PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Football Association fired coach Ivan Hašek on Wednesday following a humiliating 2-1 defeat to Faroe Islands in World Cup qualifying.

It was not immediately clear who would replace Hašek.

Czech FA president David Trunda said a coach would be named to lead the team until the end of the qualifying campaign. A foreign coach is then likely to take over on a permanent basis.

Former Czech great Pavel Nedvěd has been asked to compile a list of potential candidates.

Sunday’s upset loss against the Faroes, a territory with a population of 55,000, was the biggest for the Czechs in qualifying for a major tournament since a 1-0 away defeat to Luxembourg in the European Championship 20 years ago. Back then, they still qualified for the finals in England.

The Czechs can stil

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