 On 11 October 2014, he recorded an upset by defeating Germany with 2–0 in their home Euro 2016 qualifier.He took Poland to their first Euro quarterfinals, which contributed to Poland's historic success in their football history since the fall of communist rule.He was allowed to remain in charge of Poland during the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign, and Poland performed extremely well, winning eight, drawing one and losing only one match, helping the Poles top the group and qualify automatically for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.