Decision on whether Rosický will face Slovaks to be made on Thursday

A decision on whether Tomáš Rosický will play for the Czech football team in a key World Cup qualifier against Slovakia on Saturday should be taken after training on Thursday, the player told the news website novinky.cz. Rosický has been absent from the game for a over a year and a half with injury problems. The Arsenal midfielder said whatever happened he would not be able to play for the full 90 minutes in Bratislava. The Czechs have to beat Slovakia in order to keep alive their hopes of reaching the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.