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Poland (POL)
- FIFA Trigramme: POL
- Country: Poland
- Country (official name): Rzeczpospolita Polska
- Continent: Europe
- Capital: Warsaw
- Major cities: Lódz, Kraków, Wroclaw, PoznaD,
Gdansk, Szczecin, Bygdoszcz, Katowice, Lublin, Sosnowiec
- Currency: Zloty
- Official languages: Polish
- Motto: Not known
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Standings |
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Group A |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
Pts |
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GER |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
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ECU |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
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POL |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
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CRC |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
0 |
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| 09 Jun |
POL |
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ECU |
0:2 |
| 14 Jun |
GER |
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POL |
1:0 |
| 20 Jun |
CRC |
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POL |
1:2 |
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| Founded |
1919 |
| Affiliated |
1923 |
| WC participations |
6 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
| WC honors |
3rd place (1974, 1982) |
| Continental Titles |
None
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Facts
- The 2002 FIFA World Cup was Poland's sixth successful World Cup
qualifying campaign. Arriving with high expectations, Poland gave a
lackluster performance in the first round and left early.
- In their debut in 1938, the Poles were also eliminated early on,
after a remarkable 6-5 loss to Brazil in which Ernst Wilimowski
scored four times. Poland enjoyed far greater success in 1974,
prizing third place from Brazil in Germany with a goal by Lato.
- In 1982, the Polish team matched their 1974 performance. In the
semi-finals they came up against the on-form Italians, who clinched
a spirited 2-0 victory. Poland went on to defeat France 3-2 and
claim third place overall.
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