Captain Robert Lewandowski will look to replicate his qualification goal scoring form in the finals this summer in Russia, after the Bayern Munich striker racked up 16 goals in European qualification.
Poland Factfile
- FIFA World Ranking: 10
- World Cup appearances: 7
- Sky Bet outright winner odds:
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- Best World Cup finish: 3rd place (1974 and 1982)
- Nickname: The Eagles
Coach - Adam Nawałka: This will be his second major tournament as Poland manager after taking his country to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, a tournament in which Poland remained unbeaten (W2 D3). He also played in five of Poland’s six games at the 1978 World Cup.
Legend - Michał Żewłakow: The former captain has the most Poland caps of all-time (102) and played in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups with his country.
Star Man - Robert Lewandowski: The Bayern Munich striker is Poland’s all-time leading goal scorer with 52 goals in 102 appearances. He netted 16 goals in qualification and will captain the side in Russia.
Did you know? Although they've got goals in Lewandowski now, in the World Cup they've struggled and in fact have only scored in two of their last eight games in finals.
Fun Fact: The Polish alphabet has 32 characters; nine vowels and 23 consonants.
Qualifying: Poland topped their group in European qualification after winning eight, drawing one and losing one.
Fixtures: Senegal (4pm, June 19, Otkrytie Arena), Colombia (7pm, June 24, Kazan Arena), Japan (3pm, June 28, Volgograd Arena)
Poland squad
Goalkeepers: Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea City), Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus).
Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Kamil Glik (Monaco), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Michal Pazdan (Legia Warsaw), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund).
Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Wolfsburg), Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Paris St-Germain), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria), Slawomir Peszko (Lechnia Gdansk), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).
Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht).
Poland Profile
Poland are back in the World Cup after missing the last two tournaments and considering their wide-open group they will fancy their chances after a promising Euro 2016 campaign.
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