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Football: Poland in training ahead of last Euro 2024 qualifier

14.11.2023 09:00
Poland’s national soccer team has started a training camp ahead of its last Euro 2024 qualifier against the Czech Republic.
Poland players during a training session in Warsaw ahead of the teams Euro 2024 qualifier against the Czech Republic.
Poland players during a training session in Warsaw ahead of the team's Euro 2024 qualifier against the Czech Republic.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The Polish team will take on the Czech Republic in its final Euro 2024 qualifier at the National Stadium in Warsaw on Friday.

Four days later, Probierz's men will play a friendly game against Latvia at the same venue in the Polish capital.

Poland manager Michał Probierz last Thursday released a list of 25 football players called up for the two games.

The squad named by Probierz to face the Czech Republic and Latvia includes Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski and other regulars such as Napoli midfielder Piotr Zieliński and Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.

Fresh faces include Nice keeper Marcin Bułka.

Poland boss Michał Probierz and captain Robert Lewandowski during a press conference in Warsaw on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Poland boss Michał Probierz and captain Robert Lewandowski during a press conference in Warsaw on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

Poland last month drew 1-1 with Moldova in their penultimate Euro 2024 qualifier in Warsaw, leaving fans jittery about the team's chances of qualifying for the European tournament next year.

After seven rounds of fixtures, Poland are third in their qualifying Group E, with 10 points, behind Albania and the Czech Republic, having played one match more than their rivals.

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 31st worldwide by football's governing body FIFA, while the Czech Republic are No. 41 in the FIFA table. Latvia are ranked 132nd.

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Source: IAR, PAP