Poland national football team

Men's national football team representing Poland

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Poland

Nickname(s)| Biało-Czerwoni (The White-Reds)
Orły (The Eagles)
Association| Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)
Confederation| UEFA (Europe)
Head coach| Michał Probierz
Captain| Robert Lewandowski
Most caps| Robert Lewandowski (156)
Top scorer| Robert Lewandowski (84)
Home stadium| National Stadium
Silesian Stadium
FIFA code| POL

First colours

Second colours

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FIFA ranking
Current|  31  1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest| 5 (August 2017)
Lowest| 78 (November 2013)
First international
Hungary 1–0 Poland
(Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921)
Biggest win
Poland 10–0 San Marino
(Kielce, Poland; 1 April 2009)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 8–0 Poland
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948)
World Cup
Appearances| 9 (first in 1938)
Best result| Third place (1974, 1982)
European Championship
Appearances| 5 (first in 2008)
Best result| Quarter-finals (2016)

Medal record

Men's football
FIFA World Cup
| 1974 West Germany | Team
| 1982 Spain | Team
Olympic Games
| 1972 Munich | Team
| 1976 Montreal | Team

The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) represents Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921. It is governed by the Polish Football Association (PZPN), the governing body for football in Poland. They are known by the nicknames "The White-Reds" and "The Eagles", symbolized by their coat of arms featuring a white eagle on a red background. The team reached their peak World Ranking of 5th in 2017. Poland's home ground is the Kazimierz Górski National Stadium in Warsaw. The current head coach is Michał Probierz.

Poland has competed in nine FIFA World Cups, with their first appearance being in 1938, where they were eliminated by Brazil. The country's best result was third place, which Poland achieved in 1974 and 1982; this era is regarded as the golden era of Polish international football. Individually, Grzegorz Lato won the Golden Shoe at the 1974 FIFA World Cup having scored seven goals. The country's most recent result at the event was reaching round of 16 at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

At the UEFA European Championship, Poland's best result was a quarter-final appearance at the 2016 tournament before losing to eventual champions Portugal. Overall, they have competed in five European Championships since their debut in 2008. They were co-hosts of the 2012 edition, along with Ukraine.

Overall, Poland's best ever result at an international football tournament was gold won at the 1972 Munich Olympics, along with the silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

## History

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### Before independence

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The first Polish football clubs were Lechia Lwów (1903), Czarni Lwów (1903), Pogoń Lwów (1904), KS Cracovia (1906) and Wisła Kraków (1906).[citation needed] The Polish national federation, called the Polish Football Union (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej, PZPN), was founded on 20 December 1919, in Kraków when 31 delegates elected Edward Cetnarowski as the first president.[3] The PZPN joined FIFA in 1923[4][5] and UEFA in 1955.[6]

In a similar fashion to other European states, football appeared in Poland in the late 19th century. In 1888, Prof. Henryk Jordan, a court physician of the Habsburgs and the pioneer of sports in Poland, opened a sports park in Kraków's Błonia, a large open space surrounding the demolished city walls of that town. The park, along with the Sokół society founded in 1867, became the main centres to promote sports and healthy living in Poland. It was Jordan who began promoting football as a healthy sport in the open air; some sources also credit him with bringing the first football to Poland from his travels to Brunswick in 1890.[7] Other source mentions Dr. Edmund Cenar as the one to bring the first ball and the one to translate The Cambridge Rules and parts of the International Football Association Board regulations to Polish language.[8]

On 14 July 1894, during the Second Sokół Jamboree in Lwów at the General National Exhibition, a short football match was played between the Sokół members of Lwów and those from Kraków. It lasted only six minutes and was seen as a curiosity rather than a potentially popular sport. Nevertheless, it was the first recorded football match in Polish history.[a] The Lwów team won after Włodzimierz Chomicki scored the only goal - the first known goal in Polish history.

This match precipitated the popularity of the new sport in Poland. Initially the rules and regulations were very simplified, with the size of the field and the ball varying greatly. Despite being discouraged by many educational societies and the state authorities, the new sport gained extreme popularity among pupils of various gymnasiums in Galicia. The first football teams were formed and in 1903–1904, four Lwów-based gymnasiums formed their own sport clubs: the IV Gymnasium for Boys formed a club later renamed to Pogoń Lwów, while the pupils of the I and II State Schools formed the Sława Lwów club, later renamed to Czarni Lwów. In the same season the Lechia Lwów was also formed. It is uncertain which of the clubs was created first as they were initially poorly organised; however, the Czarni Lwów are usually credited as being the first Polish professional football team. The following year, the popularity of the sport spread to nearby Rzeszów where Resovia Rzeszów was formed, while in the German-held part of Poland, the 1\. FC Katowice and Warta Poznań were formed.

On 6 June 1906, a representation of Lwów youth came to Kraków for a repeat match, this time composed of two already organised teams, the Czarni and the team of the IV Gymnasium. Kraków's representation was beaten in both meetings, 4–0 and 2–0 respectively. That summer the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show set up camp at Kraków's Błonia, right outside of the traditional playground area and Jordan's garden. On 5 August 1906 the team of the Kraków-based Jan Sobieski Gymnasium played a match against the British and American members of Buffalo Bill's troupe, winning 1–0. The only goal scored by Stanisław Szeligowski was also the first goal scored by a Polish team in an international meeting. The success led to the popularisation of football in Kraków and to creation of the first Kraków-based professional football team, KS Cracovia - initially composed primarily of students of the Jan Sobieski Gymnasium.[7] By the autumn of that year there were already 16 teams in Kraków, including Wisła Kraków. In 1911, a Kraków-based Union of Polish Football for Galicia was formed and entered the Austrian Football Association. The union inspired the creation of a number of teams.

After the outbreak of World War I, most of the Galician football players, many of them members of either Strzelec or Sokół, joined Piłsudski's Polish Legions. The unit, fighting alongside the Austro-Hungarian Army, fought mostly in various parts of Russian-held Poland, which led to popularisation of the new sport in other parts of partitioned Poland. Eventually, Poland regained its independence in 1918.

### 1919–1939

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Poland national team, 1924 Poland team that played Brazil at the 1938 FIFA World Cup

The first football federation was established on 25 June 1911 in Lwów as the Polish Football Union (Związek Polski Piłki Nożnej). After World War I, members of PFU established the Polish Football Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej) in Warsaw on 20 December 1919. Two years later, they appointed Hungarian-born Jesza Poszony as the first coach of the Polish national team.

Poland played its first official international match on 18 December 1921 in Budapest, losing to Hungary 1–0.[9] Their first international victory came on 28 May 1922 when they took on Sweden in Stockholm and beat them 2–1. Józef Klotz scored the first-ever goal for the national football team in that game.[10][11][12][13][14] Poland qualified for their first World Cup in 1937 when they beat Yugoslavia 4–0 and lost 1–0 in the two qualifying matches and ensured their place in the 1938 World Cup in France.

During their World Cup debut, Poland played Brazil and sent them to extra time, only to lose 6–5. Ernest Wilimowski, who played for Ruch Chorzów at the time, scored four of Poland's five goals.

Poland played what would be their last international match before the outbreak of World War II against Hungary, the runners-up in the 1938 World Cup. Poland defeated Hungary 4–2.[15][16][17]

### 1939–1945

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When the Wehrmacht invaded Poland in September 1939, all Polish institutions and associations were dissolved, including the Polish Football Association PZPN. The German occupying forces forbade Poles to organise football matches. Consequently, there was no national team.[18]

Nine former national players were murdered by the German occupying forces. Three of them were killed in Auschwitz: Marian Einbacher, Adam Knioła (both Warta Poznań) and Antoni Łyko (Wisła Kraków). Stefan Fryc (Cracovia) and Bronisław Makowski (Wisła Kraków), who were both active in the resistance, were killed in mass shootings. Four Jewish players were murdered in Jewish ghettos: Józef Klotz, Zygmunt Krumholz (both Jutrzenka Kraków), Leon Sperling (Cracovia) and Zygmunt Steuermann (Hasmonea Lwów), brother of actress and Hollywood screenwriter Salka Viertel.[19]

### 1946–1974

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Kazimierz Górski was head coach of the national team between 1971 and 1976.

On 11 June 1946, following the aftermath of World War II, Poland played their first international friendly match, a 3–1 defeat against Norway in Oslo. Poland's biggest success in the early years after the war was their victory against one of Europe's best at the time, Czechoslovakia. Poland defeated their southern neighbors 3–1.

Poland suffered the worst defeat in the team's history on 26 April 1948 with a 0–8 loss to Denmark in Copenhagen. 15 years later, they posted their second highest-ever victory in Szczecin when they defeated Norway 9–0 on 4 September 1963. The game marked the debut for Włodzimierz Lubański, who scored one goal in the game. Lubański became the all-time top scorer for Poland while playing from 1963 to 1980, scoring 48 goals in 75 appearances. The game remained their highest victory until the score was surpassed on 1 April 2009, when Poland defeated San Marino 10–0.

### 1974–1986

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For 1974 World Cup qualification, Poland qualified and eliminated England, who missed out on the World Cup for the first time since 1946.

Poland celebrates a victory over Brazil in the 1974 World Cup.

In their opening match of the 1974 World Cup, Poland met Argentina. Within eight minutes Poland were up 2–0 as Grzegorz Lato opened the scoring in the seventh minute and just a minute later Andrzej Szarmach doubled the lead. In the 60th minute, Argentina cut the lead in half when Ramon Heredia scored. Two minutes later, however, Lato scored his second, which turned out to be the winning goal as Carlos Babington gave Argentina their second in the 66th. Poland won 3–2.

Poland has won Haiti 7–0 in their second game, with a hat-trick from Szarmach and two goals from Lato. In their final match of the group stage, Poland met Italy. Poland were already through to the second round but needed at least a draw to win the group. Poland defeated Italy 2–1, finishing at the top of the group. In the second round, Poland won 1–0 against Sweden, who had not conceded any goals in their first three matches. Lato scored the only goal of the game. In the next game, Yugoslavia conceded a penalty from Poland in the 24th minute, and Stanislav Karasi tied it up for Yugoslavia in the 43rd. Lato scored the winning goal.

Poland faced hosts West Germany in the rain; Gerd Müller scored the winning goal in the 76th minute for West Germany. The Poles eventually defeated Brazil in the third place match.

In 1978 World Cup qualifying, Poland denied Portugal their second World Cup appearance and their first in 12 years. In the World Cup, Grzegorz Lato scored the only goal against African side Tunisia in the second match. In the final first-round match Poland met Mexico, with a 3–1 win.

In the second round, Poland met three South American teams. In 1974, Poland had played and won against both Argentina and Brazil; both teams would get their revenge this time around. First, Argentina beat the Poles 2–0 with two goals from tournament top scorer Mario Kempes. Poland then defeated Peru 1–0 with a goal from Andrzej Szarmach. In Poland's last match of this World Cup, Brazil opened the scoring in the 12th minute on a goal from Nelinho. Even though Lato equalized one minute before half-time, it was not to be for Poland: two goals from Roberto in the 57th and 62nd minutes wrapped up a 3–1 win for Brazil.

Zbigniew Boniek, top scorer for Poland in the 1982 World Cup

On 29 November 1980, a dispute between players and technical staff began at a hotel in Warsaw, ending in the Okęcie Airport. Following the incident, several players of the Poland national team were banned from international duty, and Ryszard Kulesza resigned as head coach of the team.[20] At the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Poland were drawn in a group with Italy, Cameroon and Peru.[21] The first two games were consecutive 0–0 draws with Italy and Cameroon, but the final group game of the first round ended in a 5–1 win for Poland, meaning they would advance to the second round as group winners.[22][23][24]

In the first game of the second round, Poland beat Belgium 3–0 with a hat-trick from Boniek securing a classic performance in the match, though the player would receive a yellow card in the following game.[25][26] Nevertheless, Poland advanced as group winners to the knockout stage.[21] However, Poland would eventually be stopped in the semi-finals, losing 0–2 to Italy; however, they also secured a place in the third place play-off,[27] where Poland beat France 3–2, with the game also being regarded as "the end of the golden era of Polish football".[28][failed verification]

Poland scoring v River Plate during their tour on Argentina, February 1986

In 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Poland finished top of their qualifying group, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.[29] Poland's biggest win of the qualifying phase was a 4–1 win over Greece, while Poland's biggest defeat was a 0–2 defeat to Belgium.[30][31]

At the 1986 World Cup, Poland were drawn into a group with England, Morocco and Portugal.[32] The first match was a 0–0 draw against Morocco; in the second match, Poland beat Portugal 1–0.[33][34] In the final group game, they lost 0–3 to England, but Poland still advanced into the knockout stage as a result of Morocco winning 3–1 over Portugal.[35][36] In the round of sixteen, Poland were eliminated after suffering a 4–0 defeat to Brazil.[37]

### 1986–2001

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After the "Golden Era" from the 1970s and 1980s, Poland suffered a severe drought in international football; they did not qualify for three consecutive editions of the FIFA World Cup, from 1990 to 1998.

In 1990 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished third in the qualifying group, behind Sweden and England. They finished on 5 points with two wins, one draw and three defeats.[38] They began qualifying for the 1990 edition with a 1–0 win over Albania, before losing to Sweden (2–1) and England (3–0).[39][40][41] Poland then drew 0–0 with England, lost to Sweden 2–0 and beat Albania 2–1 in their final game, but were 4 points behind England, thus failing to qualify.[42][43][44]

In 1994 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished fourth in the qualifying group, behind Norway, the Netherlands and England.[45] Poland began qualifying with a 1–0 win over Turkey, followed by a 2–2 draw with the Netherlands, a 1–0 win over San Marino, and a 3–0 win in the reverse fixture.[46][47][48][49] Afterwards, Poland drew 1–1 with England, before falling to a 0–3 defeat in the reverse fixture.[50][51] Poland would then go on to suffer consecutive defeats, losing 1–0 and 3–0 to Norway, followed by a 2–1 defeat to Turkey and a 1–3 defeat to the Netherlands in the final fixture.[52][53][54][55]

Andrzej Juskowiak; top goalscorer for Poland in Euro 1996 qualifying (7 goals) and 1998 World Cup qualifying (3 goals)

In Euro 1996 qualifying, Poland drew a qualifying group with Romania, France, Slovakia, Israel and Azerbaijan.[56] Poland lost 2–1 to Israel in the first game, and then recorded a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan and a 0–0 draw with France.[57][58][59] Later, Poland lost 2–1 to Romania and beat Israel 4–3 and Slovakia 5–0 before consecutive draws with France (1–1) and Romania (0–0).[60][61][62][63] Poland lost 4–1 to Slovakia in the penultimate qualifying game, and drew 0–0 with Azerbaijan in the final group game.[64][65]

In 1998 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished third behind England and Italy.[66] They began qualifying with a 2–1 loss to England before beating Moldova (2–1) and drawing 0–0 with Italy.[67][68][69] Afterwards, they suffered successive defeats to Italy (3–0) and England (0–2).[70][71] They won the next two games with scores of 4–1 over Georgia and 3–0 over Moldova, with Andrzej Juskowiak scoring a hat-trick against the latter.[72][73] The final game was against Georgia, with Poland losing 0–3.[74]

During UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying, Poland was drawn in a group with England, Sweden, Bulgaria and Luxembourg. Poland finished third, tied with England in points earned, but failed to qualify due to goal difference.

### 2001–2006

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See also: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group D

Poland qualified for the 2002 World Cup, their first appearance at the World Cup since 1986.[75] Poland's biggest win overall in the qualifying phase was a 4–0 win over Armenia, while their biggest defeat was a 4–1 defeat to Belarus.[76][77]

The Polish drew a group featuring hosts South Korea, the United States and Portugal.[78] The first match was played against the hosts on 4 June, with Poland losing 2–0.[79] The second game was against Portugal on 10 June, which Poland lost 4–0, confirming their early elimination.[80] Poland then played the United States in the final group game on 14 June, winning 3–1; however, the U.S. advanced to the quarter-finals after defeating Mexico in the round of 16.[81] Despite the win, Poland finished last in the group, with a goal difference of –4 and 3 points.[10]

Tomasz Frankowski; top goalscorer during Poland's 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, with 7 goals

See also: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

Poland's qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup saw eight wins and two defeats.[82] They finished behind England in the qualifying group; but as a result of being the second best second-placed team in the play-offs, they qualified automatically for the finals in Germany.[82] The biggest win of the qualifying phase for Poland was an 8–0 victory over Azerbaijan, in which Tomasz Frankowski scored a hat-trick.[83][84] The biggest defeat of the qualifying phase for Poland were two defeats against England, losing both home and away games by a scoreline of 1–2.[85][86]

At the 2006 World Cup, Poland drew Germany, Ecuador and Costa Rica in Group A.[87] Despite high hopes from the Polish press, media and fans, Poland's campaign at the World Cup was seen as an underachievement; as Poland lost two and won one game, finishing third in the group.[88] Poland's first match was a 2–0 defeat to Ecuador,[89] followed by a 1–0 defeat to Germany, with Oliver Neuville scoring a stoppage time winning goal;[90] the defeat to Germany, following Ecuador's 3–0 win over Costa Rica, officially ended Poland's chances of advancing further than the group stage.[91] The third and final group game saw Poland defeat Costa Rica 2–1, with Bartosz Bosacki getting on the scoresheet twice.[92][93]

### 2008

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See also: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Group A and UEFA Euro 2008

Ebi Smolarek, who scored 9 goals during the qualifying phase

In Euro 2008 qualifying, Poland were drawn into a group with Portugal, Serbia, Finland, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan.[94] Poland's campaign began in uncomfortable fashion, suffering a 1–3 defeat to Finland on 2 September 2006 and then drawing 1–1 with Serbia on 6 September.[95][96] In the third match, on 7 October, Poland won 1–0 over Kazakhstan, with Ebi Smolarek scoring the goal.[97] On 11 October, Poland beat Portugal 2–1, with Smolarek scoring the two goals.[98] Poland beat Belgium 1–0 on 15 November.[99] On 24 March 2007, Poland beat Azerbaijan 5–0, and on 28 March beat Armenia 1–0.[100][101] On 2 June, they beat Azerbaijan 3–1, with Smolarek and Krzynówek (2) scoring.[102] On 6 June, Poland lost 1–0 to Armenia, on 8 September drew 2–2 with Portugal, and on 12 September drew 0–0 with Finland.[103][104][105] On 13 October, Poland beat Kazakhstan 3–1 with a hat-trick from Smolarek.[106] They beat Belgium 2–0 with two goals from Smolarek on 17 November and drew 2–2 with Serbia in the final qualifying game on the 21st, thus qualifying for the tournament as the 1st place team in the qualifying group following Portugal's 0–0 draw with Finland. This was Poland's first ever Euro appearance.[107][108][109]

At UEFA Euro 2008, they were drawn in Group B, with Germany, Austria and Croatia.[110] Germany and Poland played on 8 June at the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, Austria, with Poland losing 2–0 with two goals from Lukas Podolski.[111] In the second game, Poland drew 1–1 with Austria, taking the lead through Brazil-born Roger Guerreiro, before conceding in the third minute of stoppage time following a controversial penalty.[112][113] Poland lost 1–0 in the final group game was against Croatia and finished bottom of the group.[114]

### 2010

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See also: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3

In 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Poland were drawn in a group with Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland and San Marino. Poland finished fifth in the group, just above San Marino, with 11 points.[115] Poland began the campaign with a 1–1 draw against Slovenia on 6 September 2008.[116] On 10 October, Poland beat San Marino 2–0.[117] On 11 October, they won 2–1 against the Czech Republic.[118] After these wins, Poland lost consecutive matches against Slovakia (2–1) and Northern Ireland (3–2).[119][120] Poland then recorded their biggest ever win with a scoreline of 10–0 against San Marino. Six different players scored in the win on 1 April 2009.[121][122] In the last rounds of qualifying, Poland drew 1–1 with Northern Ireland and lost to Slovenia.[123][124] Poland then ended the campaign with consecutive losses to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[125][126]

### 2012

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See also: UEFA Euro 2012

On 18 April 2007, in Cardiff, Poland and Ukraine were selected to host UEFA Euro 2012 by the UEFA Executive Committee. The bid defeated others from Italy, Greece, Turkey, and a joint bid by Croatia and Hungary. Poland and Ukraine's bid became the third successful joint-bid made to host the UEFA European Championship, after the Netherlands and Belgium in 2000, and Austria and Switzerland in 2008.

Poland were drawn into Group A, with Greece, Russia and the Czech Republic.[127] On 8 June, the opening match played between Poland and Greece at the National Stadium in Warsaw ended 1–1, with Poland taking the lead in the 17th minute through Robert Lewandowski before Greece equalized in the second half through Dimitris Salpingidis in the 51st minute. Both teams went down to 10 men during the game.[128][129] Poland's next game was on 12 June, again played at the National Stadium in Warsaw, with the game against Russia finishing 1–1. Russia took the lead through Alan Dzagoev in the 37th minute before Poland equalized through Błaszczykowski in the 57th minute.[130][131] Poland's final game was played against the Czech Republic on 16 June at the Municipal Stadium, in Wrocław, where Poland lost 1–0 following a goal from Petr Jiráček.[132][133] Poland finished bottom of the group with two points, prompting coach Franciszek Smuda to resign following the elimination.[127]

### 2014–2021

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See also: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H, UEFA Euro 2016, 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020

Poland was drawn in Group H of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, with England, Ukraine, Montenegro, Moldova and San Marino.[134]

On 7 September, Poland's first qualifying match ended in a 2–2 draw with Montenegro, with goals from Błaszczykowski and Mierzejewski.[135] On 11 September, they beat Moldova 2–0 with goals from Błaszczykowski and Wawrzyniak.[136] On 17 October, Poland drew 1–1 with England, with Glik scoring the equalizing goal.[137] On 22 March 2013, Poland lost 3–1 to Ukraine, conceding two goals in the first seven minutes alone, with Piszczek scoring Poland's only goal.[138] On 26 March, Poland beat San Marino 5–0, with a brace from Lewandowski, and goals from Piszczek, Teodorczyk and Kosecki.[139] On 6 September, Poland drew 1–1 with Montenegro, with Lewandowski scoring the equalizing goal only five minutes after Poland initially conceded.[140] On 10 September, they beat San Marino 5–1, with a brace from Zieliński, and goals from Błaszczykowski, Sobota and Mierzejewski.[141] However, Poland lost the last two games against Ukraine and England, 1–0 and 2–0, respectively.[142][143][144]

In UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Poland were drawn in Group D, with Germany, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Georgia and Gibraltar.[145]

On 11 October 2014, Poland beat 2014 World Cup champions Germany 2–0.[146] Three days later, Poland drew 2–2 with Scotland.[147] They drew 1–1 with the Republic of Ireland in March 2015 after conceding a goal from Shane Long in stoppage time.[148] By October, they beat the Republic of Ireland to score enough points for securing automatic qualification for the Euros.[149]

(Left): Jakub Błaszczykowski playing for Poland during the Euro 2016 quarter-final match with Portugal, on 30 June 2016; (right): Robert Lewandowski, who finished the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with 16 goals; breaking the European qualifying record for goals scored, as well as becoming all-time top goalscorer for Poland.[150]

At UEFA Euro 2016, Poland were drawn in Group C, with Germany, Northern Ireland and Ukraine.[151]

Poland's first match was with Northern Ireland on 12 June at the Stade de Nice in Nice; they won the game 1–0 with a goal from Arkadiusz Milik in the 51st minute.[152] The next match was with Germany at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 16 June; with the finishing 0–0.[153] Poland's final group game was with Ukraine on 21 June, at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, a game they won 1–0 with a goal from Jakub Błaszczykowski.[154] In the round of sixteen, Poland were drawn to play Switzerland on 25 June at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne. Poland took the lead through a goal from Błaszczykowski, but conceded a bicycle kick from Xherdan Shaqiri in the 82nd minute, finishing the game 1–1 in regular time. Poland then beat Switzerland in a penalty shootout, 5–4.[155][156] Poland then faced Portugal in the quarter-finals; another penalty shootout occurred after a 1–1 draw. Poland lost the shootout 5–3.[157]

The Poland national team line-up before the third and final group game against Japan on 28 June 2018. Poland won the game 1–0.[158]

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Poland were drawn in Group E, with Denmark, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia and Kazakhstan.[159]

Despite drawing with Kazakhstan on 4 September 2016 opening match, Lewandowski scored 16 goals during qualifying, breaking the European qualifying scoring record, as well as becoming the all-time top goalscorer of Poland.[160]

Poland played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first World Cup since 2006, in Group H, against Senegal, Colombia and Japan.[161] Despite the group being considered close, Poland were tipped as favorites to advance.[162][163][164]

Poland's tournament was disappointing overall; they lost to Senegal in the opening match, 2–1 on 19 June in Moscow.[165] Five days later, on 24 June, they lost to Colombia in Kazan 3–0,[166] mathematically eliminating them from the round of 16. They did beat Japan 1–0 in their final group game in Volgograd.[167] Poland finished at the bottom of their group.

Qualifying for UEFA Euro 2020 was based on performance in the inaugural 2018–19 UEFA Nations League. In 2018, Poland was drawn into Group 3 in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A, along with Portugal and Italy. Poland was relegated to League B with two home defeats and two away draws, only to be allowed to remain on League A following UEFA rule changes.

Poland opened their UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying by a single-margin 1–0 win against Austria in Vienna.[168] Three days later, Poland followed up their suit by beating Latvia 2–0 at home.[169]

On 7 June 2019, Poland defeated North Macedonia 1–0 by a lone goal from Piątek.[170] They then beat Israel 4–0 in Warsaw.[171] Poland then lost 2–0 to Slovenia in Ljubljana.[172] A following 0–0 home draw to Austria meant that Poland's top spot was under bank, with Slovenia approaching very quickly.[173]

In October, Poland embattled two opponents, Latvia and North Macedonia, for its UEFA Euro 2020 quest. Poland managed a convincing 3–0 away win over Latvia, eliminating them from the competition.[174] Slovenia's shock away defeat to North Macedonia relieved pressure for Poland, with Slovenia falling from second to fourth place.[175] Eventually, Poland beat North Macedonia 2–0 at home,[176] and with Slovenia falling at home to Austria,[177] Poland qualified for the Euros for the fourth consecutive time.

Being allowed to remain in League A, Poland was drawn against Italy, the Netherlands, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The performance of this tournament doubled as part of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification as playoff campaigns.

Poland started their League games without Lewandowski. In their first match, an away game against the Netherlands, the Poles lost 1–0.[178] Later, Poland made a trip to Bosnia; the Bosnian team, including Edin Džeko, had held Italy 1–1 draw away before. However, Poland managed a comeback from a goal down, with Kamil Glik and Kamil Grosicki scoring to beat Bosnia 2–1.[179] In October, Poland hosted Italy and Bosnia at home; a goalless draw with Italy combined with a 3–0 win over Bosnia made them temporarily occupy the top spot of the group.[180][181] However, in November, Poland suffered a 2–0 defeat despite Italy being depleted by COVID-19.[182] Poland lost to the Netherlands 2–1 at home, ending in third place.[183]

Poland participated in UEFA Euro 2020, postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. A 2–1 loss to Slovakia,[184] followed by a 1–1 draw to Spain, preceded a 3–2 defeat to Sweden to eliminate the Poles.[185][186]

### 2022–present

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See also: 2022 FIFA World Cup

Poland advanced to the second round (play-offs) of World Cup qualification to determine the final three European teams that would join the group winners at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Poland was scheduled to face Russia in Moscow on 24 March 2022 in the semi-final of a four-team playoff bracket that also included Sweden and the Czech Republic. However, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA indefinitely suspended Russia from all international competition. Poland advanced automatically to the play-off finals, where they defeated Sweden to qualify.[187]

At the 2022 World Cup, Poland was drawn into Group C, where they were scheduled to play against Argentina, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico.[188] The first match ended with a goalless draw against Mexico.[189] Goals from Piotr Zieliński and Robert Lewandowski gave Poland a 2–0 win against Saudi Arabia in the second match.[190] Following their loss to Argentina, Poland advanced to the knockout stage ahead of Mexico on goal difference, their first knockout stage appearance since 1986.[191] During the match, Wojciech Szczęsny denied Lionel Messi on a penalty kick opportunity. Szczęsny became the third keeper ever to stop two penalties in a single World Cup,[192] with the others being Brad Friedel in 2002 for the United States and Jan Tomaszewski in 1974, also for Poland.[193] In the round of 16, Poland lost 3–1 to France, in which Robert Lewandowski scored a penalty in stoppage time.[194][195]

Czesław Michniewicz did not renew his contract as manager and his place was taken by award-winning coach Fernando Santos to take on the mission of qualifying for Euro 2024.[196][197] Defeats to the Czech Republic, Moldova and Albania brought his dismissal.[197] In September 2023, Fernando Santos was replaced by Michał Probierz, who started with a win against the Faroe Islands in Euro 2024 qualifying, but then drew with Moldova.[198] Poland later ended qualification for Euro 2024 with a 1–1 draw to the Czech Republic, ending all hopes for Poland to clinch automatic qualification. However, because of Poland's Nations League performance, the Poles were able to salvage a place in the play-offs, where Poland defeated Estonia 5–1. After a goalless draw against Wales, the Poles won on penalties to secure a spot at the Euros.[199] In the euro, they finished last in the group after losing 2-1 to the Netherlands, 3-1 to Austria, and a draw with France.

## Team image

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### Names

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The official FIFA country code for Poland is POL. This abbreviation is used to identify the team in FIFA, UEFA, and other matches. The same abbreviation is also used under the International Organization for Standardization. "Polish national football team" can be translated into Polish as "Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej". The team's most common nicknames include "Biało-czerwoni", which means "The white-reds", and "Orły", which translates into "The Eagles". In English, the team is also widely known as "The White Eagles", based on Poland's national coat of arms.

### Supporters

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Polish football fans

The Polish team enjoys widespread support in Poland and among Polish diaspora worldwide. A notable chant among Polish fans is "Polska, biało-czerwoni" ("Poland, the White-Reds").[200]

### National kits

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poland national football team kits.

Poland scarf

The national kits of Poland reflect the colours of the national flag, which are white and red. Apart from minor details (in the 1920s the socks in the home kit were striped), the design remains unchanged since 1921. The home kit consists of a white shirt, red shorts, and white socks; the away kit is all red (though sometimes worn with white shorts). On the rare occasions when both home and away kits clash with the opponent's, a colours third kit is available, usually in either black or blue (currently navy blue with white-red sleeves).

The kit has traditionally been adorned with the coat of arms of Poland, i.e. the crowned white eagle. Until 2006, the coat of arms featured only the inscription "POLSKA" in capital letters above the eagle, and not, as with many other national teams, the national football federation logo. The Euro 2012 kits were the first to feature the logo of the PZPN. When the kit was first launched it did not include the coat of arms, but it was restored shortly thereafter. Since 2009, the kits have been provided by Nike.

Kit supplier  | Period

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Polsport  | until 1974
Adidas | 1974–1992
Admiral | 1992–1993
Adidas | 1993
Lotto | 1993–1994
Puma | 1994–1996
Nike | 1996–1999
Adidas | 1999
Puma | 1999–2000
Tico | 2000
Puma | 2001–2008
Nike | 2009–present

## Stadiums

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### Main stadiums

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Silesian Stadium in Chorzów was built in 1956; the stadium has a seating capacity of 47,246. The stadium was renovated to expand its seating capacity to 55,211 and was reopened in October 2017. In 1993, the stadium was designated as the official home stadium of the Poland national team. In 2011, the National Stadium in Warsaw was completed with a capacity of 58,580 and since then, it has become a major stadium of Polish team and hosts most of Euro and World Cup qualifications matches.

* National Stadium

* Silesian Stadium

### Other stadiums

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Poland has also played at the following stadiums:

* Gdańsk Stadium

* Wrocław Stadium

* Poznań Stadium

* Henryk Reyman Stadium

* Polish Army Stadium

## Results and fixtures

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Main article: Poland national football team results (2020–present)

The list below includes match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

### 2023

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Poland v  Czech Republic 17 November 2023 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Poland | 1–1|  Czech Republic | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) |

* Piotrowski 38'

| Report |

* Souček 49'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 56,310
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Poland v  Latvia 21 November 2023 Friendly|  Poland | 2–0|  Latvia | Warsaw, Poland

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21:45 UTC+2 |

* Frankowski 7'
* Lewandowski 49'

| Report |  | Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

### 2024

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Poland v  Estonia 21 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Poland | 5–1|  Estonia | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |

* Frankowski 22'
* Zieliński 50'
* Piotrowski 70'
* Mets 74' (o.g.)
* S. Szymański 77'

| Report |

* Vetkal 78'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 53,868
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Wales v  Poland 26 March 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying|  Wales | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)|  Poland | Cardiff, Wales

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19:45 GMT (UTC±0) |  | Report |  | Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 31,876
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
| Penalties|

* Davies
* Moore
* Wilson
* Williams
* James

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* Lewandowski
* Szymański
* Frankowski
* Zalewski
* Piątek

Poland v  Ukraine 7 June 2024 Friendly|  Poland | 3–1|  Ukraine | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Walukiewicz 11'
* Zieliński 16'
* Romanczuk 30'

| Report |

* Dovbyk 42'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 47,013
Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

Poland v  Turkey 10 June 2024 Friendly|  Poland | 2–1|  Turkey | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Świderski 12'
* Zalewski 90'

| Report |

* Yılmaz 77'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 48,677
Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

Poland v  Netherlands 16 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D|  Poland | 1–2|  Netherlands | Hamburg, Germany

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15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Buksa 16'

| Report |

* Gakpo 29'
* Weghorst 83'

| Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 48,117
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Poland v  Austria 21 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D|  Poland | 1–3|  Austria | Berlin, Germany

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Piątek 30'

| Report |

* Trauner 9'
* Baumgartner 66'
* Arnautovic 78' (pen.)

| Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 69,455
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

France v  Poland 25 June 2024 UEFA Euro 2024 Group D|  France | 1–1|  Poland | Dortmund, Germany

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18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Mbappé 56' (pen.)

| Report |

* Lewandowski 79' (pen.)

| Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 59,728
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Scotland v  Poland 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05) Nations League|  Scotland | 2–3|  Poland | Glasgow, Scotland

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19:45 BST (UTC+1) |

* Gilmour 46'
* McTominay 76'

| Report |

* Szymański 8'
* Lewandowski 44' (pen.)
* Zalewski 90+7' (pen.)

| Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 46,356
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Croatia v  Poland 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) Nations League|  Croatia | 1–0|  Poland | Osijek, Croatia

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20:45 |

* Modrić 52'

| Report |  | Stadium: Opus Arena
Attendance: 12,612
Referee: François Letexier (France)

Poland v  Portugal 12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Nations League|  Poland | 1–3|  Portugal | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Zieliński 78'

| Report |

* Silva 26'
* Ronaldo 37'
* Bednarek 88' (o.g.)

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 56,854
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

Poland v  Croatia 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) Nations League|  Poland | 3–3|  Croatia | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |

* Zieliński 5'
* Zalewski 45'
* Szymański 68'

| Report |

* Sosa 19'
* P. Sučić 24'
* Baturina 26'

| Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 56,103
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)

Portugal v  Poland 15 November 2024 (2024-11-15) Nations League|  Portugal | v|  Poland | Porto, Portugal

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19:45 WET (UTC±0) |  | Report |  | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Poland v  Scotland 18 November 2024 (2024-11-18) Nations League|  Poland | v|  Scotland | Warsaw, Poland

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20:45 CET (UTC+1) |  | Report |  | Stadium: National Stadium

## Non-playing staff

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As of 18 March 2024.[201]
Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  Michał Probierz
Assistant coaches  |  Michał Bartosz

* * *

Robert Góralczyk

* * *

Sebastian Mila
Goalkeeping coach  |  Andrzej Dawidziuk
Fitness coaches  |  Radosław Gwiazda

* * *

Mateusz Oszust
Match analyst  |  Hubert Małowiejski
Video analyst  |  Jakub Rejmoniak
Doctor  |  Jacek Jaroszewski
Physiotherapists  |  Paweł Bamber

* * *

Marcin Bator

* * *

Wojciech Herman

* * *

Adam Kurek
Team manager  |  Jakub Kwiatkowski
Communications manager  |  Tomasz Kozłowski
Logistics manager  |  Łukasz Gawrjołek
Technical director  |  Paweł Kosedowski
Assistant technical director  |  Paweł Sidorowicz

### Coaching history

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Caretaker manager are listed in italics.

Prior to 1966 the Polish team was chosen by a selection committee.[202]

* Michał Matyas (1966–1967)
* Ryszard Koncewicz (1968–1970)
* Kazimierz Górski (1971–1976)
* Jacek Gmoch (1976–1978)
* Ryszard Kulesza (1978–1980)
* Antoni Piechniczek (1981–1986, 1996–1997)
* Wojciech Łazarek (1986–1989)
* Andrzej Strejlau (1989–1993)
* Lesław Ćmikiewicz (1993)
* Henryk Apostel (1994–1995)
* Władysław Stachurski (1996)
* Krzysztof Pawlak (1997)
* Janusz Wójcik (1997–1999)
* Jerzy Engel (2000–2002)
* Zbigniew Boniek (2002)
* Paweł Janas (2003–2006)
* Leo Beenhakker (2006–2009)
* Stefan Majewski (2009)
* Franciszek Smuda (2009–2012)
* Waldemar Fornalik (2012–2013)
* Adam Nawałka (2013–2018)
* Jerzy Brzęczek (2018–2021)
* Paulo Sousa (2021)
* Czesław Michniewicz (2022)
* Fernando Santos (2023)
* Michał Probierz (2023–present)

## Players

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### Current squad

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The following players were called up for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Scotland on 15 and 18 November 2024.[203]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Croatia, as recognized by the PZPN.[204]

No. | Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club

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| 1GK | Łukasz Skorupski |  (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) | 13  | 0  |  Bologna
| 1GK | Marcin Bułka |  (1999-10-04) 4 October 1999 (age 25) | 3  | 0  |  Nice
| 1GK | Bartłomiej Drągowski |  (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | 2  | 0  |  Panathinaikos
| 1GK | Bartosz Mrozek |  (2000-02-23) 23 February 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Lech Poznań

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| 2DF | Jan Bednarek |  (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) | 64  | 1  |  Southampton
| 2DF | Bartosz Bereszyński |  (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32) | 56  | 0  |  Sampdoria
| 2DF | Jakub Kiwior |  (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) | 29  | 1  |  Arsenal
| 2DF | Tymoteusz Puchacz |  (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) | 14  | 0  |  Holstein Kiel
| 2DF | Sebastian Walukiewicz |  (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) | 7  | 1  |  Torino
| 2DF | Kamil Piątkowski |  (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) | 4  | 0  |  Red Bull Salzburg
| 2DF | Michał Gurgul |  (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 18) | 0  | 0  |  Lech Poznań

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| 3MF | Piotr Zieliński |  (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30) | 97  | 14  |  Inter Milan
| 3MF | Przemysław Frankowski |  (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) | 47  | 3  |  Lens
| 3MF | Sebastian Szymański |  (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25) | 40  | 5  |  Fenerbahçe
| 3MF | Jakub Moder |  (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) | 30  | 2  |  Brighton & Hove Albion
| 3MF | Nicola Zalewski |  (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) | 25  | 3  |  Roma
| 3MF | Jakub Kamiński |  (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) | 16  | 1  |  VfL Wolfsburg
| 3MF | Bartosz Kapustka |  (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27) | 15  | 3  |  Legia Warsaw
| 3MF | Bartosz Slisz |  (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25) | 13  | 0  |  Atlanta United
| 3MF | Kacper Urbański |  (2004-09-07) 7 September 2004 (age 20) | 9  | 0  |  Bologna
| 3MF | Kacper Kozłowski |  (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | 6  | 0  |  Gaziantep
| 3MF | Taras Romanczuk |  (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 32) | 4  | 1  |  Jagiellonia Białystok
| 3MF | Mateusz Bogusz |  (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 (age 23) | 1  | 0  |  Los Angeles FC
| 3MF | Antoni Kozubal |  (2004-08-18) 18 August 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Lech Poznań
| 3MF | Dominik Marczuk |  (2003-11-01) 1 November 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Real Salt Lake

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| 4FW | Robert Lewandowski (captain) |  (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 36) | 156  | 84  |  Barcelona
| 4FW | Karol Świderski |  (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) | 37  | 11  |  Charlotte FC
| 4FW | Krzysztof Piątek |  (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29) | 32  | 12  |  İstanbul Başakşehir
| 4FW | Adam Buksa |  (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 28) | 18  | 7  |  Midtjylland

### Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the national team in the last twelve months.

Pos. | Player  | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Goals  | Club  | Latest call-up

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GK | Kacper Trelowski |  (2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 21) | 0  | 0  |  Raków Częstochowa | v.  Croatia, 15 October 2024
GK | Wojciech Szczęsny RET |  (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) | 84  | 0  |  Barcelona | UEFA Euro 2024
GK | Mateusz Kochalski |  (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Qarabağ | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE
GK | Oliwier Zych |  (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  Aston Villa | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE INJ

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DF | Paweł Dawidowicz |  (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) | 17  | 0  |  Hellas Verona | v.  Croatia, 15 October 2024
DF | Mateusz Skrzypczak |  (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24) | 0  | 0  |  Jagiellonia Białystok | v.  Portugal, 12 October 2024 INJ
DF | Mateusz Wieteska |  (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) | 4  | 0  |  Cagliari | v.  Croatia, 8 September 2024
DF | Bartosz Salamon |  (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991 (age 33) | 15  | 0  |  Lech Poznań | UEFA Euro 2024
DF | Paweł Bochniewicz |  (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28) | 3  | 0  |  Heerenveen | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE
DF | Matty Cash |  (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 27) | 15  | 1  |  Aston Villa | v.  Estonia, 21 March 2024 INJ
DF | Bartłomiej Wdowik |  (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24) | 1  | 0  |  Hannover 96 | v.  Latvia, 21 November 2023
DF | Patryk Peda |  (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22) | 3  | 0  |  Palermo | v.  Latvia, 21 November 2023 U21

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MF | Michael Ameyaw |  (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 (age 24) | 2  | 0  |  Raków Częstochowa | v.  Croatia, 15 October 2024
MF | Maxi Oyedele |  (2004-11-07) 7 November 2004 (age 20) | 2  | 0  |  Legia Warsaw | v.  Croatia, 15 October 2024
MF | Jakub Piotrowski |  (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) | 10  | 2  |  Ludogorets Razgrad | v.  Croatia, 15 October 2024 INJ
MF | Mateusz Kowalczyk |  (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) | 0  | 0  |  GKS Katowice | v.  Croatia, 8 September 2024
MF | Damian Szymański |  (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) | 18  | 2  |  AEK Athens | UEFA Euro 2024
MF | Michał Skóraś |  (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 (age 24) | 9  | 0  |  Club Brugge | UEFA Euro 2024
MF | Kamil Grosicki RET |  (1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 36) | 94  | 17  |  Pogoń Szczecin | UEFA Euro 2024
MF | Jakub Kałuziński |  (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 22) | 1  | 0  |  Antalyaspor | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE
MF | Paweł Wszołek |  (1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 32) | 14  | 2  |  Legia Warsaw | v.  Wales, 26 March 2024
MF | Karol Struski |  (2001-01-18) 18 January 2001 (age 23) | 1  | 0  |  Aris Limassol | v.  Latvia, 21 November 2023
MF | Mateusz Łęgowski |  (2003-01-29) 29 January 2003 (age 21) | 1  | 0  |  Yverdon-Sport | v.  Latvia, 21 November 2023 U21
MF | Patryk Dziczek |  (1998-02-25) 25 February 1998 (age 26) | 2  | 0  |  Piast Gliwice | v.  Czech Republic, 17 November 2023 INJ

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FW | Arkadiusz Milik |  (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) | 73  | 17  |  Juventus | UEFA Euro 2024 PRE INJ
FW | Adrian Benedyczak |  (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 23) | 0  | 0  |  Parma | v.  Czech Republic, 17 November 2023 INJ

* * *

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
WD Player withdrew from the squad.
RET Retired from the national team.
U21 Joined Poland national under-21 football team.

## Player records

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As of 15 October 2024.[205]
Players in bold are still active with Poland.

### Most appearances

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Robert Lewandowski is Poland's top goalscorer and their most capped player. Rank  | Player  | Caps  | Goals  | Career

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1  | Robert Lewandowski | 156 | 84  | 2008–present
2  | Jakub Błaszczykowski | 109 | 21  | 2006–2023
3  | Kamil Glik | 103 | 6  | 2010–2022
4  | Michał Żewłakow | 102 | 3  | 1999–2011
5  | Grzegorz Krychowiak | 100 | 5  | 2008–2023
Grzegorz Lato | 100 | 45  | 1971–1984
7  | Kazimierz Deyna | 97 | 41  | 1968–1978
Piotr Zieliński | 97 | 14  | 2013–present
9  | Jacek Bąk | 96 | 3  | 1993–2008
Jacek Krzynówek | 96 | 15  | 1998–2009

### Top goalscorers

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Rank  | Player  | Goals  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1  | Robert Lewandowski (list)  | 84 | 156  | 0.54  | 2008–present
2  | Włodzimierz Lubański | 48 | 75  | 0.64  | 1963–1980
3  | Grzegorz Lato | 45 | 100  | 0.45  | 1971–1984
4  | Kazimierz Deyna | 41 | 97  | 0.42  | 1968–1978
5  | Ernest Pol | 39 | 46  | 0.85  | 1955–1965
6  | Andrzej Szarmach | 32 | 61  | 0.52  | 1973–1982
7  | Gerard Cieślik | 27 | 45  | 0.6  | 1947–1958
8  | Zbigniew Boniek | 24 | 80  | 0.3  | 1976–1988
9  | Ernest Wilimowski | 21 | 22  | 0.95  | 1934–1939
Jakub Błaszczykowski | 21 | 109  | 0.19  | 2006–2023

### Most clean sheets

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Rank  | Player  | Clean sheets  | Caps  | Ratio  | Career

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1  | Wojciech Szczęsny | 34 | 84  | 0.4  | 2009–2024
2  | Łukasz Fabiański | 27 | 57  | 0.47  | 2006–2021
3  | Józef Wandzik | 25 | 52  | 0.48  | 1985–1995
4  | Artur Boruc | 24 | 65  | 0.37  | 2004–2017
5  | Jerzy Dudek | 23 | 60  | 0.38  | 1998–2013
Jan Tomaszewski | 23 | 63  | 0.37  | 1971–1981
7  | Adam Matysek | 20 | 34  | 0.59  | 1991–2002
8  | Hubert Kostka | 13 | 32  | 0.41  | 1962–1972
Jarosław Bako | 13 | 35  | 0.37  | 1988–1993
Józef Młynarczyk | 13 | 42  | 0.31  | 1979–1986

### Most caps as captain

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Rank  | Player  | Captain caps  | Total caps  | Career

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1  | Robert Lewandowski | 91  | 156  | 2008–present
2  | Kazimierz Deyna | 57  | 97  | 1968–1978
3  | Jakub Błaszczykowski | 32  | 109  | 2006–2023
4  | Jacek Bąk | 29  | 96  | 1993–2008
5  | Tomasz Wałdoch | 27  | 74  | 1991–2002
6  | Michał Żewłakow | 25  | 102  | 1999–2011
7  | Henryk Szczepański | 24  | 45  | 1957–1965
8  | Gerard Cieślik | 22  | 45  | 1947–1958
9  | Waldemar Prusik | 21  | 49  | 1983–1991
Stanisław Oślizło | 21  | 57  | 1961–1971
Władysław Żmuda | 21  | 91  | 1973–1986

## Competitive record

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Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil

### FIFA World Cup

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See also: Poland at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record |  | Qualification record

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Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA
1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1934 | Did not qualify | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2
1938 | Round of 16  | 11th  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 6  | Squad | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 1
1950 | Did not enter | Did not enter
1954 | Withdrew | Withdrew
1958 | Did not qualify | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 7
1962 | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3
1966 | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 11  | 10
1970 | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 19  | 8
1974 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | Squad | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3
1978 | Second group stage  | 5th  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 6  | Squad | 6  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 17  | 4
1982 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Squad | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 2
1986 | Round of 16  | 14th  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 7  | Squad | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 6
1990 | Did not qualify | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 8
1994 | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 10  | 15
1998 | 8  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 10  | 12
2002 | Group stage  | 25th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 7  | Squad | 10  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 21  | 11
2006 | 21st  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | Squad | 10  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 27  | 9
2010 | Did not qualify | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 19  | 14
2014 | 10  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 18  | 12
2018 | Group stage  | 25th  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | Squad | 10  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 28  | 14
2022 | Round of 16  | 15th  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 5  | Squad | 11  | 7  | 2  | 2  | 32  | 11
2026 | To be determined | To be determined
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Total  | Third place | 9/22 | 38  | 17  | 6  | 15  | 49  | 50  | –  | 127  | 67  | 23  | 37  | 260  | 152

#### Match history

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FIFA World Cup history

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result
1938 | Round of 16  |  Brazil | 5–6 | Loss
1974 | Group stage  |  Argentina | 3–2 | Win
Haiti | 7–0 | Win
Italy | 2–1 | Win
Second round |  Sweden | 1–0 | Win
Yugoslavia | 2–1 | Win
West Germany | 0-1 | Loss
Bronze play-off |  Brazil | 1–0 | Win
1978 | Group stage  |  West Germany | 0–0 | Draw
Tunisia | 1–0 | Win
Mexico | 3–1 | Win
Second round  |  Argentina | 0–2 | Loss
Peru | 1–0 | Win
Brazil | 1–3 | Loss
1982 | Group stage  |  Italy | 0–0 | Draw
Cameroon | 0–0 | Draw
Peru | 5–1 | Win
Second group stage |  Belgium | 3–0 | Win
Soviet Union | 0–0 | Draw
Semi-finals |  Italy | 0–2 | Loss
Bronze play-off |  France | 3–2 | Win
1986 | Group stage  |  Morocco | 0–0 | Draw
Portugal | 1–0 | Win
England | 0–3 | Loss
Round of 16 |  Brazil | 0–4 | Loss
2002 | Group stage  |  South Korea | 0–2 | Loss
Portugal | 0–4 | Loss
United States | 3–1 | Win
2006 | Group stage  |  Ecuador | 0–2 | Loss
Germany | 0–1 | Loss
Costa Rica | 2–1 | Win
2018 | Group stage  |  Senegal | 1–2 | Loss
Colombia | 0–3 | Loss
Japan | 1–0 | Win
2022 | Group stage  |  Mexico | 0–0 | Draw
Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Win
Argentina | 0–2 | Loss
Round of 16 |  France | 1–3 | Loss

### Olympic Games

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1900 | Did not enter
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1924 | Round 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Squad
1928 | Did not qualify
1932 | No football tournament
1936 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | Squad
1948 | Did not qualify
1952 | Round 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad
1956 | Did not qualify
1960 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Squad
1964 | Did not qualify
1968
1972 | Gold medalists | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Squad
1976 | Silver medalists | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | Squad
1980 | Did not qualify
1984
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Since 1992 | See Poland Olympic football team
Total | 6/22 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 33 | –

#### Match history

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Olympic Games history

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result
1924 | First round  |  Hungary | 0–5 | Loss
1936 | First round  |  Hungary | 3–0 | Win
Quarter-finals |  Great Britain | 5–4 | Win
Semi-finals |  Austria | 1–3 | Loss
Bronze medal match |  Norway | 2–3 | Loss
1952 | Preliminary round  |  France | 2–1 | Win
First round |  Denmark | 0–2 | Loss
1960 | Group stage  |  Tunisia | 6–1 | Win
Denmark | 1–2 | Loss
Argentina | 0–2 | Win
1972 | Group stage  |  Colombia | 5–1 | Win
Ghana | 4–0 | Win
East Germany | 2–1 | Win
Second round |  Denmark | 1–1 | Draw
Soviet Union | 2–1 | Win
Morocco | 5–0 | Win
Gold Medal match |  Hungary | 2–1 | Win
1976 | Group stage  |  Cuba | 0–0 | Draw
Iran | 3–2 | Win
Quarter-finals |  North Korea | 5–0 | Win
Semi-finals |  Brazil | 2–0 | Win
Gold Medal match | East Germany | 1–3 | Loss

### UEFA European Championship

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See also: Poland at the UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record  |  | Qualifying record

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1960 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7
1964 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4
1968 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9
1972 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6
1976 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5
1980 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4
1984 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9
1988 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11
1992 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6
1996 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12
2000 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8
2004 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7
2008 | Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12
2012 | 14th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as co-hosts
2016 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Squad | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10
2020 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5
2024 | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6  | Squad | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 15  | 11
2028 | To be determined | To be determined
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Total  | Quarter-finals  | 5/17  | 17  | 2  | 8  | 7  | 14  | 21  | –  | 120  | 56  | 31  | 33  | 197  | 126

#### Match history

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UEFA European Championship history

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result
2008 | Group stage  |  Germany | 0–2 | Loss
Austria | 1–1 | Draw
Croatia | 0–1 | Loss
2012 | Group stage  |  Greece | 1–1 | Draw
Russia | 1–1 | Draw
Czech Republic | 0–1 | Loss
2016 | Group stage  |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | Win
Germany | 0–0 | Draw
Ukraine | 1–0 | Win
Round of 16 |  Switzerland | 1–1 | Draw (Win)
Quarter-finals |  Portugal | 1–1 | Draw (Loss)
2020 | Group stage  |  Slovakia | 1–2 | Loss
Spain | 1–1 | Draw
Sweden | 2–3 | Loss
2024 | Group stage  |  Netherlands | 1–2 | Loss
Austria | 1–3 | Loss
France | 1–1 | Draw

### UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record

Season  | Division  | Group  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank
2018–19 | A | 3 | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 6  |  | 10th
2020–21 | A | 1 | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 6  |  | 10th
2022–23 | A | 4 | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 6  | 12  |  | 11th
2024–25 | A | 1 | To be determined
To be determined

Total  | 16  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 16  | 24  | 11th

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First match  |  Italy 1–1 Poland
(Bologna, Italy; 7 September 2018)
Biggest win  |  Poland 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Wrocław, Poland; 14 October 2020)
Biggest defeat  |  Belgium 6–1 Poland
(Brussels, Belgium; 8 June 2022)
Best result  | 10th place in 2018–19 and 2020–21
Worst result  | 11th place in 2022–23

#### Match history

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UEFA Nations League history

Year  | Round  | Opponent  | Score  | Result
2018–19 | Group stage  |  Italy | 1–1 | Draw
Portugal | 2–3 | Loss
Italy | 0–1 | Loss
Portugal | 1–1 | Draw
2020–21 | Group stage  |  Netherlands | 0–1 | Loss
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | Win
Italy | 0–0 | Draw
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Win
Italy | 0–2 | Loss
Netherlands | 1–2 | Loss
2022–23 | Group stage  |  Wales | 2–1 | Win
Belgium | 1–6 | Loss
Netherlands | 2–2 | Draw
Belgium | 0–1 | Loss
Netherlands | 0–2 | Loss
Wales | 1–0 | Win
2024–25 | Group stage  |  Scotland | 3–2 | Win
Croatia | 0–1 | Loss
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## Head-to-head record

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Opponent  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD  | Confederation  | %Won

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Albania | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | UEFA | 67%
Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | CAF | 100%
Andorra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | UEFA | 100%
Argentina | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | −8 | CONMEBOL | 25%
Armenia | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | UEFA | 71%
Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | AFC | 0%
Austria | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | UEFA | 45%
Azerbaijan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | UEFA | 83%
Belarus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | UEFA | 33%
Belgium | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 0 | UEFA | 33%
Bolivia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | CONMEBOL | 100%
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +3 | UEFA | 80%
Brazil | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 37 | −18 | CONMEBOL | 8%
Bulgaria | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 30 | +17 | UEFA | 48%
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | CAF | 0%
Canada | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | CONCACAF | 100%
Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | CONMEBOL | 50%
China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | AFC | 100%
Colombia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | CONMEBOL | 33%
Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | CONCACAF | 100%
Croatia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | UEFA | 14.28%
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | CONCACAF | 0%
Cyprus | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | UEFA | 57%
Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | UEFA | 28%
Denmark | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 49 | −11 | UEFA | 35%
Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | CONMEBOL | 33%
Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | CAF | 0%
England | 21 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 33 | −20 | UEFA | 5%
Estonia | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | UEFA | 80%
Faroe Islands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | UEFA | 100%
Finland | 32 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 81 | 29 | +52 | UEFA | 66%
France | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 31 | −11 | UEFA | 17%
Georgia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | UEFA | 80%
East Germany | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 27 | −1 | UEFA | 47%
Germany/ West Germany | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 34 | −22 | UEFA | 9%
Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | CAF | 100%
Gibraltar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | UEFA | 100%
Greece | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 12 | +18 | UEFA | 59%
Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | CONCACAF | 50%
Haiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | CONCACAF | 66%
Hungary | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 43 | 92 | −49 | UEFA | 24%
Iceland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | UEFA | 71%
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | AFC | 100%
Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | AFC | 100%
Iraq | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | AFC | 40%
Republic of Ireland | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 30 | +14 | UEFA | 39%
Israel | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 15 | +17 | UEFA | 54%
Italy | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | UEFA | 17%
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | CAF | 100%
Japan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | AFC | 71%
Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | UEFA | 80%
North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | AFC | 50%
South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | AFC | 33%
Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | AFC | 50%
Latvia | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 15 | +27 | UEFA | 75%
Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | CAF | 100%
Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | UEFA | 100%
Lithuania | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | UEFA | 45%
Luxembourg | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | UEFA | 86%
North Macedonia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | UEFA | 80%
Malta | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | UEFA | 100%
Mexico | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | CONCACAF | 33%
Moldova | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | UEFA | 63%
Montenegro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | UEFA | 50%
Morocco | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | CAF | 40%
Netherlands | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | UEFA | 15%
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | OFC | 50%
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | CAF | 0%
Northern Ireland | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | UEFA | 40%
Norway | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 58 | 26 | +32 | UEFA | 63%
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | CONMEBOL | 0%
Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | CONMEBOL | 100%
Portugal | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | −7 | UEFA | 21.42%
Romania | 36 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 55 | -2 | UEFA | 19%
Russia/ Soviet Union | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 34 | −16 | UEFA | 21%
San Marino | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | +43 | UEFA | 100%
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | AFC | 100%
Scotland | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +2 | UEFA | 33%
Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | CAF | 0%
Serbia/ Yugoslavia | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 51 | 54 | −3 | UEFA | 38%
Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | AFC | 100%
Slovakia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | UEFA | 33%
Slovenia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | UEFA | 38%
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | CAF | 50%
Spain | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 28 | −19 | UEFA | 9%
Sweden | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 59 | −18 | UEFA | 32%
Switzerland | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 12 | +9 | UEFA | 36%
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | AFC | 100%
Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | CAF | 75%
Turkey | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 13 | +28 | UEFA | 67%
Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | UEFA | 50%
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | AFC | 100%
Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | CONMEBOL | 25%
United States | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | CONCACAF | 41%
Wales | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | UEFA | 64%
Total | 893 | 389 | 219 | 285 | 1,522 | 1,197 | +325 | FIFA | 43.56%

## Honours

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Portals:

* Association football
* Poland

### Major competitions

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* FIFA World Cup
* Third place (2): 1974, 1982
* Olympic Games
* Gold medal (1): 1972
* Silver medal (1): 1976] 1992

### Friendly

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* King's Cup
* Runners-up (1): 2010
* Nehru Cup
* Champions (1): 1984[206]
* Runners-up (1): 1988 [207]
* Cyprus International Football Tournament
* Champions (1): 1997
* Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
* Champions (1): 2005

### Summary

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FIFA World Cup | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2
Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2
UEFA European Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4

## Notes

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1. ^ In fact, there was a previous meeting mentioned by the press in Kraków in 1892, though no details are known.

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* Ukraine

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* Australia
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* Iran
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France

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Croatia

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Belgium

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England

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Argentina

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France

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Croatia

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Morocco

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* Brazil
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* Netherlands

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* Spain
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Spain

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Germany

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* Croatia
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* Portugal

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* Czech Republic
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* Austria
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* France
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UEFA Euro 2012 finalists

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Spain

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Italy

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* Germany
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* Czech Republic
* England
* France
* Greece

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* Poland
* Russia

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* Denmark
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* Croatia
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* Sweden
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* Portugal

Runners-up|

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* Germany
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* Belgium
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* Croatia
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| Group A|

* Albania
* Romania

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* Russia

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* Ukraine

Group D|

* Czech Republic
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Group E|

* Sweden

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* Austria

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UEFA Euro 2020 finalists

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* Italy

Runners-up|

* England

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* Denmark
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Eliminated in the quarter-finals|

* Belgium
* Czech Republic
* Switzerland
* Ukraine

Eliminated in the round of 16|

* Austria
* Croatia
* France
* Germany
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Sweden
* Wales

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| Group A|

* Turkey

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* Finland
* Russia

Group C|

* North Macedonia

Group D|

* Scotland

Group E|

* Poland
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Group F|

* Hungary

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Poland FIFA World Cup squads

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Poland squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup

* GK Brom
* GK Madejski
* DF Gałecki
* DF Giemsa
* DF Szczepaniak
* DF Twórz
* MF Dytko
* MF Góra
* MF Lis
* MF Nyc
* MF W. Piec
* MF Wasiewicz
* FW Baran
* FW Cebula
* FW Habowski
* FW Korbas
* FW Łyko
* FW Piontek
* FW R. Piec
* FW Scherfke
* FW Wilimowski
* FW Wodarz
* Coach: Kałuża

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Poland squad – 1974 FIFA World Cup third place

* 1 Fischer
* 2 Tomaszewski
* 3 Kalinowski
* 4 Szymanowski
* 5 Gut
* 6 Gorgoń
* 7 Wieczorek
* 8 Bulzacki
* 9 Żmuda
* 10 Musiał
* 11 Ćmikiewicz
* 12 Deyna (c)
* 13 Kasperczak
* 14 Maszczyk
* 15 Jakóbczak
* 16 Lato
* 17 Szarmach
* 18 Gadocha
* 19 Domarski
* 20 Kapka
* 21 Kmiecik
* 22 Kusto
* Coach: Górski

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Poland squad – 1978 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Tomaszewski
* 2 Mazur
* 3 Maculewicz
* 4 Szymanowski
* 5 Nawałka
* 6 Gorgoń
* 7 Iwan
* 8 Kasperczak
* 9 Żmuda
* 10 Rudy
* 11 Masztaler
* 12 Deyna (c)
* 13 Kupcewicz
* 14 Justek
* 15 Kusto
* 16 Lato
* 17 Szarmach
* 18 Boniek
* 19 Lubański
* 20 Wójcicki
* 21 Kukla
* 22 Kostrzewa
* Coach: Gmoch

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Poland squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup third place

* 1 Młynarczyk
* 2 Dziuba
* 3 Kupcewicz
* 4 Dolny
* 5 Janas
* 6 Skrobowski
* 7 Jałocha
* 8 Matysik
* 9 Żmuda (c)
* 10 Majewski
* 11 Smolarek
* 12 Wójcicki
* 13 Buncol
* 14 Pałasz
* 15 Ciołek
* 16 Lato
* 17 Szarmach
* 18 Kusto
* 19 Iwan
* 20 Boniek
* 21 Kazimierski
* 22 Mowlik
* Coach: Piechniczek

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Poland squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Młynarczyk
* 2 Przybyś
* 3 Żmuda
* 4 Ostrowski
* 5 Wójcicki
* 6 Matysik
* 7 Tarasiewicz
* 8 Urban
* 9 Karaś
* 10 Majewski
* 11 Smolarek
* 12 Kazimierski
* 13 Komornicki
* 14 Kubicki
* 15 Buncol
* 16 Pałasz
* 17 Zgutczyński
* 18 Pawlak
* 19 Wandzik
* 20 Boniek (c)
* 21 Dziekanowski
* 22 Furtok
* Coach: Piechniczek

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Poland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Dudek
* 2 Kłos
* 3 Zieliński
* 4 Mi. Żewłakow
* 5 Rząsa
* 6 Hajto
* 7 Świerczewski
* 8 Kucharski
* 9 Kryszałowicz
* 10 Kałużny
* 11 Olisadebe
* 12 Majdan
* 13 Głowacki
* 14 Ma. Żewłakow
* 15 Wałdoch (c)
* 16 Murawski
* 17 A. Bąk
* 18 Krzynówek
* 19 Żurawski
* 20 J. Bąk
* 21 Koźmiński
* 22 Matysek
* 23 Sibik
* Coach: Engel

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Poland squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Boruc
* 2 Jop
* 3 Gancarczyk
* 4 Baszczyński
* 5 Kosowski
* 6 Bąk (c)
* 7 Sobolewski
* 8 Krzynówek
* 9 Żurawski
* 10 Szymkowiak
* 11 Rasiak
* 12 Kuszczak
* 13 Mila
* 14 Żewłakow
* 15 Smolarek
* 16 Radomski
* 17 Dudka
* 18 Lewandowski
* 19 Bosacki
* 20 Giza
* 21 Jeleń
* 22 Fabiański
* 23 Brożek
* Coach: Janas

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Poland squad – 2018 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Pazdan
* 3 Jędrzejczyk
* 4 Cionek
* 5 Bednarek
* 6 Góralski
* 7 Milik
* 8 Linetty
* 9 Lewandowski (c)
* 10 Krychowiak
* 11 Grosicki
* 12 Białkowski
* 13 Rybus
* 14 Teodorczyk
* 15 Glik
* 16 Błaszczykowski
* 17 Peszko
* 18 Bereszyński
* 19 Zieliński
* 20 Piszczek
* 21 Kurzawa
* 22 Fabiański
* 23 Kownacki
* Coach: Nawałka

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Poland squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Cash
* 3 Jędrzejczyk
* 4 Wieteska
* 5 Bednarek
* 6 Bielik
* 7 Milik
* 8 D. Szymański
* 9 Lewandowski (c)
* 10 Krychowiak
* 11 Grosicki
* 12 Skorupski
* 13 Kamiński
* 14 Kiwior
* 15 Glik
* 16 Świderski
* 17 Żurkowski
* 18 Bereszyński
* 19 S. Szymański
* 20 Zieliński
* 21 Zalewski
* 22 Grabara
* 23 Piątek
* 24 Frankowski
* 25 Gumny
* 26 Skóraś
* Coach: Michniewicz

Poland UEFA European Championship squads

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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2008

* 1 Boruc
* 2 Jop
* 3 Wawrzyniak
* 4 Golański
* 5 Dudka
* 6 Bąk
* 7 Smolarek
* 8 Krzynówek
* 9 Żurawski (c)
* 10 Garguła
* 11 Saganowski
* 12 Kowalewski
* 13 Wasilewski
* 14 Żewłakow
* 15 Pazdan
* 16 Piszczek
* 17 Łobodziński
* 18 Lewandowski
* 19 Murawski
* 20 Guerreiro
* 21 Zahorski
* 22 Fabiański
* 23 Kokoszka
* Coach: Beenhakker

* v
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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2012

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Boenisch
* 3 Wojtkowiak
* 4 Kamiński
* 5 Dudka
* 6 Matuszczyk
* 7 Polanski
* 8 Rybus
* 9 Lewandowski
* 10 Obraniak
* 11 Murawski
* 12 Sandomierski
* 13 Wasilewski
* 14 Wawrzyniak
* 15 Perquis
* 16 Błaszczykowski (c)
* 17 Sobiech
* 18 Mierzejewski
* 19 Wolski
* 20 Piszczek
* 21 Grosicki
* 22 Tytoń
* 23 Brożek
* Coach: Smuda

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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2016

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Pazdan
* 3 Jędrzejczyk
* 4 Cionek
* 5 Mączyński
* 6 Jodłowiec
* 7 Milik
* 8 Linetty
* 9 Lewandowski (c)
* 10 Krychowiak
* 11 Grosicki
* 12 Boruc
* 13 Stępiński
* 14 Wawrzyniak
* 15 Glik
* 16 Błaszczykowski
* 17 Peszko
* 18 Salamon
* 19 Zieliński
* 20 Piszczek
* 21 Kapustka
* 22 Fabiański
* 23 Starzyński
* Coach: Nawałka

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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2020

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Piątkowski
* 3 Dawidowicz
* 4 Kędziora
* 5 Bednarek
* 6 Kozłowski
* 8 Linetty
* 9 Lewandowski (c)
* 10 Krychowiak
* 11 Świderski
* 12 Skorupski
* 13 Rybus
* 14 Klich
* 15 Glik
* 16 Moder
* 17 Płacheta
* 18 Bereszyński
* 19 Frankowski
* 20 Zieliński
* 21 Jóźwiak
* 22 Fabiański
* 23 Kownacki
* 24 Świerczok
* 25 Helik
* 26 Puchacz
* Coach: Sousa

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Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2024

* 1 Szczęsny
* 2 Salamon
* 3 Dawidowicz
* 4 Walukiewicz
* 5 Bednarek
* 6 Piotrowski
* 7 Świderski
* 8 Moder
* 9 Lewandowski (c)
* 10 Zieliński
* 11 Grosicki
* 12 Skorupski
* 13 Romanczuk
* 14 Kiwior
* 15 Puchacz
* 16 Buksa
* 17 D. Szymański
* 18 Bereszyński
* 19 Frankowski
* 20 S. Szymański
* 21 Zalewski
* 22 Bułka
* 23 Piątek
* 24 Slisz
* 25 Skóraś
* 26 Urbański
* Coach: Probierz

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Football in Poland

Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)

National teams|

| Women's|

* Poland
* U-23
* U-20
* U-17

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Men's|

* Poland
* Olympic (U-23)
* U-21
* U-20
* U-19
* U-18
* U-17
* U-16
* U-15
* Futsal
* Beach

League competitions|

| Women's|

* Ekstraliga
* I liga
* II liga
* III liga

|

Men's|

* Ekstraklasa
* I liga
* II liga
* III liga (4 groups)
* IV liga (17 groups)
* V liga (3 groups) / Liga okręgowa (54 groups)
* Klasa A (132 groups)
* Klasa B (157 groups)
* Klasa C (16 groups)

Youth|

* Junior Championships
* Centralna Liga Juniorów
* Młoda Ekstraklasa (2007–2013)

Cup competitions|

| Women's|

* Polish Cup

|

Men's|

* Polish Cup
* Polish Super Cup
* League Cup in Polish Football
* Ekstraklasa Cup
* Polish League Cup (1999–2002)
* Polish League Cup (1977–1978)
* Young Leaders Rally Cup

History|

* Galicia national football team
* Polish football in the interwar period
* Lower-level football leagues in Poland in the interwar period
* 1921 Poland v Hungary match
* Polish Football League (1927–1939)
* Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)
* 1939 Poland v Hungary match
* Football in occupied Poland (1939–1945)
* Okęcie Airport incident

Awards|

* Footballer of the Year & other

Lists|

* Polish championships
* Records and statistics
* Clubs
* Derbies
* Venues
* Foreign Ekstraklasa players

* Men's clubs
* Men's players
* Women's clubs
* Women's players
* Expatriate footballers
* Managers
* Referees
* Venues

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National football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Gibraltar
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* North Macedonia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Republic of Ireland
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

Defunct|

* Czechoslovakia
* East Germany
* Ireland (1882–1950)
* Saarland
* Soviet Union (CIS)
* Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro)

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National sports teams of Poland

* American Football
* Badminton
* Baseball
* U18
* Basketball
* M
* MU-20
* MU-19
* MU-17
* M3x3
* W
* WU-20
* WU-19
* WU-16
* W3x3
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Field hockey
* M
* W
* Floorball
* M
* W
* W U-19
* Football
* M
* MU-23
* amputee
* MU-21
* MU-20
* MU-19
* MU-18
* MU-17
* MU-16
* W
* W-U20
* W-U19
* W-U17
* Futsal
* Goalball
* Handball
* M
* M-U20
* M-U18
* W
* Ice hockey
* M
* M-U20
* M-U18
* W
* W-U18
* Korfball
* Rugby league
* Rugby union
* M
* M7
* Speedway
* M
* M-U21
* M-U19
* Squash
* Tennis
* M
* W
* X
* Volleyball
* M
* M-U23
* M-U21
* M-U19
* W
* W-U21
* W-U19

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* European Games

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*[Pos.]: Position
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*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Loss
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
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