▁his ▁team ▁reach ▁the ▁final . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁team ▁which ▁placed ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁FIFA ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup , ▁defe ating ▁Uruguay ▁in ▁the ▁third - place ▁match . ▁Ned vě d ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁during ▁the ▁tournament , ▁both ▁which ▁came ▁during ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ' s ▁ 6 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ▁in ▁their ▁final ▁group ▁match , ▁which ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁progress ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁defeated ▁by ▁event ual ▁champions ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Euro ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁The ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁were ▁not ▁expected ▁to ▁make ▁an ▁impact ▁against ▁the ▁fav oured ▁Germany ▁side ▁in ▁their ▁opening ▁match ; ▁Ned vě d ▁missed ▁two ▁scoring ▁ch ances ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁players ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁yellow ▁card ▁as ▁Germany ▁won ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁However , ▁he ▁contributed ▁def ens ively , ▁clear ing ▁a ▁goal - bound ▁shot ▁from ▁Christian ▁Zie ge ▁off ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁Ned vě d ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁senior ▁international ▁goal ▁in ▁his ▁nation ' s ▁Group ▁C ▁match ▁against ▁Italy , ▁putting ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁ 1 – 0 ▁after ▁four ▁minutes . ▁Although ▁Italy ▁scored ▁an ▁equal iser ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁they ▁were ▁reduced ▁to ▁ten ▁men ▁and ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁scored ▁again ▁before ▁half - time ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁win . ▁Ned vě d ▁played ▁in