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) | ||
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| Association | Polish Football Association (PZPN) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Fernando Santos | ||
| Captain | Robert Lewandowski | ||
| Most caps | Robert Lewandowski (154) | ||
| Top scorer | Robert Lewandowski (84) | ||
| 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 | |||
| File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg Hungary 1–0 Poland 22x20px (Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
22x20px Poland 10–0 San Marino  (Kielce, Poland; 1 April 2009) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 22x20px Denmark 8–0 Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1938) | ||
| Best result | 3 Third place, 1974 and 1982 | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Quarter finals, 2016 | ||
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| 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 | 22x20px Northern Ireland | 1−0 |
| 16 June 2016 | Group stage | 22x20px Germany | 0−0 |
| 21 June 2016 | Group stage | 22x20px Ukraine | 1−0 |
| 25 June 2016 | Round of 16 | 22x20px Switzerland | 1−1 (5−4p) |
| 30 June 2016 | Quarter-finals | 22x20px 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 | 22x20px Senegal | 1−2 |
| 24 June 2018 | Group stage | 22x20px Colombia | 0−3 |
| 28 June 2018 | Group stage | 22x20px 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 NT 1924.jpg
Poland national team, 1924
- Brésil-Pologne1938.jpg
Poland team that played Brazil at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
- Kazimierz Górski (1973).jpg
Kazimierz Górski was head coach of the national team between 1971 and 1976.
- Bundesarchiv Bild 183-N0706-0039, Fußball-WM, VR Polen - Brasilien 1-0.jpg
Poland celebrates a victory over Brazil in the 1974 World Cup.
- Nederland tegen Polen 0-0 in Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam Lazarek, nr. 11, 12, Bestanddeelnr 933-8193.jpg
Zbigniew Boniek, top scorer for Poland in the 1982 World Cup
- Gol polonia v river 1986.jpg
Poland scoring v River Plate during their tour on Argentina, February 1986
- Andrzej Juskowiak.jpeg
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
- Euzebiusz Smolarek .jpg
Ebi Smolarek, who scored 9 goals during the qualifying phase
- JAP-POL (16).jpg
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.
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.
