Football: Poland to play friendly against Scotland

The Polish national football team will play a friendly against Scotland on Thursday in preparation for a World Cup playoff match next week.

Poland players in training ahead of the Scotland friendly.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The game kicks off at 8:45 p.m. at Hampden Park stadium in Glasgow.

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The Poles, under their new manager Czesław Michniewicz, go into the match hoping to put together a solid performance ahead of a crucial clash against Sweden or the Czech Republic for a spot in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Poland are ranked 28th worldwide by football's governing body FIFA, while Scotland are No. 40 in the FIFA table.

Football’s world governing body FIFA earlier this month banned Russia from the play-offs for the World Cup in Qatar, giving Poland a bye to the play-off final.

The match will take place on March 29, with Poland hosting the winners of the game between Sweden and the Czech Republic.

The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18.

Poland had qualified for the previous World Cup in Russia, but suffered an early exit from the tournament in 2018. The Poles lost 1-2 to Senegal and 0-3 to Colombia in the group stage. They won their final game, beating Japan 1-0, but finished bottom of their Group H.

Poland finished third in the 1974 World Cup in West Germany and were also third in Spain in 1982.

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Source: PAP