English Section

Football: Poland to take on Latvia in Euro 2020 qualifier

10.10.2019 07:55
Poland’s national football team was on Thursday set to take on Latvia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Riga.
Poland manager Jerzy Brzęczek and captain Robert Lewandowski during a news conference in Warsaw on Monday.
Poland manager Jerzy Brzęczek and captain Robert Lewandowski during a news conference in Warsaw on Monday.PAP/Radek Pietruszka

The match was due to kick off at 8:45 p.m. at Daugava Stadium in the Latvian capital.

After six rounds of fixtures, Poland are on top of their qualifying group G, with 13 points, two more than Slovenia and three more than Austria.

Barring a disaster, Brzęczek's men have all but guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2020 European championships, according to many football experts.

The Poles, captained by star striker Robert Lewandowski, will face off against North Macedonia in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw on Sunday.

Poland opened their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 1-0 away win against Austria on March 21. The Polish team three days later beat Latvia 2-0 in their second Euro 2020 qualifier at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

Poland on June 7 beat North Macedonia 1-0 at Toše Proeski Arena in the Balkan country’s capital Skopje. Three days later Jerzy Brzęczek's men demolished Israel 4-0 at home in their fourth straight Euro 2020 qualifying win.

The Poles on September 6 lost 0-2 to lower-ranked Slovenia after an uninspiring performance at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana. Three days later they tied 0-0 with Austria at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

Fifty-five European teams were in December drawn into a total of 10 qualifying groups, five groups of five teams and five six-team groups.

The Euro 2020 qualifiers will be played until November, with the top two teams from each group qualifying directly for the championships.

The Euro 2020 tournament will be held from June 12 to July 12, 2020 in 12 cities around Europe, with the final played at London's Wembley Stadium.

Brzęczek took over as Poland manager last summer after the national squad’s early exit from the World Cup in Russia.

(gs/pk)