
Their 2026 World Cup

Match by match
P. Šulc played 2 matches for Czech Republic, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group A | vs South Korea 1-2 | Started, off on 64′ |
| Group A | vs Mexico 0-3 | Started, played the full match |
Biography
Pavel Šulc (born 29 December 2000) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Czech Republic national team. Šulc made over 150 appearances for Viktoria Plzeň, and was named the Czech Footballer of the Year in 2025.
Viktoria Plzeň Šulc was promoted to the first team of Viktoria Plzeň in January 2020 but only played his first match on 17 January 2021 against FK Příbram. Scoring once each season in 2020–21 and 2021–22, Šulc started the 2023–24 season with a hat-trick against České Budějovice. He contributed to Viktoria Plzeň's 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, where they reached the quarter-final of a European competition for the first time.
Loan spells On 29 January 2019, Šulc was loaned to FC Vysočina Jihlava in Czech National Football League, playing he played in 16 league matches and scored 3 goals. On 3 July 2019, he was loaned to SFC Opava in Czech First League. In six months long loan he played in 15 league matches and in 1 Czech Cup match without scoring a goal.
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