Jan Urban's debut brought cause for celebration. The Polish national team drew 1-1 with the Netherlands in Rotterdam, even though it seemed the Dutch team were the clear favorites. However, it turned out they could still deliver a decent result.
However, this won't necessarily bring much cause for celebration if we fail to avenge Finland's defeat in Helsinki. We already know our starting eleven for the Poland vs. Finland match.
Poland: Ł ukasz Skorupski — Matty Cash, Przemysław Wiśniewski, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior — Bartosz Slisz, Piotr Zieliński — Jakub Kamiński, Sebastian Szymański, Nicola Zalewski — Robert Lewandowski.
Substitutes: Kamil Grabara, Bartłomiej Drągowski — Tomasz Kędziora, Jakub Piotrowski, Karol Świderski, Bartosz Kapustka, Kamil Grosicki, Adam Buksa, Paweł Wszołek, Jan Ziółkowski, Przemysław Frankowski, Krzysztof Piątek.
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We know the lineups for the Poland vs. Finland match! A crucial match
The draw with the Netherlands whetted the appetite, and tens of thousands of fans will once again gather at the Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium to support our team to victory. Poland can still fight for a spot in the World Cup, but first place in their group will be extremely difficult.
Finland: Jesse Joronen - Matti Peltola, Ville Koski, Oliver Antman, Robin Lod, Adam Marchijew, Kaan Kairinen, Miro Tenho, Nikolai Alho, Jere Uronen, Joel Pohjanpalo.
Substitutes: Viljami Sinisalo, Lucas Bergstrom - Anssi Suhonen, Robert Ivanov, Glen Kamara, Fredrik Jansen, Teemu Pukki, Adam Stahl, Santeri Vaananen, Benjamin Kallman, Topi Keskinen, Oiva Jukkola.
A play-off spot seems slightly more likely, as we'll advance to the group stage after finishing second. However, there are still many matches left in the qualifying round, so we'll have to wait for the results. Today's return match against Finland will provide the answer to our national team's question.