilian side and two draws.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czech Republic vs. Brazil Head-to-Head in the World Cups |url=https://www.thesoccerworldcups.com/head_to_head/czech_republic_vs_brazil.php |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.thesoccerworldcups.com}}</ref> Two other historical opponents in the finals were [[Germany national football team|(West) Germany]] and [[Italy national football team|Italy]] with three encounters each: Czechoslovakia won, drew and lost once against the Germans<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czech Republic vs. Germany Head-to-Head in the World Cups |url=https://www.thesoccerworldcups.com/head_to_head/czech_republic_vs_germany.php |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.thesoccerworldcups.com}}</ref> and the matches against Italy all ended in a defeat.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Czech Republic vs. Italy Head-to-Head in the World Cups |url=https://www.thesoccerworldcups.com/head_to_head/czech_republic_vs_italy.php |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.thesoccerworldcups.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slovakia vs. Italy Head-to-Head in the World Cups |url=https://www.thesoccerworldcups.com/head_to_head/slovakia_vs_italy.php |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=www.thesoccerworldcups.com}}</ref>
==Record at the FIFA World Cup==
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