According to Tasnim news agency, the Polish national football team, which will make its ninth appearance in the World Cup, its first appearance in this prestigious tournament dates back to 1938, a period in which it advanced to the round of 16. The second appearance of this European team in the World Cup took 36 years, where they managed to finish third in the 1974 World Cup in Germany, and this happened again in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, which was the best performance of Poland in all World Cup periods. Is.
The Poles have never managed to advance from their group in the last three times they have been in the World Cup, i.e. in 2002, 2006 and 2018, and now their main challenge in Qatar is to break this spell and reach the round of 16 of this competition after 36 years.
Czeslaw Micnowish and the difficult challenge ahead
Czeslaw Miczewicz, whose professional record includes leading the Polish under-21 team and the Polish Legia Warsaw team, replaced Paulo Sousa in the Polish national football team in January 2022; Three months before the start of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Sousai decided to leave Poland and accept the offer to lead the Brazilian Flamengo team. Michnewisz was supposed to sit on Poland’s bench for the first time in the playoff stage of qualifying for the World Cup in the match against Russia, but after the Russians were banned from participating in this tournament due to the military attack on Ukraine, he led Poland in the World Cup qualifying playoff final. And with a 2-0 victory against Sweden, he led his team to the World Cup. Now it has to be seen if this 52-year-old coach can lead this European team to the elimination stage of the World Cup for the first time since 1986!
Ascending from a difficult path to the World Cup in Qatar
Poland, which is currently ranked 26th in the FIFA rankings, experienced 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats in its 10 games in the qualifying stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in Group I, and placed second after England and headed for the playoffs. and there, due to Russia’s disqualification, he played against Sweden in the playoff final and received a ticket to Qatar with a 2-0 victory in that match. Michonnesh’s students now have to compete in Group C of the World Cup with experienced rivals such as Argentina and Mexico, and of course Saudi Arabia as one of the representatives of Asia, which seems to be a tough challenge waiting for them.
Lewandowski; Poland’s star and scoring machine
Robert Lewandowski is not only the current star of the Polish national team, but also the most famous and well-known player in the history of this team, a player who scored 9 goals for Poland in the qualifying stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup in the European region, and is among the top scorers of this period. The competition had only Harry Kane from England with 12 goals. The Barcelona striker, who has scored more than 600 goals in club and national matches during his career and has won many team and individual titles in the club category, has not achieved any special honor in the national category. 34-year-old Lewandowski, who has scored 76 goals in 134 national matches, will now inspire the young generation of Poland.
Zalevsky; A must see talent
The player who should be seen playing in the Polish national football team during the 2022 World Cup is definitely Nikola Zalewski, a player who has the ability to play in the positions of defense, wing and midfield, and is also a problem to play on the left or right side of the field. does not have. This 20-year-old left midfielder, who has performed well in the Rome football team under Jose Mourinho, is interested in Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham. Zalewski, who was named among the candidates for the 2022 European Golden Boy award, could be a decisive factor for Poland in Qatar.