The experience of Jaroslav Plasil and veteran goalkeeper Petr Cech will be key if Czech Republic are to enjoy an extended stay in Euro 2016, as they dream of going one better than their final appearace in England in 1996.

As previous finalists of the Euros, the Czechs have pedigree in the tournament.

The Czech Republic reached the final in 1996 - losing to Germany in extra-time.

And if you go back to 1976, when they were formally a communist state - Czechoslovakia won the 1976 version against West Germany in the final.

The class on 2016 won their qualifying group ahead of Iceland and Turkey who join them in Group D.

The Czechs and the Turks have been drawn together again in Group D, with defending champions Spain and Croatia completing the quartet.

Since competing as an independent nation for the first time in 1994 following the break-up of Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic have qualified for all six European Championships finals.

And centre-back Pavel Kaderabek spoke of the Czech Republic's confidence that they can go deep in the tournament.

"We were in a bad group and we won against Turkey, we won against Iceland, we won against Holland but...we can win everything."

Pavel Vrba's men take on Spain in their opening game in Toulouse on 13th June, before meeting Croatia in Saint Etienne on 17th June and then Turkey in Lens on 21st June.