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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Poland women's national football team.

Poland
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)
Orły (The Eagles)
AssociationPolish Football Association (PZPN)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachCzesław Michniewicz[1]
CaptainRobert Lewandowski
Most capsRobert Lewandowski (129)
Top scorerRobert Lewandowski (75)
Home stadiumStadion Narodowy im. Kazimierza Górskiego
Stadion Śląski
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 26 Increase 2 (20 June 2024)[2]
Highest5 (August 2017)
Lowest78 (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
Appearances9 (first in 1938)
Best resultThird place (1974, 1982)
European Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2016)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1974 West Germany Team
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Spain Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team

The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) has represented Poland in men's international football competitions since their first match in 1921. The team is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.

Poland have competed at eight FIFA World Cups with their first appearance being in 1938 where they were eliminated by Brazil. The country's best result was a bronze medal which Poland won in 1974 and 1982, with this era being regarded as the golden era of Polish international football. At the UEFA European Championship, Poland's best result was a quarter-finals appearance at the 2016 tournament before losing to eventual champions Portugal. Overall, they have competed in four European Championships with their debut being in 2008. They were co-hosts of the 2012 edition, along with Ukraine. Overall, Poland's best ever result in international football tournaments was the gold medal won at the 1972 Munich Olympics, along with winning the silver medal on two occasions; at the 1976 Montreal Olympics and at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

History

Before independence

The first Polish football clubs were Lechia Lwów (1903), Czarni Lwów (1903), Pogoń Lwów (1904), KS Cracovia (1906) and Wisła Kraków (1906). 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. The PZPN joined FIFA in 1923 and UEFA in 1955.

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.[5] Other sources[6] mention 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.

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.[note 1] It was won by the Lwów team 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 organized; 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 organized teams, the Czarni and the team of the IV Gymnasium. Kraków's representation was badly beaten in both meetings (4-0 and 2-0 respectively). The same 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.[5] By the autumn of that year there were already 16 teams in Kraków, including Wisła Kraków (It is said that actually Wisła Kraków was the first professional football team and not Cracovia). 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 and football of Poland also officially began.

1919–1939: Early years

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 I World War members of PFU established on 20 December 1919 in Warsaw the Polish Football Federation (Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej). Two years later, they appointed Hungarian-born Jesza Poszony as the first coach of Polish national team. Poland would play its first official international match on 18 December 1921 in Budapest, where the side lost to Hungary 1–0. Their first international win would come on 28 May 1922 where 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.[7][8][9][10][11] Poland qualified for their first ever 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 debut in the World Cup, Poland was set to play Brazil, sending 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.

1939–1945: Ban on football under the occupation

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.[12]

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.[13]

1946–1974: Beginnings of the rise

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, against Norway in Oslo, a 3–1 defeat. The biggest success in the early years after the war was the 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 the Danish side. 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. This was surpassed on 1 April 2009 when Poland defeated San Marino 10–0.

1974–1986: "Golden Era"

For 1974 World Cup qualification, they faced England, who eventually 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, 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. The match finished 3–2 Poland.

Poland thrashed Haiti 7–0 in their second game, with a hat-trick from Szarmach and two 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 first won 1–0 against Sweden, who had not conceded any goals in their first three matches. Lato scored the only goal of the 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 what was 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 the 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, also leading to the resignation of Ryszard Kulesza as head coach of the team.[14] At the 1982 FIFA World Cup, Poland were drawn in a group with Italy, Cameroon and Peru.[15] 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.[16][17][18]

In the first game of the second round, Poland beat Belgium 3–0; with a hat-trick from Boniek securing him a classic performance in the match, but the player would also receive a yellow card in the following match.[19][20] Nevertheless, Poland advanced as group winners to the knockout stage.[15] However, Poland would eventually be stopped in the semi-finals, losing 0–2 to Italy and ending the dream of playing at the World Cup final once again; but also securing a place in the third place play-off.[21] In the third place play-off, Poland beat France 3–2, with the game also being regarded as "the end of the golden era of Polish football".[22]

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

In 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Poland finished top of the qualifying group; with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.[23] Poland's biggest win of the qualifying phase was a 4–1 win over Greece, meanwhile Poland's biggest defeat was a 0–2 defeat to Belgium.[24][25]

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Poland were drawn into a group with England, Morocco and Portugal.[26] The first match was a 0–0 draw, and in the second match, beat Portugal 1–0.[27][28] 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.[29][30] In the round of sixteen, Poland were eliminated after suffering a 4–0 defeat to Brazil.[31]

1986–2001: Decline

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

In 1990 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished 3rd in the qualifying group, behind Sweden and England, on 5 points with two wins, one draw and three defeats.[32] They began qualifying for the 1990 edition with a 1–0 win over Albania, before defeats to Sweden (2–1) and England (3–0).[33][34][35] 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.[36][37][38]

In 1994 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished 4th in the qualifying group, behind Norway, the Netherlands and England.[39] 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.[40][41][42][43] Afterwards, Poland drew 1–1 with England, before a 0–3 defeat in the reverse fixture.[44][45] Afterwards, 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.[46][47][48][49]

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.[50] Poland lost 2–1 to Israel in the first game, and would later record a 1–0 win over Azerbaijan and a 0–0 draw with France.[51][52][53] Later, Poland lost 2–1 to Romania, beat Israel 4–3 and Slovakia 5–0, before consecutive draws with France (1–1) and Romania (0–0).[54][55][56][57] Poland lost 4–1 to Slovakia in the penultimate qualifying game, and drew 0–0 with Azerbaijan in the final group game.[58][59]

In 1998 World Cup qualifying, Poland finished 3rd behind England and Italy.[60] They began qualifying with a 2–1 loss to England before a win over Moldova (2–1) and a 0–0 draw with Italy.[61][62][63] Afterwards, they suffered successive defeats to Italy (3–0) and England (0–2).[64][65] They won the next two games; 4–1 over Georgia and 3–0 over Moldova, with Andrzej Juskowiak scoring a hat-trick against the latter.[66][67] The final game was against Georgia, with Poland losing 0–3.[68]

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: Rebuild

Main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup Group D

Poland qualified for the 2002 World Cup, their first appearance at the World Cup since 1986.[69] 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.[70][71]

The Polish drew a group featuring hosts South Korea, the United States and Portugal.[72] The first match was played against the hosts on 4 June, with Poland losing 2–0.[73] The second game was against Portugal on 10 June, which Poland lost 4–0, confirming its early elimination.[74] Poland then played the United States in the final group game on 14 June, winning 3–1; despite this, the U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Mexico in the round of 16.[75] Despite the win, Poland finished last in the group, with a goal difference of –4 and 3 points.[7]

Tomasz Frankowski; top goalscorer during Poland's 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, with 7 goals
Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup Group A

Poland's qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup saw eight wins and two defeats.[76] 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.[76] The biggest win of the qualifying phase for Poland was an 8–0 victory over Azerbaijan, in which Tomasz Frankowski scored a hat-trick.[77][78] 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.[79][80]

At the 2006 World Cup, Poland drew Germany, Ecuador and Costa Rica in Group A.[81] 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.[82] Poland's first match was a 2–0 defeat to Ecuador,[83] followed by a 1–0 defeat to Germany, with Oliver Neuville scoring a stoppage time winning goal;[84] with the defeat to Germany, and following Ecuador's 3–0 win over Costa Rica, officially ending Poland's chances of advancing further than the group.[85] The third and final group game saw Poland defeat Costa Rica 2–1; with Bartosz Bosacki getting on the scoresheet twice.[86][87]

2008: Debut at the Euros

Main articles: UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying 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.[88] 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.[89][90] In the third match, on 7 October, Poland won 1–0 over Kazakhstan, with Euzebiusz Smolarek scoring the goal.[91] On 11 October, Poland beat Portugal 2–1 with Smolarek scoring the two goals.[92] On 15 November, they beat Belgium 1–0.[93] On 24 March 2007, Poland beat Azerbaijan 5–0, and on 28 March beat Armenia 1–0.[94][95] On 2 June, they beat Azerbaijan 3–1 with Smolarek and Krzynówek (2) scoring.[96] 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.[97][98][99] On 13 October, Poland beat Kazakhstan 3–1 with a hat-trick from Smolarek.[100] On 17 November, they beat Belgium 2–0 with two goals from Smolarek, and on 21 November drew 2–2 with Serbia in the final qualifying game; thus qualifying for the tournament as the 1st place team in the qualifying group following Portugal's 0–0 draw with Finland, Poland's first ever Euro appearance.[101][102][103]

At UEFA Euro 2008, they were drawn in Group B; with Germany, Austria and Croatia.[104] Germany and Poland played on 8 June at the Hypo-Arena in Klagenfurt, Austria, losing 2–0 with two goals from Lukas Podolski.[105] 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.[106][107] The final group game was against Croatia, which Poland lost 1–0, finishing bottom of the group.[108]

2010: Disaster in World Cup qualifying

Main article: 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.[109] Poland began the campaign with a 1–1 draw against Slovenia on 6 September 2008.[110] On 10 October, Poland beat San Marino 2–0.[111] On 11 October, they won 2–1 against the Czech Republic.[112] After these wins, Poland lost consecutive matches against Slovakia 2–1 and Northern Ireland 3–2.[113][114] Poland then recorded their biggest ever win, 10–0 against San Marino in which six different players scored, on 1 April 2009.[115][116] In the last rounds of qualifying, Poland drew 1–1 with Northern Ireland and lost to Slovenia.[117][118] Poland then ended the campaign with consecutive losses to the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[119][120]

2012: Host of the Euros

On 18 April 2007, in Cardiff, Poland and Ukraine were selected to host UEFA Euro 2012 by the UEFA Executive Committee. The bid defeated other bids made, including one from Italy and joint bids by Croatia and Hungary and Greece and Turkey; thus becoming 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.[121] On 8 June, the opening match played between Poland and Greece at the Stadion Narodowy 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, and in the game, both teams went down to 10 men.[122][123] Poland's next game was on 12 June, again played at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, with the game against Russia finishing 1–1, with Russia taking the lead through Alan Dzagoev in the 37th minute before Poland equalized through Błaszczykowski in the 57th minute.[124][125] Poland's final game was against the Czech Republic, played on 16 June, at the Stadion Miejski, in Wrocław, where Poland lost 1–0 following a goal from Petr Jiráček.[126][127] Poland finished bottom of the group, with just two points, prompted coach Franciszek Smuda to resign following the humiliating elimination.[121]

2014–present: Resurgence

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group H

Poland was drawn in Group H of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying; with England, Ukraine, Montenegro, Moldova and San Marino.[128]

On 7 September, Poland's first qualifying match ended in a 2–2 draw with Montenegro, with goals from Błaszczykowski and Mierzejewski.[129] On 11 September, they beat Moldova 2–0 with goals from Błaszczykowski and Wawrzyniak.[130] On 17 October, Poland drew 1–1 with England, with Glik scoring the equalizing goal.[131] 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.[132] On 26 March, Poland beat San Marino 5–0, with a brace from Lewandowski, and goals from Piszczek, Teodorczyk and Kosecki.[133] On 6 September, Poland drew 1–1 with Montenegro; with Lewandowski scoring the equalizing goal only five minutes after Poland initially conceded.[134] On 10 September, they beat San Marino 5–1, with a brace from Zieliński, and goals from Błaszczykowski, Sobota and Mierzejewski.[135] However, Poland lost the last two games against Ukraine and England, 1–0 and 2–0, respectively.[136][137][138]

In UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying, Poland were drawn in Group D; with Germany, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Georgia and Gibraltar.[139]

On 11 October 2014, Poland beat 2014 World Cup champions Germany 2–0.[140] Three days later, Poland drew 2–2 with Scotland.[141] They drew 1–1 with the Republic of Ireland in March 2015 after conceding a goal from Shane Long in stoppage time.[142] By October, they beat the Republic of Ireland to score enough points for securing automatic qualification for the Euros.[143]

(Left): Jakub Błaszczykowski playing for Poland during the Euro 2016 quarter-finals 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.[144]

At the UEFA Euro 2016 finals, Poland were drawn in Group C; with Germany, Northern Ireland and Ukraine.[145]

Poland's first match was with Northern Ireland, on 12 June at the Stade de Nice in Nice; a game they won 1–0 with a goal from Arkadiusz Milik in the 51st minute.[146] The next match was with Germany at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on 16 June; with the finishing 0–0.[147] 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.[148] 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.[149][150] Poland then faced Portugal in the quarter-finals; another penalty shootout occured after a 1–1 draw. Poland lost the shootout 5–3.[151]

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.[152]

In 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Poland were drawn in Group E; with Denmark, Montenegro, Romania, Armenia and Kazakhstan.[153]

Despite drawing Kazakhstan on 4 September 2016's 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.[154]

Poland played at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their first World Cup since 2006, in Group H; against Senegal, Colombia and Japan.[155] Despite the group being considered close, Poland were tipped as favorites to advance.[156][157][158]

Poland's tournament was disappointing overall; they lost to Senegal in the opening match, 2–1 on 19 June in Moscow.[159] Five days later, on 24 June, they lost to Colombia in Kazan 3–0,[160] mathematically eliminating them from the round of 16. They did beat Japan 1–0 in their final group game in Volgograd.[161] 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.[162] Three days later, Poland followed up their suit by beating Latvia 2–0 at home.[163]

On 7 June 2019, Poland defeated North Macedonia 1–0 by a lone goal from Piątek.[164] They then beat Israel 4–0 in Warsaw.[165] Next was a 2–0 loss to Slovenia in Ljubljana.[166] A following 0–0 home draw to Austria meant that Poland's top spot had been under bank with Slovenia approached very quickly.[167]

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.[168] Surprisingly, Slovenia's shock away defeat to North Macedonia relieved pressure for Poland, with Slovenia falling from second to fourth place.[169] Eventually, Poland beat North Macedonia 2–0 at home,[170] and with Slovenia falling at home to Austria,[171] Poland qualified for the Euros for the fourth consecutive time.


Being allowed to remain in League A, Poland was drawn against Italy, Netherlands and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The performance of this tournament would be 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.[172] Then, Poland made a trip to Bosnia, who held Italy 1–1 away before, starting Edin Džeko against the Poles. However, Poland managed a comeback, from being a goal down, with Kamil Glik and Kamil Grosicki scoring to beat Bosnia 2–1.[173] 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.[174][175] However, in November, Poland suffered a 2–0 defeat despite Italy had already been depleted by COVID-19.[176] Poland lost to the Netherlands 2–1 at home, ending in third place.[177]

Poland participated in UEFA Euro 2020, postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. A 2–1 loss to Slovakia,[178]followed by a 1–1 draw to Spain, preceded a 3–2 defeat to Sweden to eliminate the Poles.[179][180]

Poland advanced to the second round (play-offs) to determine the final three European teams that will 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 semifinal of a four-team playoff bracket that also included Sweden and 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.

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Names

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 nicknames include "Biało-czerwoni" which means "The white-reds" and "Orły" which translates into "The Eagles". These are the most common names given to the Polish national football team. In English, the team is also widely known as "The White Eagles", based on Poland's national coats of arms.

Supporters

See also: Football hooliganism in Poland
Association football supporters of Polish national football team

The Polish team enjoys widespread support in Poland and among Polish diaspora worldwide. Some fans of the team are reportedly fanatic and often violent, with connections to Polish organized crime syndicates.[181] Supporters of the team have been involved in a number of incidents, such as during UEFA Euro 2012, held in Poland, when Polish and Russian supporters clashed prior to the encounter between the two countries' teams.[182]

The notable chant among Polish fans is "Polska, biało-czerwoni" ("Poland, the White-Reds").[183] Styrmir Gislason, the head of the Association of Icelandic Football Fans stated that the Icelandic Viking thunder clap chant was inspired by Polish football chants.[184]

National kits

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Scarf of Poland

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
Poland Polsport ?–1974
West Germany Adidas 1974–1992
United Kingdom Admiral 1992
Poland Dorbill [185] 1992-1993
Germany Adidas 1993
Italy Lotto 1993–1994
Germany Puma 1994–1996
United States Nike 1996–1998
Germany Adidas 1999
Germany Puma 1999–2000
Poland Tico 2000
Germany Puma 2001–2009
United States Nike 2009–

Stadiums

Main stadiums

Stadion Śląski in Chorzów was built in 1956 and seats 47,246. The stadium was renovated to seat 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, Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw was completed with capacity of 58,580 and since than it has became a major stadium of Polish team and hosts most of Euro and World Cup qualifications matches.

Other stadiums

Poland has also played at the following stadiums:

Results and fixtures

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

2021

25 March 2021 (2021-03-25) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary  3–3  Poland Budapest, Hungary
 Report
Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
28 March 2021 (2021-03-28) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  3–0  Andorra Warsaw, Poland
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
31 March 2021 (2021-03-31) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification England  2–1  Poland London, England
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
1 June 2021 (2021-06-01) Friendly Poland  1–1  Russia Wrocław, Poland
20:45 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wrocław
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) Friendly Poland  2–2  Iceland Poznań, Poland
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Lech Stadium
Referee: Balazs Berke (Hungary)
14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) UEFA Euro 2020 Poland  1–2  Slovakia Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 12,862
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
19 June 2021 (2021-06-19) UEFA Euro 2020 Spain  1–1  Poland Seville, Spain
21:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: La Cartuja
Attendance: 11,732
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
23 June 2021 (2021-06-23) UEFA Euro 2020 Sweden  3–2  Poland Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 14,252
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
2 September 2021 (2021-09-02) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  4–1  Albania Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report
Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
5 September 2021 (2021-09-05) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino  1–7  Poland Serravalle, San Marino
20:45
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle
Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland)
8 September 2021 (2021-09-08) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  1–1  England Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report
Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  5–0  San Marino Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania  0–1  Poland Tirana, Albania
20:45 Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
12 November 2021 (2021-11-12) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Andorra  1–4  Poland Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
15 November 2021 (2021-11-15) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland  1–2  Hungary Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

2022

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off Russia  Bye  Poland
Report
Note: The match was to be played on 24 March 2022. The Russia v Poland match, originally scheduled to be played at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow,[186] was later moved on 2 February 2022 to VTB Arena, Moscow, due to the epidemiological situation in Moscow and the possible limitations associated with it.[187] Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia were suspended,[188] and Poland advanced to the final on a walkover.
24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) Friendly Scotland  1–1  Poland Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Hampden Park
Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off Poland  2–0  Sweden Chorzów, Poland
20:45 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Stadion Śląski [note 2]
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Poland  v  Wales Wrocław, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Wrocław
6 June 2022 (2022-06-06) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Belgium  v  Poland Belgium
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Netherlands  v  Poland Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
13 June 2022 (2022-06-13) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Poland  v  Belgium Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: PGE Narodowy
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Poland  v  Netherlands Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
25 September 2022 (2022-09-25) 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Wales  v  Poland Wales
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
22 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Mexico  v  Poland Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Stadium 974
26 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Poland  v  Saudi Arabia Al Rayyan, Qatar
15:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Education City Stadium
30 November 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup Poland  v  Argentina Doha, Qatar
21:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Stadium: Stadium 974

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Poland Czesław Michniewicz
Assistant coaches Poland Mirosław Kalita
Poland Kamil Potrykus
Poland Hubert Małowiejski
Goalkeeping coaches Poland Andrzej Dawidziuk
Poland Tomasz Muchiński
Fitness coaches Poland Grzegorz Witt
Poland Karol Bortnik
Video analyst Poland Robert Musiałek
Doctor Poland Jacek Jaroszewski
Physioterapists Poland Paweł Bamber
Poland Marcin Bator
Poland Wojciech Herman
Poland Adam Kurek
Team manager Poland Jakub Kwiatkowski
Logistics manager Poland Łukasz Gawrjołek
Technical director Poland Paweł Kosedowski
Assistant technical director Poland Paweł Sidorowicz
Cook Poland Tomasz Leśniak
Nutritionist Poland Wojciech Zep

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Prior to 1966 the Polish team was chosen by a selection committee.[191]

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for a friendly match with Scotland on 24 March 2022 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff against Sweden on 29 March 2022.[192][193][194]

Caps and goals updated as of 29 March 2022, after the match against Sweden, as recognized by the PZPN.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Wojciech Szczęsny (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 34) 63 0 Italy Juventus
12 1GK Łukasz Skorupski (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33) 6 0 Italy Bologna
22 1GK Kamil Grabara (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Denmark Copenhagen
1GK Bartłomiej Drągowski (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Italy Fiorentina
2 2DF Matty Cash (1997-08-07) 7 August 1997 (age 26) 4 0 England Aston Villa
3 2DF Michał Helik (1995-09-09) 9 September 1995 (age 28) 7 0 England Barnsley
4 2DF Tomasz Kędziora (1994-06-11) 11 June 1994 (age 30) 26 1 Poland Lech Poznań
5 2DF Jan Bednarek (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) 39 1 England Southampton
13 2DF Arkadiusz Reca (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 29) 15 0 Italy Spezia
14 2DF Tymoteusz Puchacz (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Turkey Trabzonspor
15 2DF Kamil Glik (vice-captain) (1988-02-03) 3 February 1988 (age 36) 92 6 Italy Benevento
18 2DF Bartosz Bereszyński (1992-07-12) 12 July 1992 (age 32) 40 0 Italy Sampdoria
19 2DF Mateusz Wieteska (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Poland Legia Warsaw
2DF Marcin Kamiński (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Germany Schalke 04
6 3MF Jacek Góralski (1992-09-21) 21 September 1992 (age 31) 18 1 Kazakhstan Kairat
8 3MF Jakub Moder (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25) 20 2 England Brighton & Hove Albion
10 3MF Grzegorz Krychowiak (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34) 88 5 Greece AEK Athens
11 3MF Kamil Grosicki (1988-06-08) 8 June 1988 (age 36) 84 17 Poland Pogoń Szczecin
16 3MF Krystian Bielik (1998-01-04) 4 January 1998 (age 26) 5 0 England Derby County
17 3MF Sebastian Szymański (1999-05-10) 10 May 1999 (age 25) 13 1 Russia Dynamo Moscow
20 3MF Piotr Zieliński (1994-05-20) 20 May 1994 (age 30) 68 8 Italy Napoli
21 3MF Szymon Żurkowski (1997-09-25) 25 September 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Italy Empoli
3MF Konrad Michalak (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26) 0 0 Turkey Konyaspor
3MF Patryk Kun (1995-04-20) 20 April 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Poland Raków Częstochowa
3MF Przemysław Frankowski (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) 22 1 France Lens
3MF Przemysław Płacheta (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26) 7 0 England Norwich City
7 4FW Adam Buksa (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996 (age 28) 7 5 United States New England Revolution
9 4FW Robert Lewandowski (captain) (1988-08-21) 21 August 1988 (age 35) 129 75 Germany Bayern Munich
23 4FW Krzysztof Piątek (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29) 22 10 Italy Fiorentina

Recent call-ups

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
GK Radosław Majecki (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Monaco Monaco v.  Albania, 12 October 2021 INJ
GK Łukasz Fabiański (1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39) 57 0 England West Ham United v.  San Marino, 9 October 2021 RET
GK Karol Niemczycki (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Poland Cracovia v.  England, 31 March 2021
DF Bartosz Salamon (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991 (age 33) 10 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Scotland, 24 March 2022 INJ
DF Maciej Rybus (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 34) 66 2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Scotland, 24 March 2022 COVID
DF Paweł Dawidowicz (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) 8 0 Italy Hellas Verona v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021 INJ
DF Robert Gumny (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Germany FC Augsburg v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021
DF Kamil Piątkowski (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg v.  England, 8 September 2021
DF Sebastian Walukiewicz (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Italy Cagliari v.  Hungary, 25 March 2021 INJ
MF Karol Linetty (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) 40 5 Italy Torino v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021
MF Mateusz Klich (1990-06-13) 13 June 1990 (age 34) 38 2 England Leeds United v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021
MF Kamil Jóźwiak (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 26) 22 3 United States Charlotte FC v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021 INJ
MF Damian Szymański (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995 (age 29) 7 1 Greece AEK Athens v.  Hungary, 15 November 2021
MF Kacper Kozłowski (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) 6 0 Belgium Union SG v.  Albania, 12 October 2021
MF Nicola Zalewski (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Italy Roma v.  San Marino, 9 October 2021
MF Jakub Kamiński (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Poland Lech Poznań v.  England, 8 September 2021
MF Bartosz Slisz (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  England, 8 September 2021
MF Rafał Augustyniak (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) 1 0 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg UEFA Euro 2020, 17 May 2021
MF Sebastian Kowalczyk (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 25) 0 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  England, 31 March 2021
MF Bartosz Kapustka (1996-12-23) 23 December 1996 (age 27) 14 3 Poland Legia Warsaw v.  Hungary, 25 March 2021 INJ
MF Michał Karbownik (2001-03-13) 13 March 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Greece Olympiacos v.  Hungary, 25 March 2021
FW Arkadiusz Milik (1994-02-28) 28 February 1994 (age 30) 62 16 France Marseille v.  Scotland, 24 March 2022 INJ
FW Karol Świderski (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 14 6 United States Charlotte FC v.  Scotland, 24 March 2022 INJ
FW Dawid Kownacki (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27) 7 1 Poland Lech Poznań v.  Albania, 2 September 2021
FW Jakub Świerczok (1992-12-28) 28 December 1992 (age 31) 6 1 Japan Nagoya Grampus UEFA Euro 2020

COVID Tested positive for COVID-19.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
OTH Withdrew from the squad due to other reasons.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from the national team.

Player records

As of 29 March 2022[195]
Players in bold are still active with Poland.

Most capped players

Robert Lewandowski is Poland's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Robert Lewandowski 129 75 2008–present
2 Jakub Błaszczykowski 108 21 2006–2019
3 Michał Żewłakow 102 3 1999–2011
4 Grzegorz Lato 100 45 1971–1984
5 Kazimierz Deyna 97 41 1968–1978
6 Jacek Bąk 96 3 1993–2008
Jacek Krzynówek 96 15 1998–2009
8 Kamil Glik 92 6 2010–present
9 Władysław Żmuda 91 2 1973–1986
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak 88 5 2008–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Robert Lewandowski 75 129 0.58 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 21 108 0.19 2006–2019

Competitive record

Jan Tomaszewski (left) and Henryk Kasperczak after 3rd place match Poland-Brazil, 1974 FIFA World Cup
UEFA Euro 2012 in Warsaw
Polish anthem during Czech Republic - Poland, UEFA Euro 2012
Portugal against Poland in the UEFA Euro 2016 Quarterfinal match
World Cup 2018 Team including Grzegorz Krychowiak (10), Artur Jędrzejczyk (3), Rafał Kurzawa (21), Kamil Glik (15), Jan Bednarek (5), Łukasz Fabiański (22), Bartosz Bereszyński (18), Jacek Góralski (6), Piotr Zieliński (19), Robert Lewandowski (9), Kamil Grosicki (11).

FIFA World Cup

See also: Poland at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 4
France 1938 Round of 16 11th 1 0 0 1 5 6 Squad 2 1 0 1 4 1
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Declined participation
Switzerland 1954 Withdrew Withdrew
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 5 3 0 2 9 7
Chile 1962 2 0 1 1 2 3
England 1966 6 2 2 2 11 10
Mexico 1970 6 4 0 2 19 8
West Germany 1974 Third place 3rd 7 6 0 1 16 5 Squad 4 2 1 1 6 3
Argentina 1978 Group stage 5th 6 3 1 2 6 6 Squad 6 5 1 0 17 4
Spain 1982 Third place 3rd 7 3 3 1 11 5 Squad 4 4 0 0 12 2
Mexico 1986 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 1 7 Squad 6 3 2 1 10 6
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 4 8
United States 1994 10 3 2 5 10 15
France 1998 8 3 1 4 10 12
South Korea Japan 2002 Group stage 25th 3 1 0 2 3 7 Squad 10 6 3 1 21 11
Germany 2006 21st 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 10 8 0 2 27 9
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 2 5 19 14
Brazil 2014 10 3 4 3 18 12
Russia 2018 Group stage 25th 3 1 0 2 2 5 Squad 10 8 1 1 28 14
Qatar 2022 Qualified Squad 11 7 2 2 32 11
Canada United States Mexico 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total Third place 9/22 34 16 5 13 46 45 – 128 67 23 38 260 154

Olympic Games

Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Greece 1896 no Olympic football tournament
France 1900 Did not enter
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924 Round 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 Squad
Netherlands 1928 Did not qualify
United States 1932 no Olympic football tournament
Nazi Germany 1936 Fourth place 4 2 0 2 11 10 Squad
United Kingdom 1948 Did not qualify
Finland 1952 Round 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 Squad
Australia 1956 Did not qualify
Italy 1960 Group stage 3 1 0 2 7 5 Squad
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972 Gold medalists 7 6 1 0 21 5 Squad
Canada 1976 Silver medalists 5 3 1 1 11 5 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Since 1992 See Poland Olympic football team
Total 6/22 22 13 2 7 52 33 –

UEFA European Championship

See also: Poland at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
France 1960 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 2 7
Spain 1964 2 0 0 2 0 4
Italy 1968 6 3 1 2 13 9
Belgium 1972 6 2 2 2 10 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 6 3 2 1 9 5
Italy 1980 8 5 2 1 13 4
France 1984 6 1 2 3 6 9
West Germany 1988 8 3 2 3 9 11
Sweden 1992 6 2 3 1 8 6
England 1996 10 3 4 3 14 12
Belgium Netherlands 2000 8 4 1 3 12 8
Portugal 2004 8 4 1 3 11 7
Austria Switzerland 2008 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 14 8 4 2 24 12
Poland Ukraine 2012 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
France 2016 Quarter-finals 5th 5 2 3 0 4 2 Squad 10 6 3 1 33 10
Europe 2020 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 4 6 Squad 10 8 1 1 18 5
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total Quarter-finals 4/16 14 2 7 5 11 15 – 110 52 28 30 182 115

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rank
Portugal 2018–19 A 3 4 0 2 2 4 6 Same position 10th
Italy 2020–21 A 1 6 2 1 3 6 6 Same position 10th
2022–23 A To be determined
Total 10 2 3 5 10 12 10th
Poland's Nations League record
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  Italy 2–0 Poland 
(Reggio Emilia, Italy; 15 November 2020)
Best result 10th place in 2018–19 and 2020–21
Worst result

FIFA ranking history

Source:[196]

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
28 29 33 53 48 31 32 43 33 34 25 25 22 24 22 34 58 73 66 55 76 41 34 15 7 20 19 19 21

Head-to-head record

Statistics updated as of 29 March 2022. List including all matches officially recognized by the Polish Football Association (also those not recognized by FIFA).

Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Albania 13 9 3 1 19 8 +11 UEFA
 Algeria 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 CAF
 Andorra 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 UEFA
 Argentina 11 3 2 6 12 18 −6 CONMEBOL
 Armenia 7 5 1 1 15 4 +11 UEFA
 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 AFC
 Austria 10 5 2 3 19 17 +2 UEFA
 Azerbaijan 6 5 1 0 20 1 +19 UEFA
 Belarus 6 2 2 2 9 10 −1 UEFA
 Belgium 19 7 6 6 26 20 +6 UEFA
 Bolivia 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 CONMEBOL
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 1 0 9 3 +3 UEFA
 Brazil 12 1 2 9 19 37 −18 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 25 12 9 4 47 30 +17 UEFA
 Cameroon 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 CAF
 Canada 6 6 0 0 20 4 +16 CONCACAF
 Chile 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CONMEBOL
 China 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
 Colombia 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 CONCACAF
 Croatia 5 1 1 3 3 7 −4 UEFA
 Cuba 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CONCACAF
 Cyprus 7 4 3 0 14 5 +9 UEFA
 Czech Republic/ Czechoslovakia 27 7 4 16 33 53 −20 UEFA
 Denmark 23 8 2 13 38 49 −11 UEFA
 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 CONMEBOL
 Egypt 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 CAF
 England 21 1 8 12 13 33 −20 UEFA
 Estonia 9 7 1 1 18 4 +14 UEFA
 Faroe Islands 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 UEFA
 Finland 33 22 8 3 72 26 +42 UEFA
 France 16 3 5 8 18 27 −9 UEFA
 Georgia 5 4 0 1 13 4 +9 UEFA
 East Germany 19 9 4 6 26 27 −1 UEFA
 Germany/ West Germany 21 1 7 13 12 34 −22 UEFA
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 CAF
 Gibraltar 2 2 0 0 15 1 +14 UEFA
 Greece 17 10 4 3 30 12 +18 UEFA
 Guatemala 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 CONCACAF
 Haiti 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 CONCACAF
 Hungary 34 8 5 21 43 92 −49 UEFA
 Iceland 7 5 2 0 15 7 +8 UEFA
 India 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
 Iran 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 AFC
 Iraq 5 2 2 1 7 3 +4 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 28 11 11 6 44 30 +14 UEFA
 Israel 13 7 4 2 32 15 +17 UEFA
 Italy 18 3 8 7 10 23 −13 UEFA
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 CAF
 Japan 7 5 0 2 14 10 +4 AFC
 Kazakhstan 5 4 1 0 12 3 +9 UEFA
 North Korea 2 1 1 0 7 2 +5 AFC
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 AFC
 Kuwait 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 AFC
 Latvia 15 11 2 2 40 15 +25 UEFA
 Libya 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 CAF
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 UEFA
 Lithuania 11 5 4 2 17 8 +9 UEFA
 Luxembourg 7 6 1 0 26 5 +21 UEFA
 North Macedonia 5 4 1 0 11 2 +9 UEFA
 Malta 4 4 0 0 13 0 +13 UEFA
 Mexico 8 3 2 3 9 13 −4 CONCACAF
 Moldova 6 5 1 0 10 2 +8 UEFA
 Montenegro 4 2 2 0 9 6 +3 UEFA
 Morocco 5 2 2 1 9 3 +6 CAF
 Netherlands 17 3 6 8 17 24 −7 UEFA
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 OFC
 Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CAF
 Northern Ireland 10 4 2 4 14 13 +1 UEFA
 Norway 19 12 3 4 58 26 +32 UEFA
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 CONMEBOL
 Peru 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 CONMEBOL
 Portugal 13 3 5 5 13 18 −5 UEFA
 Romania 36 7 15 14 57 56 +1 UEFA
 Russia/ Soviet Union 19 4 6 9 18 34 −16 UEFA
 San Marino 10 10 0 0 45 2 +43 UEFA
 Saudi Arabia 3 3 0 0 5 2 +3 AFC
 Scotland 11 3 6 2 15 14 +1 UEFA
 Senegal 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CAF
 Serbia/ Yugoslavia 26 10 7 9 51 54 −3 UEFA
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 AFC
 Slovakia 9 3 1 5 14 14 0 UEFA
 Slovenia 8 3 3 2 9 9 0 UEFA
 South Africa 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 CAF
 Spain 11 1 2 8 9 28 −19 UEFA
 Sweden 28 9 4 15 41 59 −18 UEFA
  Switzerland 11 4 6 1 21 12 +9 UEFA
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 AFC
 Tunisia 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7 CAF
 Turkey 17 11 3 3 39 12 +27 UEFA
 Ukraine 9 4 2 3 11 9 +2 UEFA
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7 AFC
 Uruguay 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 CONMEBOL
 United States 17 7 3 7 36 22 +14 CONCACAF
 Wales 8 5 2 1 10 5 +5 UEFA
Total 863 377 213 273 1,485 1,157 +328 FIFA

Notes

  1. ^ In fact there was a previous meeting mentioned by the press in Kraków in 1892, though no details are known
  2. ^ The potential final match hosted by Poland, originally scheduled to be played at Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw, was later moved on 19 January 2022 to Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, because of the presence of a temporary hospital at the Stadion Narodowy.[189]

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