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Football: Poland boss names squad for last two World Cup qualifiers

07.11.2025 16:30
Poland football coach Jan Urban on Friday named a 26-man squad for the team's final 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against the Netherlands and Malta.
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The lineup includes Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski and regulars such as Inter Milan midfielder Piotr Zieliński.

New call-ups include 19-year-old Filip Rózga of Sturm Graz and 24-year-old Kryspin Szcześniak of Górnik Zabrze.

Midfielder Nicola Zalewski and forward Adam Buksa return to the national side after recovering from injuries.

Poland will face the Netherlands at Warsaw’s National Stadium on November 14, before wrapping up their qualifying campaign against Malta in Ta’ Qali three days later.

The squad is set to assemble in Warsaw on Monday for a training camp ahead of the two matches.

Poland last month month defeated Lithuania 2-0 in Kaunas in their sixth World Cup qualifier.

With two rounds remaining, Poland sit second in their qualifying Group G with 13 points—three behind leaders the Netherlands and three ahead of Finland, who have played one more game.

The group winner will qualify directly for the World Cup, while the runner-up will advance to the two-stage playoffs.

Poland are ranked 33rd worldwide by FIFA, while the Netherlands are No. 6 and Malta hold the No. 166 spot.

The World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico, featuring 48 teams—16 more than in Qatar in 2022.

Poland reached the round of 16 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar before being eliminated by eventual runners-up France.

Here is the full Poland squad for the November matches against the Netherlands and Malta:

Goalkeepers:

Bartłomiej Drągowski (Panathinaikos)

Kamil Grabara (Wolfsburg)

Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna)

Kacper Tobiasz (Legia Warsa)

Defenders:

Jan Bednarek (FC Porto)

Matty Cash (Aston Villa)

Tomasz Kędziora (PAOK Salonika)

Jakub Kiwior (FC Porto)

Kryspin Szcześniak (Górnik Zabrze)

Przemysław Wiśniewski (Spezia Calcio)

Paweł Wszołek (Legia Warsaw)

Jan Ziółkowski (AS Roma)

Midfielders:

Kamil Grosicki (Pogoń Szczecin)

Jakub Kamiński (FC Cologne)

Bartosz Kapustka (Legia Warsaw)

Kacper Kozłowski (Gaziantep FK)

Filip Rózga (Sturm Graz)

Michał Skóraś (KAA Gent)

Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United)

Sebastian Szymański (Fenerbahçe)

Nicola Zalewski (Atalanta Bergamo)

Piotr Zieliński (Inter Milan)

Forwards:

Adam Buksa (Udinese Calcio)

Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona)

Krzysztof Piątek (Al-Duhail)

Karol Świderski (Panathinaikos)

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Source: IAR, PAP