FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland team, records, fixtures

A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

June 04, 2018 05:33 pm | Updated June 16, 2018 09:29 am IST

 Poland’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their third goal. File Photo.

Poland’s Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring their third goal. File Photo.

The FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15, 2018. A total of 64 matches will be played in 12 venues located in 11 cities.

The final will be held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.

Current World Cup squad

Goalkeepers: Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea), Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus).

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Kamil Glik (AS Monaco), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warszawa), Michal Pazdan (Legia Warszawa), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund).

Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (VfL Wolfsburg), Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Grzegorz Krychowiak (West Bromwich Albion), Rafal Kurzawa (Gornik Zabrze), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria), Slawomir Peszko (Lechia Gdansk), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).

Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Lukasz Teodorczyk (Anderlecht).

Coach for 2018

 

Adam Nawalka

Fixtures

June 19: vs Senegal

June 24: vs Colombia

June 28: vs Japan

 

Past records

No. of times team has played in WC (number): 7

No. of matches played (number): 31

No. of matches won: 15

No. of matches lost: 11

No. of times lost in finals (Number): 0

No. of times world cup won (number): 0

No. of goals scored in WC: 44

Top 3 players to watch: Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Błaszczykowski, Łukasz Piszczek

Road to WC: Poland’s Robert Lewandowski scored 16 goals on the road to Russia, becoming his country’s top goalscorer.

Player who has played most world cups (appearances): Władysław Żmuda (21)

Player who has scored most no. of goals (Player:No. of goals): Grzegorz Lato (10)

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