Po rozstřelu máme vítězný tým.

In this sentence, po rozstřelu means after the shootout or after the tiebreaker.

The noun rozstřel is used especially in sports for a deciding round, often a penalty shootout or some other tie-breaking procedure.

So the phrase sets the time frame: once the shootout is over.

Because the preposition po requires the locative case when it means after.

So:

• nominative: rozstřel
• locative: rozstřelu

That is why you get po rozstřelu.

This is a very useful pattern to remember:

• po obědě = after lunch
• po zápase = after the match
• po rozstřelu = after the shootout

It is singular locative.

The preposition po here governs the locative, so rozstřel changes to rozstřelu.

For a learner, the key point is simply: po + locative when talking about after something.

Yes, literally máme means we have.

But in this kind of sentence, Czech often uses máme a bit more broadly than literal possession. It can mean something like:

• we now have
• we’ve got
• there is now
• we now know / have determined

So Po rozstřelu máme vítězný tým sounds like:

• After the shootout, we have a winning team
• more naturally in English: After the shootout, we have a winner
• or After the shootout, the winning team has been decided

Because Czech often prefers structures with mít (to have) where English might choose a different expression.

In this sentence, máme vítězný tým means that the outcome is now known: the winning team has emerged.

A more literal English translation may sound slightly unusual, but in Czech it is natural.

Depending on style, Czech could also say things like:

• Máme vítěze. = We have a winner.
• Je znám vítězný tým. = The winning team is known.
• Už známe vítězný tým. = We already know the winning team.

It is the accusative singular, because it is the direct object of máme.

The verb mít usually takes an accusative object:

• mám knihu = I have a book
• máme tým = we have a team

Here:

• adjective: vítězný
• noun: tým

Together they form the object: vítězný tým.

Because tým is a masculine inanimate noun, and for masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is usually the same as the nominative singular.

So:

• nominative: vítězný tým
• accusative: vítězný tým

They look identical, even though the grammatical function is different.

This is very common in Czech.

Here vítězný means winning or victorious.

So vítězný tým = the winning team.

It is an adjective formed from the idea of victory:

• vítěz = winner
• vítězství = victory
• vítězný = winning / victorious

In this sentence, winning team is usually the most natural English equivalent.

You absolutely could, and that would mean We have a winner.

The difference is just in focus:

• Máme vítěze = we have a winner
• Máme vítězný tým = we have a winning team

If the competition is between teams, vítězný tým emphasizes that the winner is a team, not an individual person.

Czech word order is flexible, and this order puts the time/context first:

• Po rozstřelu = after the shootout
• máme vítězný tým = we have a winning team

So the sentence starts by setting the scene, then gives the result.

This is very natural in Czech. It is similar to English sentences like:

• After the shootout, we have a winner.

Other word orders are possible, but they may shift emphasis.

Yes, Czech allows several word orders, for example:

• Máme po rozstřelu vítězný tým.
• Vítězný tým máme po rozstřelu.

But these versions sound different in emphasis, and some may feel less neutral depending on context.

The original Po rozstřelu máme vítězný tým is a straightforward, natural way to present the situation: first the event, then the outcome.

Because Czech does not have articles like a or the.

So vítězný tým can mean:

• a winning team
• the winning team

Which one is meant depends on context.

In this sentence, English will usually use the: After the shootout, we have the winning team or more naturally we have a winner.

Most likely, yes.

The word rozstřel strongly suggests a sports context, especially a situation where a tied result is decided by some kind of shootout or tie-break procedure.

So a learner would normally understand this as something like an announcer’s or commentator’s sentence after a match: After the shootout, we have a winning team.