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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. 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.
- Paulo Sousa's Champions League record. Back in January, the Polish FA made a decision to sack Jerzy Brzeczek from his role as manager and replace him with Paulo Sousa.
- The clown with a World Cup record. Jan Tomaszewski. If you've never heard of that name, ask your dad. If he's too young to remember, ask your grandad.
- Excitement about next generation. Since the 1980s, Poland have struggled to be competitive on the international stage. The national side have only qualified for three World Cups since 1986, failing to progress past the group stage on every occasion.
- Inspiration for Iceland's Viking clap. One of the most impressive scenes at Euro 2016 was Iceland's Viking chant which gained worldwide attention - especially after their 2-1 win over England.
- Foundation and World Cup Debut
- The Quiet Years
- The Górski Era
- Continued Success
- The Slump
- Making A Comeback
- First Euro Appearances
- Recent History
- UEFA European Championship Results
Though the first football federation in Poland was established in 1911, World War I put any plans of forming a national team on hold. It wasn’t until 1919 that the Polish Football Federation was officially founded, with the first international match being organized two years later. In its debut, Poland lost a close 0-1 game to Hungary. Their first ...
Following their showing at the World Cup, the team played a friendly match against Hungary, who had finished 2nd in the tournament. Once again, Poland had an excellent showing against a favored side, winning the match 4-2. However, the WWII outbreak prevented further advancement, and Poland would have to wait 8 years to play its next international ...
Despite his goalscoring prowess, Lubański couldn’t turn the team’s fortunes by himself. Fortunately for him -- and the rest of the country -- help arrived in 1970, when Kazimierz Górski was appointed as the team’s coach. Górski’s influence was apparent from the get-go, as Poland went on to win a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition t...
Górski left the team in 1976, but his influence was still on full display in the years that followed. The 1978 World Cupsaw Poland advance from a tough group containing West Germany, Tunisia, and Mexico. The second round was a step too far, however. Pitted against three South American teams, Poland defeated Peru, but lost to both Argentina and Braz...
The following period saw Poland experience a major decline, failing to qualify for the next three World Cups in 1990, 1994 and 1998. England was a tough opponent to overcome during this era; after getting paired with them in all three of their World Cup qualifying groups, Poland finished behind them on every occasion. None of these three attempts c...
The arrival of the new century helped Poland put a stop to this streak of bad results, as they managed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup. However, their appearance was not particularly memorable. Following losses to South Korea 0-2 and Portugal0-4, they finished the tournament on a positive note by beating the United States 3-1. Despite the victory...
Despite missing the next two World Cups, Poland made up for it by qualifying for their first-ever European Championship in 2008. By that point, Poland was the most populated UEFA member state that hadn’t qualified for the tournament, as they missed out on no less than 12 consecutive Euros. Their inaugural debut was a disappointment, though, as they...
Following another unsuccessful World Cup qualifying campaign -- which saw them place behind old rivals England -- Poland cruised through the Euro 2016 qualifiers. At the tournament, they adopted a highly defensive tactic which saw them concede only 2 goals in the group stage. On the opposite side of the field, their attacking output left much to be...
Poland have participated three times in the European Championship (Euro). * Host nation, together with Ukraine By Martin Wahl References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_at_the_UEFA_European_Championship Image sources: 1. Unkn...
5 days ago · The Poland Euro 2024 squad will be made up of 26 players, after UEFA announced in May that the expanded team size will remain for the tournament, having initially wanted to reduce them back to 23.
Most Poles today are familiar with the name Robert Lewandowski, the red-and-white of Polish football kit, and the national anthem that’s played before the start of a match. Even those outside of Poland have seen this national team in action at the World Cup, the Euros, or just international friendlies. Less well-known is the actual history of the Polish national team, and its ups and downs ...
2 days ago · Weaknesses. The defence. Probierz’s back-three will have to be protected. But perhaps there’s a broader deficiency. The retirements of Kamil Glik and Grzegorz Krychowiak have weakened the team ...
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