Poland national football team

General

Kit history

Poland
Nickname(s)	Biało-czerwoni (The white and reds) Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
Association	Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Michał Probierz
Captain	Robert Lewandowski
Most caps	Robert Lewandowski (152)
Top scorer	Robert Lewandowski (83)
Home Stadium	Stadion Narodowy
FIFA code	POL
FIFA ranking	28 (18 July 2024)
Highest FIFA ranking	5 (August 2017)
Lowest FIFA ranking	78 (November 2013)
Elo ranking	21 1 (13 January 2021)
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	9 (First in 1938)
Best result	Third place, 1974 and 1982
European Championship appearances	5 (First in 2008)
Best result	Quarter-finals, 2016

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 nine FIFA World Cups and five UEFA European Championships. Poland has once hosted an European Championship tournament in 2012, when they co-hosted the tournament with Ukraine.

Results and fixtures

2023

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 7 September 2023	Poland	2–0	Faroe Islands	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lewandowski  73' (pen.), 83'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 54,129 Referee: David Smajc (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 10 September 2023	Albania	2–0	Poland	Tirana, Albania
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Asani  37' Daku  63'	Report		Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 21,900 Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 12 October 2023	Faroe Islands	0–2	Poland	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	S. Szymański  4' Buksa  65'	Stadium: Tórsvøllur Attendance: 3,220 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 15 October 2023	Poland	1–1	Moldova	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Świderski  53'	[https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/match/2036460/ Report	Nicolaescu  26'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 51,672 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 17 November 2023	Poland	1–1	Czech Republic	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Piotrowski  38'	Report	Souček  49'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 56,310 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Friendly 21 November 2023	Poland	2–0	Latvia	Warsaw, Poland
21:45 UTC+2	Frankowski  7' Lewandowski  49'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Ondrej Berka (Czech Republic)

2024

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 21 March 2024	Poland	5–1	Estonia	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Frankowski  22' Zieliński  50' Piotrowski  70' Mets  74' (o.g.) S. Szymański  77'	Report	Vetkal  78'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 53,868 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying 26 March 2024	Wales	0–0 (4–5 pen)	Poland	Cardiff, Wales
19:45 GMT (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 31,876 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
		Penalties
	*Davies Moore Wilson Williams James		* Lewandowski Szymański Frankowski Zalewski Piątek

Friendly 7 June 2024	Poland	3–1	Ukraine	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Walukiewicz  11' Zieliński  16' Romanczuk  30'	Report	Dovbyk  42'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 47,013 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

Friendly 10 June 2024	Poland	2–1	Turkey	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Świderski  12' Zalewski  90'	Report	Yılmaz  77'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 48,677 Referee: Balázs Berke (Hungary)

UEFA Euro 2024 Group D 16 June 2024	Poland	1–2	Netherlands	Hamburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Buksa  16'	Report	Gakpo  29' Weghorst  83'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 48,117 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

UEFA Euro 2024 Group D 21 June 2024	Poland	1–3	Austria	Berlin, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Piątek  30'	Report	Trauner  9' Baumgartner  66' Arnautović  78' (pen.)	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 69,455 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

UEFA Euro 2024 Group D 25 June 2024	France	1–1	Poland	Dortmund, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbappé  56' (pen.)	Report	Lewandowski  79' (pen.)	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 59,728 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Nations League 5 September 2024 (2024-09-05)	Scotland	v	Poland	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BST (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Hampden Park

Nations League 8 September 2024 (2024-09-08)	Croatia	v	Poland	Osijek, Croatia
20:45		Report		Stadium: Opus Arena

Nations League 12 October 2024 (2024-10-12)	Poland	v	Portugal	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: National Stadium

Nations League 15 October 2024 (2024-10-15)	Poland	v	Croatia	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: National Stadium

Nations League 15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)	Portugal	v	Poland	Porto, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±0)		Report		Stadium: Estádio do Dragão

Nations League 18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)	Poland	v	Scotland	Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Polish Army Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for UEFA Euro 2024. Caps and goals updated as of 25 June 2024, after the match against France, as recognized by the PZPN.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Wojciech Szczęsny	18 April 1990 (1990-04-18)	84	0	Juventus
12	1GK	Łukasz Skorupski	5 May 1991 (1991-05-05)	11	0	Bologna
22	1GK	Marcin Bułka	4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)	1	0	Nice
2	2DF	Bartosz Salamon	1 May 1991 (1991-05-01)	15	0	Lech Poznań
3	2DF	Paweł Dawidowicz	20 May 1995 (1995-05-20)	13	0	Hellas Verona
4	2DF	Sebastian Walukiewicz	5 April 2000 (2000-04-05)	4	1	Empoli
5	2DF	Jan Bednarek	12 April 1996 (1996-04-12)	60	1	Southampton
14	2DF	Jakub Kiwior	15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)	26	1	Arsenal
15	2DF	Tymoteusz Puchacz	23 January 1999 (1999-01-23)	14	0	Union Berlin
18	2DF	Bartosz Bereszyński	12 July 1992 (1992-07-12)	56	0	Sampdoria
6	3MF	Jakub Piotrowski	4 October 1997 (1997-10-04)	8	2	Ludogorets Razgrad
8	3MF	Jakub Moder	7 April 1999 (1999-04-07)	26	2	Brighton & Hove Albion
10	3MF	Piotr Zieliński	20 May 1994 (1994-05-20)	93	12	Inter Milan
11	3MF	Kamil Grosicki	8 June 1988 (1988-06-08)	94	17	Pogoń Szczecin
13	3MF	Taras Romanczuk	14 November 1991 (1991-11-14)	4	1	Jagiellonia Białystok
17	3MF	Damian Szymański	16 June 1995 (1995-06-16)	18	2	AEK Athens
19	3MF	Przemysław Frankowski	12 April 1995 (1995-04-12)	44	3	Lens
20	3MF	Sebastian Szymański	10 May 1999 (1999-05-10)	36	3	Fenerbahçe
21	3MF	Nicola Zalewski	23 January 2002 (2002-01-23)	21	1	Roma
24	3MF	Bartosz Slisz	29 March 1999 (1999-03-29)	11	0	Atlanta United
25	3MF	Michał Skóraś	15 February 2000 (2000-02-15)	9	0	Club Brugge
26	3MF	Kacper Urbański	7 September 2004 (2004-09-07)	5	0	Bologna
7	4FW	Karol Świderski	23 January 1997 (1997-01-23)	34	11	Charlotte FC
9	4FW	Robert Lewandowski (captain)	21 August 1988 (1988-08-21)	152	83	Barcelona
16	4FW	Adam Buksa	12 July 1996 (1996-07-12)	17	7	Midtjylland
23	4FW	Krzysztof Piątek	1 July 1995 (1995-07-01)	30	12	İstanbul Başakşehir

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last twelve months.

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury. WD Player withdrew from the squad RET Retired from the national team. U21 Joined Poland national under-21 football team. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Mateusz Kochalski 25 July 2000 (2000-07-25) 0 0 Stal Mielec UEFA Euro 2024 PRE GK Oliwier Zych 28 June 2004 (2004-06-28) 0 0 Aston Villa UEFA Euro 2024 PRE INJ GK Bartłomiej Drągowski 19 August 1997 (1997-08-19) 2 0 Panathinaikos v. Faroe Islands, 12 October 2023 WD GK Kamil Grabara 8 January 1999 (1999-01-08) 1 0 VfL Wolfsburg v. Faroe Islands, 7 September 2023 INJ DF Paweł Bochniewicz 30 January 1996 (1996-01-30) 3 0 Heerenveen UEFA Euro 2024 PRE DF Matty Cash 7 August 1997 (1997-08-07) 15 1 Aston Villa v. Estonia, 21 March 2024 INJ DF Tomasz Kędziora 11 June 1994 (1994-06-11) 32 1 PAOK v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 DF Mateusz Wieteska 11 February 1997 (1997-02-11) 4 0 Cagliari v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 DF Bartłomiej Wdowik 25 September 2000 (2000-09-25) 1 0 Braga v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 DF Patryk Peda 16 April 2002 (2002-04-16) 3 0 Palermo v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 U21 MF Jakub Kałuziński 31 October 2002 (2002-10-31) 1 0 Antalyaspor UEFA Euro 2024 PRE MF Paweł Wszołek 30 April 1992 (1992-04-30) 14 2 Legia Warsaw v. Wales, 26 March 2024 MF Dominik Marczuk 1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 0 0 Jagiellonia Białystok v. Estonia, 21 March 2024 U21 MF Karol Struski 18 January 2001 (2001-01-18) 1 0 Aris Limassol v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 MF Mateusz Łęgowski 29 January 2003 (2003-01-29) 1 0 Salernitana v. Latvia, 21 November 2023 U21 MF Patryk Dziczek 25 February 1998 (1998-02-25) 2 0 Piast Gliwice v. Czech Republic, 17 November 2023 INJ MF Adrian Benedyczak 24 November 2000 (2000-11-24) 0 0 Parma Calcio v. Czech Republic, 17 November 2023 INJ MF Jakub Kamiński 5 June 2002 (2002-06-05) 14 1 VfL Wolfsburg v. Moldova, 15 October 2023 MF Filip Marchwiński 10 January 2002 (2002-01-10) 2 0 Lech Poznań v. Moldova, 15 October 2023 MF Karol Linetty 2 February 1995 (1995-02-02) 47 5 Torino v. Albania, 10 September 2023 MF Kacper Kozłowski 16 October 2003 (2003-10-16) 6 0 Brighton & Hove Albion v. Albania, 10 September 2023 FW Arkadiusz Milik 28 February 1994 (1994-02-28) 73 17 Juventus UEFA Euro 2024 PRE INJ Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Michał Probierz Assistant coaches Michał Bartosz Robert Góralczyk Sebastian Mila Goalkeeping coach Andrzej Dawidziuk Fitness coaches Radosław Gwiazda Mateusz Oszust Match analyst Hubert Małowiejski Video analyst Jakub Rejmoniak Doctor Jacek Jaroszewski Physiotherapists Paweł Bamber Marcin Bator Adam Kurek Wojciech Herman Team manager Jakub Kwiatkowski Communications manager Tomasz Kozłowski Logistics manager Łukasz Gawrjołek Technical director Paweł Kosedowski Assistant technical director Paweł Sidorowicz Alumni Former players Main List of Polish international players Managers Main List of Poland international managers Honours Olympic football tournament Gold medal (1): 1972 Silver medal (2): 1976, 1992 External links Official website (in English and Polish) Poland at FIFA. Football in Poland League competitions PZPN Cup competitions Ekstraklasa Poland Polish Cup I liga (U-21 · U-20 · U-19) Polish SuperCup II liga List of stadiums Ekstraklasa Cup III liga (8 groups) List of leagues IV liga (20 groups) List of players International football FIFA · World Cup · Confederations Cup · U-20 World Cup · U-17 World Cup · Minor tournaments · World Rankings · Player of the Year · Teams · Competitions · Federations · Codes Confederation Competitions AFC Asian Cup CAF Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup CONMEBOL Copa América OFC Nations Cup UEFA European Championship Non-FIFA N.F.-Board · Viva World Cup National football teams of Europe (UEFA) Albania · Andorra · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark · England · Estonia · Faroe Islands · Finland · France · Georgia · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Republic of Ireland · Israel · Italy · Kazakhstan · Kosovo · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Malta · Moldova · Montenegro · Netherlands · North Macedonia · Northern Ireland · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · San Marino · Scotland · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey · Ukraine · Wales