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Football: Poland boss names squad for Slovenia, Austria qualifiers

27.08.2019 07:00
The Poland football manager has released a list of 27 players called up for upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Slovenia and Austria.
Poland will play Slovenia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Ljubljana on September 6. Three days later the Poles will take on Austria in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw.
Poland will play Slovenia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Ljubljana on September 6. Three days later the Poles will take on Austria in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw. Image: laczynaspilka.pl

The lineup announced by Jerzy Brzęczek on Monday includes high-performing strikers Robert Lewandowski, Krzysztof Piątek and Arkadiusz Milik.

Young guns include Dawid Kownacki, Sebastian Szymański and Robert Gumny.

The only new face in the squad is Derby County midfielder Krystian Bielik.


Krystian Bielik. Photo: laczynaspilka.pl Krystian Bielik. Photo: laczynaspilka.pl

Poland will play Slovenia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Ljubljana on September 6.

Three days later the Poles will take on Austria in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw.

After four rounds of fixtures, Poland maintains a perfect record atop their qualifying group, with 12 points and no goal conceded.

Barring a disaster, Brzęczek's men have all but guaranteed themselves a spot in the 2020 European championships.

Poland on March 21 opened their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 1-0 away win against Austria. The Polish team three days later beat Latvia 2-0 in their second Euro 2020 qualifier at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

Poland on June 7 beat North Macedonia 1-0 at Toše Proeski Arena in the Balkan country’s capital Skopje. Three days later the Poles demolished Israel 4-0 at home in their fourth straight Euro 2020 qualifying win.

Fifty-five European teams were in December drawn into a total of 10 qualifying groups, five groups of five teams and five six-team groups.

The Euro 2020 qualifiers will be played until November, with the top two teams from each group qualifying directly for the championships.

The Euro 2020 tournament will be held from June 12 to July 12, 2020 in 12 cities around Europe, with the final played at London's Wembley Stadium.

Brzęczek took over as Poland manager last summer after the national squad’s early exit from the World Cup in Russia.


The lineup announced by the Poland manager on Monday is led by captain Robert Lewandowski. Image: laczynaspilka.pl The lineup announced by the Poland manager on Monday is led by captain Robert Lewandowski. Image: laczynaspilka.pl

Here is the full Poland squad for the September matches against Slovenia and Austria:

Goalkeepers: Łukasz Fabiański (West Ham United), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna FC), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus).

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Thiago Cionek (SPAL), Kamil Glik (AS Monaco), Robert Gumny (Lech Poznań), Artur Jędrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Tomasz Kędziora (Dynamo Kyiv), Michał Pazdan (Ankaragücü), Arkadiusz Reca (Atalanta Bergamo), Maciej Rybus (Lokomotiv Moscow).

Midfielders: Krystian Bielik (Derby County), Jakub Błaszczykowski (Wisła Kraków), Jacek Góralski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Kamil Grosicki (Hull City), Damian Kądzior (Dinamo Zagreb), Mateusz Klich (Leeds United), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Lokomotiv Moscow), Karol Linetty (Sampdoria), Sebastian Szymański (Legia Warsaw), Piotr Zieliński (Napoli).

Forwards: Dawid Kownacki (Fortuna Düsseldorf), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli), Krzysztof Piątek (AC Milan).

(gs/pk)

Source: PAP, laczynaspilka.pl