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Brave words before the match against Finland. Poles could shock Europe, the scenario has been announced.

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Sunday, September 7


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Let's hope the worst is behind us in the current World Cup qualifiers. Michał Probierz recently left the team in tumultuous circumstances. First, he stripped Robert Lewandowski of the captain's armband, and then in a sensational away loss to the Finns. He was replaced by Jan Urban, who made a truly impressive debut. Just a few days ago, the"White and Reds" shared the points with the Dutch. And most importantly, they didn't give up after conceding a goal, equalizing the score in the second half.

"Of the last 50 competitive matches in which we conceded the first goal, we won only two. And that was in the Nations League, not the qualifiers for major tournaments. We haven't been able to do that for 17 years. We didn't manage to do that here either, but getting that point against such an opponent, in such circumstances, is no small feat," noted Łukasz Gikiewicz, among others, in Interia Sport . There's no shortage of satisfied experts in Wisła, by the way. After the recent match between the"Eagles," Paweł Kryszałowicz is definitely not afraid to dream. The best proof of this? His recent interview with the TVP Sport portal.

According to the former striker, the Dutch should be closely watching the Polish team's performance."I don't even rule out promotion... from first place. However, this will require no mistakes in the return matches against the Finns, Lithuanians and Maltese. It could happen that the difference between us and the Dutch will be three points and we might be able to close it during the return match in Poland," he admitted.

As you can see, there are plenty of conditions. For this sensational scenario to become a reality, Jan Urban's players can't afford a slip-up today. The match against their Scandinavian opponents kicks off at 8:45 PM. Live text coverage on Interia Sport .

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