Czech Republic confirm EURO squa

The Czech Republic have confirmed their squad for the final tournament, with Tomáš Rosický making the final 23 despite concerns over the playmaker's fitness.

Czech coach Michal Bílek and playmaker Tomáš Rosický

The Czech Republic have confirmed their squad for UEFA EURO 2012, with Tomáš Rosický making the final 23 despite concerns over the playmaker's fitness.

With Vladimír Darida already having replaced Daniel Pudil after impressing in Saturday's 2-1 unofficial friendly win against Israel, Czech Republic coach Michal Bílek elected to trim FK Teplice goalkeeper Tomáš Grigar from his 24-man draft selection. The Czechs meet Hungary in Prague on Friday ahead of their opening Group A game against Russia in Wroclaw on 8 June.

Czech Republic squad
Goalkeepers: Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Jaroslav Drobný (Hamburger SV) , Jan Laštůvka (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).

Defenders: Theodor Gebre Selassie (FC Slovan Liberec), Roman Hubník (Hertha BSC Berlin), Michal Kadlec (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), David Limberský (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Sivok (Beşiktaş JK), Marek Suchý (FC Spartak Moskva).

Midfielders: Vladimír Darida (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Hübschman (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Petr Jiráček (VfL Wolfsburg), Daniel Kolář (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Milan Petržela (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Václav Pilař (VfL Wolfsburg), Jaroslav Plašil (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), František Rajtoral (FC Viktoria Plzeň), Tomáš Rosický (Arsenal FC).

Forwards: Milan Baroš (Galatasaray AŞ), David Lafata (FK Jablonec), Tomáš Necid (PFC CSKA Moskva), Tomáš Pekhart (1. FC Nürnberg), Jan Rezek (Anorthosis Famagusta FC).