The Czech Republic clinched a place at this year's World Cup by beating a battling Denmark side 3-1 on penalties in their playoff final after an absorbing encounter in which they led in both normal time and extra time on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
The hosts were pegged back to 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes and 2-2 after the extra period before Michal Sadilek sent Denmark's Mads Hermansen the wrong way to win the shootout, sending the Czechs to their first World Cup since 2006.
"The story is so beautiful — we’ve made it after 20 years," Sadilek told Czech television. "I’ve lost my voice, and I hope to find it soon because I’ll need it for the celebrations."
