The Czech Republic started the Nations League with a win. In Prague, the hosts defeated Switzerland 2-1 (1-1) in a duel between two quarter-finalists of the past European Football Championship on Thursday.
This put the Czechs in Group 2 of League A at the top of the table.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Adam Hlozek, who was announced in the afternoon, was in the Czech starting XI, his new teammate Patrik Schick, the second-best goalscorer of the Bundesliga season, was missing after groin surgery.
Jan Kuchta (11th) gave the hosts the lead, Noah Okafor (44th) equalized for the Swiss, who had six Bundesliga players.
Djibril Sow (58th) from Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt deflected a cross into his own goal.
