the last time poland played in the world cup was 1938.
the last time poland played in the world cup was 1938.
when was the last time poland played in the world cup?
1938
poland played at the 2018 fifa world cup, their first world cup since 2006, in group h; against senegal, colombia and japan. despite the group being considered a close group, poland were tipped as favorites to advance from the group. in may 2018, poland named the preliminary 34-man squad, and on 4 june, they named the final 23-man squad. the squad featured several notable players; such as elite striker robert lewandowski (playing at his first world cup), vfl wolfsburg's veteran midfielder jakub błaszczykowski, monaco defender kamil glik (who suffered an injury two weeks prior to the start of the tournament), napoli forward arkadiusz milik and juventus goalkeeper wojciech szczęsny.
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poland played what would be their last international match before the outbreak of world war ii against hungary, the runners-up in the 1938 world cup. the match stands out as an achievement as poland defeated the strongly favored hungarian side 4–2.









































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on 11 june 1946, following the aftermath of world war ii, poland played their first international friendly match, against norway in oslo, a 3–1 defeat. the biggest success in the early years after the war was the victory against one of europe's best at the time, czechoslovakia. poland defeated their southern neighbors 3–1.
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