As fans are starting to feel the energy of the FIFA World Cup Tournament, and the City starting to adorn the stores with soccer jersey, caps, scarves and gear there are a ton of events that are happening in there is going to be some international friendlies that are going to happen before the official start of the action.
On 6/4/26 it is going to be Czechia and Guatemala facing off for the first time with a match to be played at Sports Illustrated Stadium at 8:00 p.m.
Czechia is going to be making the first appearance in the FIFA World Cup in 20 years, as the previous time they were able to participate was in 2006 in the tournament in Germany.
The Nároďák got to get the ticket to the US on back-to-back penalty shootout victories against Republic of Ireland and Denmark and feature players such as Petr Čech and Pavel Nedvěd.
Even though Guatemala is not going to be in the tournament this year, this match is essential to the next steps the team is hoping to have when it comes time for competition especially with the CONCACAF Tournaments.
Guatemala has a star-studded roster looking to thrill the fans at Sports Illustrated Stadium as defender Aaron Herrera, forward Rubio Rubin, winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen all take centerstage.
La Azul y Blanco are no stranger to playing in front of the New Jersey fans as in 2003 they were a part of the Copa Oro and were able to defeat Guadeloupe 3-2.
As for Czechia this is the first time the team is playing in front of a New Jersey squad.
This is just the start of the fun of the beautiful game in the Metropolitan Area, as there is plenty more, including watch parties and appearances incoming.
1495Sports was proud to be a part of the Czechia training session held today and bring the following coverage:
Training Camp footage:
There are also these photos from the training session as well …by 1495Sports
For more information on the match fans are encouraged to click on the link seen here: