• Czech Republic needed penalties to beat the Republic of Ireland

• Denmark hammered North Macedonia 4-0 to progress

• Recommended bet: Denmark to win and both teams to score

A place in the 2026 World Cup is up for grabs on Tuesday night when the Czech Republic host Denmark in Prague.

The hosts battled past the Republic of Ireland last week, advancing on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Denmark had no such issues in their game against North Macedonia when they ran out 4-0 winners.

There will be plenty of pressure on both teams in such an important game, but Tuesday's encounter should still be an end-to-end battle.

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Team News

Czech Republic winger Vaclav Cerny is absent due to injury, but Miroslav Koubek saw none of his team pick up fresh injuries last week.

The likes of Michal Sadilek, Stepan Chaloupek, Tomas Soucek and Jan Kliment all impressed off the bench against the Republic of Ireland and will be pushing to start.

Denmark's injury list is far bigger, with Kasper Schmeichel, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Philip Billing, Yussuf Poulsen, Andreas Skov Olsen, Jannik Vestergaard and Patrick Dorgu all sidelined.

Coach Brian Riemer can recall Joachim Andersen, though, after he missed the win over North Macedonia through suspension.

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The stats

The Czech Republic are unbeaten in their last three games in all competitions, while they are unbeaten in 10 matches at home.

However, Koubek's team have failed to win three of their last five matches in front of their own fans.

Denmark have only tasted defeat in one of their last nine outings, while they have won two of their previous three away battles, keeping clean sheets in both fixtures.

The two sides last met in July 2021, with Denmark running out 2-1 winners.

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Prediction

With so much on the line on Tuesday, both teams could be forgiven for playing a defensive game, but that does not look like it will happen.

Denmark's inability to keep clean sheets cost them an automatic spot at the World Cup, with the Danes conceding seven goals in their last three qualifiers.

They will do well to keep their hosts quiet, especially with the Czech Republic scoring eight goals in their last two home encounters. The hosts have scored two or more goals in seven of their previous 10 home matches, so expect them to go down swinging.

Despite their injury woes, Denmark have the greater strength in depth and they should be able to win the arm wrestle.

The Czech Republic have been held at home by Republic of Ireland, Croatia and Saudi Arabia and Denmark have the quality needed to punish them.

Back Denmark to win and both teams to score at 29/10 with LiveScore Bet.