Jaroslav Köstl named interim coach of Czech national football team

Jaroslav Köst is to serve as interim head coach of the national football team after the dismissal of Ivan Hašek last week, the Executive Committee of the Czech Football Association (FAČR) announced on Wednesday. The association is actively searching for a new permanent coach.

Hašek was dismissed following the team’s humiliating 1–2 defeat to the Faroe Islands in the World Cup qualifiers. Köst previously served as his assistant.