The Galatasaray striker is out with a thigh injury and Sparta Prague striker Vaclav Kadlec has been called up by Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek instead.
“It’s unpleasant, but this team has enough quality to handle the next two qualifiers well,” Bilek said.
Czech Republic squad for Scotland and Liechtenstein:
Goalkeepers: Petr Cech (Chelsea), Jan Lastuvka, (Dnepropetrovsk), Tomas Grigar (Teplice) Defenders: Roman Hubnik (Hertha/GER), Michal Kadlec (Leverkusen), Zdenek Pospech (Copenhagen), Daniel Pudil (Genk), Marek Suchy (Spartak Moscow), Jan Rajnoch (Ankaragucu) Midfielders: Tomas Hubschman (Shakhtar Donetsk), Mario Holek(Dnepropetrovsk), Jaroslav Plasil (Bordeaux), Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal), Jan Polak (Anderlecht), Jiri Stajner (Liberec), Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Pilsen) Forwards: Tomas Necid (CSKA Moscow), Roman Bednar (West Bromwich), Lukas Magera (Timisoara), Vaclav Kadlec (Sparta Prague).
