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Football: Poland boss names squad for Germany friendly, Moldova qualifier

30.05.2023 23:30
Poland manager Fernando Santos has released a list of 25 football players called up for the team's upcoming friendly against Germany and its third Euro 2024 qualifier against Moldova.
Poland boss Fernando Santos.
Poland boss Fernando Santos.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

The lineup announced by Santos on Tuesday includes Barcelona star striker Robert Lewandowski and other regulars such as Napoli midfielder Piotr Zieliński and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.

Poland play a friendly game against Germany at the National Stadium in Warsaw on June 16 and take on Moldova away from home in a Euro 2024 qualifier on June 20.

The Polish team, captained by star striker Robert Lewandowski, on March 24 opened its Euro 2024 qualifying campaign with a 1-3 defeat against the Czech Republic. The Poles beat Albania 1-0 at home in their second Euro 2024 qualifier on March 27.

After two rounds of fixtures, Poland are second in their qualifying Group E, which also includes the Faroe Islands.

The Euro 2024 tournament will be held from June 14 to July 14, 2024 in 10 cities in Germany, with the final played at Berlin's Olympiastadion.

Poland are ranked 23rd worldwide by football's governing body FIFA, while Germany are No. 14 in the FIFA table. Moldova are ranked 171st.

The lineup announced by the Poland manager on Monday is led by captain Robert Lewandowski. Image: laczynaspilka.pl The lineup announced by the Poland manager on Tuesday is led by captain Robert Lewandowski. Image: laczynaspilka.pl

Here is the full Poland squad for the June matches against Germany and Moldova:

GoalkeepersBartłomiej Drągowski, Łukasz Skorupski, Wojciech Szczęsny.

Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszyński, Tomasz Kędziora, Jakub Kiwior, Arkadiusz Reca, Mateusz Wieteska, Przemysław Wiśniewski.

Midfielders: Krystian Bielik, Przemysław Frankowski, Jakub Kamiński, Ben Lederman, Karol Linetty, Mateusz Łęgowski, Michał Skóraś, Bartosz Slisz, Damian Szymański, Sebastian Szymański, Nicola Zalewski, Piotr Zieliński.

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Karol Świderski.

EURO 2024 qualifying groups

Group A: Spain, Scotland, Norway, Georgia, Cyprus

Group B: Netherlands, France, Republic of Ireland, Greece, Gibraltar

Group C: Italy, England, Ukraine, North Macedonia, Malta

Group D: Croatia, Wales, Armenia, Turkey, Latvia

Group E: Poland, Czech Republic, Albania, Faroe Islands, Moldova

Group F: Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Estonia

Group G: Hungary, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Lithuania

Group H: Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, San Marino

Group I: Switzerland, Israel, Romania, Kosovo, Belarus, Andorra

Group J: Portugal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Liechtenstein

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Source: PAP, TVP Info, laczynaspilka.pl