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 Poland
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| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The white and reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles) |
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| Association | Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Michał Probierz
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| Captain | Robert Lewandowski |
| Most caps | Robert Lewandowski (116) |
| Top scorer | Robert Lewandowski (63) |
| Home Stadium | Stadion Narodowy |
| FIFA code | POL |
| FIFA ranking | 26  (20 July 2023)
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| Highest FIFA ranking | 5 (August 2017) |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 78 (November 2013) |
| Elo ranking | 21  1 (13 January 2021)
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| Highest Elo ranking | 2 (September 1975) |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 58 (October 1956) |
| 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 | 8 (First in 1938) |
| Best result | Third place, 1974 and 1982 |
| European Championship appearances | 4 (First in 2008) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 2016 |
 
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The Poland national football team is the national association football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland play home matches at the National Stadium in Warsaw, some Poland's home matches are also occasionally played in other stadiums.
Poland has competed at eight FIFA World Cups and four UEFA European Championships. Poland has once hosted an European Championship tournament in 2012, when they co-hosted the tournament with Ukraine.
Results and fixtures[]
2019[]
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 16 November 2019 | Israel 
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1–2 | Poland
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Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 21:45 (UTC+2) | Dabour  88'
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Report | Krychowiak 4' Piątek 54'
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Stadium: Teddy Stadium Attendance: 16,700 Referee: Mattias Gestranius (Finland) |
| UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying 19 November 2019 | Poland
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3–2 |  Slovenia
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Warsaw, Poland | |
| 20:45 (UTC+1) | Szymański 3' Lewandowski 54'Góralski 81'
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Report | Matavž 14' Iličić 61'
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 53,946 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany) |
2020[]
| Friendly 27 March 2020 | Poland
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Cancelled |  Finland
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Wrocław, Poland | |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
| Friendly 31 March 2020 | Poland
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Cancelled |  Ukraine
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Chorzów, Poland | |
| Report | Stadium: Silesian Stadium |
| Friendly 2 June 2020 | Poland
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Cancelled |  Russia
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Warsaw, Poland | |
| Report | Stadium: National Stadium |
| Friendly 9 June 2020 | Poland
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Cancelled |  Iceland
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Poznań, Poland | |
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| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 4 September 2020 | Netherlands 
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1–0 | Poland
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Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
| 20:45 | Bergwijn 61'
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Report | Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 7 September 2020 | Bosnia and Herzegovina 
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1–2 | Poland
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Zenica, Bosnia & Herzegovina | |
| 20:45 | Hajradinović 24' (pen.)
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Report | Glik 45' Grosicki 67'
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Stadium: Bilino Polje Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| Friendly 7 October 2020 | Poland
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5–1 | Finland
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Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 20:45 | Grosicki 9', 18', 28' Piątek 53' Milik 87'
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Report | Niskanen 68'
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Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 11 October 2020 | Poland
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0–0 |  Italy
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Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 20:45 | Report | Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 14 October 2020 | Poland
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3–0 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Wrocław, Poland | |
| 20:45 | Lewandowski 40', 52' Linetty 45+1'
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Miejski Referee: Craig Pawson (England) |
| Friendly 11 November 2020 | Poland
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v | Ukraine
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Chorzów, Poland | |
| Report | Stadium: Silesian Stadium |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 14 November 2020 | Italy
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v | Poland
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Rome, Italy | |
| Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
| 2020–21 UEFA Nations League 18 November 2020 | Poland
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v | Netherlands
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Chorzów, Poland | |
| Stadium: Silesian Stadium |
2021[]
| UEFA Euro 2020 15 June 2021 | winner of Play-off Path B | v | Poland
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Dublin, Ireland | |
| Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
| UEFA Euro 2020 19 June 2021 | Spain 
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v | Poland
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Bilbao, Spain | |
| Report | Stadium: San Mamés |
| UEFA Euro 2020 23 June 2021 | Sweden 
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v | Poland
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Dublin, Ireland | |
| Report | Stadium: Aviva Stadium |
2022[]
| 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) 24 March 2022 | Russia
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v | Poland
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TBD | |
| 17:00 GMT | Report |
Players[]
Current squad[]
The following players have been called up for the friendly match against Finland and the UEFA Nations League matches against Italy and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 7, 11 and 14 October 2020.
Caps and goals updated as of 14 October 2020 after the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Caps and goals including all matches officially recognized by PZPN (also those not recognized by FIFA).
| # | Pos | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 22 | GK | Łukasz Fabiański | 18 April 1985 | 54 | 0 |  West Ham United
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| 1 | GK | Wojciech Szczęsny | 18 April 1990 | 48 | 0 |  Juventus
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| 12 | GK | Łukasz Skorupski | 5 May 1991 | 3 | 0 | Bologna
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| 25 | GK | Bartłomiej Drągowski | 19 August 1997 | 1 | 0 | Fiorentina
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| 15 | DF | Kamil Glik | 3 February 1988 | 77 | 6 | Benevento
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| 5 | DF | Jan Bednarek | 12 April 1996 | 25 | 1 | Southampton
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| 18 | DF | Bartosz Bereszyński | 12 July 1992 | 26 | 0 | Sampdoria
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| 4 | DF | Tomasz Kędziora | 11 June 1994 | 20 | 0 |  Dynamo Kyiv
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| 24 | DF | Arkadiusz Reca | 17 June 1995 | 9 | 0 | Crotone
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| 13 | DF | Rafał Pietrzak | 30 January 1992 | 3 | 0 | Lechia Gdańsk
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| 2 | DF | Paweł Bochniewicz | 30 January 1996 | 1 | 0 |  Heerenveen
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| 20 | DF | Alan Czerwiński | 2 February 1993 | 1 | 0 | Lech Poznań
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| 16 | DF | Michał Karbownik | 13 March 2001 | 3 | 0 | Legia Warsaw
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| 3 | DF | Sebastian Walukiewicz | 5 April 2000 | 2 | 0 | Cagliari
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| 11 | MF | Kamil Grosicki | 8 June 1988 | 78 | 17 | West Bromwich Albion
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| 10 | MF | Grzegorz Krychowiak | 29 January 1990 | 73 | 4 |  Lokomotiv Moscow
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| 14 | MF | Mateusz Klich | 13 June 1990 | 28 | 2 | Leeds United
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| 8 | MF | Karol Linetty | 2 February 1995 | 27 | 2 | Torino
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| 6 | MF | Jacek Góralski | 21 September 1992 | 15 | 1 |  Kairat
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| 19 | MF | Sebastian Szymański | 10 May 1999 | 8 | 1 | Dynamo Moscow
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| 17 | MF | Damian Kądzior | 16 June 1992 | 6 | 1 |  Eibar
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| 21 | MF | Kamil Jóźwiak | 22 April 1998 | 6 | 0 | Derby County
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| 26 | MF | Jakub Moder | 7 April 1999 | 3 | 0 | Lech Poznań
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| 9 | FW | Robert Lewandowski (captain) | 21 August 1988 | 114 | 63 |  Bayern Munich
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| 7 | FW | Arkadiusz Milik | 28 February 1994 | 54 | 15 | Napoli
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| 23 | FW | Krzysztof Piątek | 1 July 1995 | 13 | 6 | Hertha BSC
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Recent call-ups[]
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. Coaching staff[]
Alumni[]Former players[]Managers[]
Honours[]
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