Passed through the play-offs to qualify for the World Cup, Poland comes to Qatar to wash away the affront of its elimination in the first round in 2018. To get out of its group, it would still have to rely almost exclusively on its providential scorer, Robert Lewandowski.
The story
Robert Lewandowski will wear an armband in Ukrainian colors during the World Cup.
Poland national team form
Second in their qualifying group behind England, Poland beat Sweden in the play-offs to qualify for the World Cup. In her last matches, she has clearly stalled against her best opponents (Belgium, Netherlands) and seemed fragile in defense. Arrived last January, his coach Czeslaw Michniewicz struggles to compare with his predecessor, Paulo Sousa. He is not really helped by the downward trajectory of his executives, Kamil Glik (Benevento, Serie B) and Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al-Shabab, Saudi Arabia), but will be able to count on a world-class goalkeeper, in the person of Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus).
The list of selected players
Poland will only have eyes and hopes for him: superstar Robert Lewandowski, recently transferred to FC Barcelona, will lead the national team well in Qatar. Note the presence of two Ligue 1 players: Lensois Przemysław Frankowski and Clermontois Mateusz Wieteska, as well as former Marseille player Arkadiusz Milik, former Monaco player Kamil Glik and former Parisian player Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- Guardians: Drągowski (Spezia), Skorupski (Bologne), Szczęsny (Juventus)
- Defenders: Bednarek (Aston Villa), Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Cash (Aston Villa), Glik (Benevento), Gumny (FC Augsburg), Jędrzejczyk (Legia Varsovie), Kiwior (Spezia), Wieteska (Clermont), Zalewski (AS Rome)
- Environments : Bielik (Birmingham City), Frankowski (RC Lens), Grosicki (Pogoń Szczecin), Krychowiak (Al-Shabab), SKYŚ (Lech Poznan), D. Szymański (AEK Athènes), S. Szymański (Feyenoord), Zieliński (SSC Naples) ), Żurkowski (Fiorentina)
- Forwards: Lewandowski (FC Barcelone), Milik (Juventus), Piątek (Salernitana), Świderski (Charlotte FC)
The likely composition
Even if it has already tried the four-man defense, Poland played at the Euro as in its last Nations League matches in 3-5-2. In this one, Lewandowski is often associated with Karol Swiderski (Charlotte). In defense, Glik and Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa) are essential.
Player to watch: Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski knows it very well: in Qatar, he carries the hopes of an entire country. The center-forward and captain of Poland, 76 goals in 134 caps, has allowed his team to find the world gratin in recent years. But the pressure sometimes caught up with him in the final phase, where he struggles to have the same performance as in the club. Brilliant since his arrival at Barça this summer, he nevertheless seems to be in great shape.
