Josef Koštálek
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Josef Košťálek was a Czech footballer
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He played for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team
, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934
and 1938
World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands
to put Czechoslovakia into the quarterfinals.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
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He played for Sparta Prague and the Czechoslovakia national football team
Czechoslovakia national football team
The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...
, for whom he played 43 matches, scoring two goals, and appeared in the 1934
1934 FIFA World Cup
The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 1934....
and 1938
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...
World Cups. In 1938, he scored in extra time against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
to put Czechoslovakia into the quarterfinals.