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Football: Poland boss names squad for Latvia, North Macedonia qualifiers

01.10.2019 07:50
The Poland football manager has released a list of 25 players called up for upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Latvia and North Macedonia.
The Polish team last year celebrated advancing to the European championships for the fourth time after a successful qualifying campaign.
The Polish team last year celebrated advancing to the European championships for the fourth time after a successful qualifying campaign.Image: laczynaspilka.pl

The lineup announced by Jerzy Brzęczek on Monday is led by star striker Robert Lewandowski and includes Chicago Fire midfielder Przemysław Frankowski, who is making a comeback to the national squad after a gap of several months.

Young guns include Derby County midfielder Krystian Bielik and Legia Warsaw goalkeeper Radosław Majecki, a 19-year-old who has been called up in place of West Ham goalie Łukasz Fabiański, who is nursing an injury.

Poland will play Latvia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Riga on October 10.

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

After six rounds of fixtures, Poland are on top of their qualifying group G, with 13 points, two more than Slovenia and three more than Austria.

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

Poland opened their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 1-0 away win against Austria on March 21. 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 Jerzy Brzęczek's men demolished Israel 4-0 at home in their fourth straight Euro 2020 qualifying win.

The Poles on September 6 lost 0-2 to lower-ranked Slovenia after an uninspiring performance at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana. Three days later they tied 0-0 with Austria at the National Stadium in Warsaw.

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.

Poland will play Latvia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Riga on October 10. Three days later the Poles will take on North Macedonia in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw. Image: laczynaspilka.pl Poland will play Latvia in a Euro 2020 qualifier in Riga on October 10. Three days later the Poles will take on North Macedonia in their next qualifying fixture in Warsaw. Image: laczynaspilka.pl

Here is the full Poland squad for the October matches against Latvia and North Macedonia:

Goalkeepers: Radosław Majecki (Legia Warsaw), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna FC), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus).

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

Midfielders: Krystian Bielik (Derby County), Przemysław Frankowski (Chicago Fire), 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 (Dynamo Moscow), 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