In October, Poland embattled two opponents, Latvia and North Macedonia, for its UEFA Euro 2020 quest. Poland managed a convincing 3–0 away win over minnows Latvia, eliminated the Latvians from the competition. Surprisingly, Slovenia's shock away defeat to North Macedonia relieved pressure for Poland, with Slovenia fell from second to fourth place, gave the Poles an upper hand to qualify. Eventually, Poland beat North Macedonia 2–0 at home, and with Slovenia fell hurdle to the Austrians at Slovenian soil, Poland qualified to the competition for the fourth consecutive participation history.