Poland national football team
Poland national football team is the national football team of Poland.
| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds) Orły (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Polish Football Association (PZPN) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Fernando Santos | ||
| Captain | Robert Lewandowski | ||
| Most caps | Robert Lewandowski (116) | ||
| Top scorer | Robert Lewandowski (63) | ||
| Home stadium | Stadion Narodowy | ||
| FIFA code | POL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| 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 | 8 (first in 1938) | ||
| Best result |  Third place, 1974 and 1982 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Quarter finals, 2016 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's football | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold | 1972 Munich | Team |
| Silver | 1976 Montreal | Team |
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team |
Recent games
Euro 2016
Poland made it to the quarter-finals of the Euro 2016, their best performance yet.
| Date | Stage | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 June 2016 | Group stage |  Northern Ireland
|
1−0 |
| 16 June 2016 | Group stage |  Germany
|
0−0 |
| 21 June 2016 | Group stage |  Ukraine
|
1−0 |
| 25 June 2016 | Round of 16 |  Switzerland
|
1−1 (5−4p) |
| 30 June 2016 | Quarter-finals |  Portugal
|
1−1 (3−5p) |
2018 FIFA World Cup
Poland failed to make it out of the group stage in the 2018 World Cup.[3][4]
| Date | Stage | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 June 2018 | Group stage |  Senegal
|
1−2 |
| 24 June 2018 | Group stage |  Colombia
|
0−3 |
| 28 June 2018 | Group stage |  Japan
|
1−0 |
Most appearances
- As of 21 January 2021
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | 2008– | 140 | 78 |
| 2 | Jakub Błaszczykowski | 2006–2023 | 108 | 21 |
| 3 | Michał Żewłakow | 1998–2011 | 102 | 4 |
| 4 | Grzegorz Lato | 1971–1984 | 100 | 45 |
| 5 | Kazimierz Deyna | 1968–1978 | 97 | 41 |
| 6 | Jacek Bąk | 1993–2008 | 96 | 3 |
| Jacek Krzynówek | 1999–2009 | 96 | 15 | |
| 8 | Władysław Żmuda | 1973–1986 | 91 | 2 |
| 9 | Antoni Szymanowski | 1970–1980 | 82 | 1 |
| 10 | Zbigniew Boniek | 1976–1988 | 80 | 24 |
- Bold – still active
Top scorers
- As of 07 September 2023
| # | Player | Career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | 2008– | 81 | 140 |
| 2 | Włodzimierz Lubański | 1963–1980 | 48 | 75 |
| 3 | Grzegorz Lato | 1971–1984 | 45 | 100 |
| 4 | Kazimierz Deyna | 1968–1978 | 41 | 97 |
| 5 | Ernest Pol | 1955–1965 | 39 | 46 |
| 6 | Andrzej Szarmach | 1973–1982 | 32 | 61 |
| 7 | Gerard Cieślik | 1947–1958 | 27 | 45 |
| 8 | Zbigniew Boniek | 1976–1988 | 24 | 80 |
| 9 | Ernest Wilimowski | 1934–1939 | 21 | 22 |
| Jakub Błaszczykowski | 2006–2023 | 21 | 108 | |
| 10 | Dariusz Dziekanowski | 1981–1990 | 20 | 63 |
- Bold – still active
Poland National Football Team Media
Poland national team, 1924
Poland team that played Brazil at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
Kazimierz Górski was head coach of the national team between 1971 and 1976.
Poland celebrates a victory over Brazil in the 1974 World Cup
Zbigniew Boniek, top scorer for Poland in the 1982 World Cup
Poland scoring v River Plate during their tour on Argentina, February 1986
Andrzej Juskowiak; top goalscorer for Poland in Euro 1996 qualifying (7 goals) and 1998 World Cup qualifying (3 goals)
Tomasz Frankowski; top goalscorer during Poland's 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, with 7 goals
Ebi Smolarek, who scored 9 goals during the qualifying phase
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.
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References
- ↑ "Elo ratings as on September 10th, 1975". international-football.net. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
- ↑ "Poland - Poland - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Mistrzostwa świata 2018. Japonia - Polska. Znamy skład na ostatni mecz grupowy". sport.pl. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ↑ "Japan vs. Poland 2018 World Cup: Poland wins, but Japan advances". The Washington Post. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
