Major International Competition Records (since 1990)
2nd place in '92 Olympic Games
Poland, Germany's geographical neighbor to the east, has been drawn in the same group as the hosts which means regional and historical rivalries will be renewed this summer.
World Cup qualifiers: The Polish team played surprisingly well. Aside from the two games against England, the Poles could exclusively post wins. But the Polish team was already qualified for the World Cup 2006 prior to the final group game in England. Thanks to the eight matches it won, the team got its ticket to Germany directly as one of the best second-placed sides.
History:
Poland is participating in the World Cup for the seventh time.
1938: Round of 16, 1974: Third place, 1978: Second round, 1982: Third place, 1986: Round of 16, 2002: Preliminary round
Stars: Stars? Only goalie Jerzy Dudek from last season's Champions League winner FC Liverpool would belong to this category. From the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund's striker Ebi Smolarek and midfielder Jacek Krzynowek from Bayer Leverkusen, among others, are in the extended World Cup contingent.
World Cup base
Poland is setting up in Lower Saxony. The team is training at the college of physical education in Barsinghausen and living at the Hotel Fuchsbachtal.
Match Schedule: Preliminary Round
June 9, 2006: Poland -- Ecuador in Gelsenkirchen
June 14, 2006: Germany -- Poland in Dortmund
June 20, 2006: Costa Rica -- Poland in Hanover
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic/SCO), Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw), Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich Albion/ENG) Defenders: Jacek Bak (Al Rayyan/QAT), Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Cracow), Michal Zewlakow (Anderlech/BEL), Mariusz Jop (FC Moscow/RUS), Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metalist Kharkiv/UKR), Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Cracow) Midfielders: Euzebiusz Smolarek (Dortmund/GER), Kamil Kosowski (Kaiserslautern/GER), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Vienna/AUT), Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna/AUT), Miroslawa Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor/TUR), Piotr Giza (Cracow), Damian Gorawski (FC Moscow/RUS), Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Cracow) Forwards: Maciej Zurawski (Celtic/SCO), Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton/ENG), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock), Pawel Brozek (Wisla Cracow)
Outlook: Is it a good omen for Poland that Germany is hosting the tournament? At the World Cup in 1974, which also took place in Germany, the Polish team posted its to date greatest victory. The Poles had caused a furor with their offensive playing and ended the tournament in third place. Poland's goal in Germany this time is initially not to get left behind already in the preliminary round. This was the case in 2002 at the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
Coach
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Pawel Janas
Pawel Janas trains the Polish international team. The coach has put together an effective troop. Already during the qualifiers, the team impressively showed that Poland should by no means be underestimated.
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