Slavia pair in 29-man squad for pre-World Cup training camp

Czech national soccer team coach Miroslav Koubek has called up three newcomers for a 29-man training camp ahead of the World Cup in North America and a home friendly against Kosovo: forward Christophe Kabongo and midfielders Alexander Sojka and Hugo Sochůrek, who is 17.

The extended roster for the World Cup also includes forward Tomáš Chorý and defender David Douděra, whom Slavia Prague removed from their squad after they were sent off for misconduct in a recent game.

A final, 26-man squad will be announced at the end of this month. The Czechs are due to face co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea at the World Cup, their first in two decades.