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Czechs apologise for confusing Latvia with Lithuania

The Latvian flag was in the game program along with a photo of the Latvian national soccer team. Before the match, Czech musicians played Latvia’s national anthem. However, the Czech Republic was facing Lithuania on Tuesday night, not Latvia.

The Czech Republic’s soccer federation said in a statement that the mistakes were inexcusable and measures will be taken not to repeat them in the future. Federation spokesman Vaclav Tichy took responsibility and resigned from his post. His deputy was fired and another federation official fined.

As far as the game goes, the Czech Republic, preparing for next month’s European Championship, won 2-0.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .