Football: Poland to play pre-World Cup friendly with Chile

Poland will play a pre-World Cup friendly game against Chile, Polish football officials have announced.

pixabay.com

Image by Kelvin Stuttard from Pixabay

The match will be played at the National Stadium in Warsaw on November 16 in the run-up to this year's World Cup in Qatar, according to the Polish Football Association (PZPN), the national governing body for the sport.

Cezary Kulesza potwierdza. Oto ostatni sparingpartner Biało-Czerwonych przed mundialem 🔻#Qatar2022 https://t.co/oGj2zkZA9O

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) August 10, 2022

“We want to face off against Chile because it is a team that in many ways resembles the national teams of Argentina and Mexico, who will be our opponents in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar," PZPN head Cezary Kulesza said, as cited by Polish state news agency PAP.

Poland, captained by star striker Robert Lewandowski, qualified for the 2022 World Cup after defeating Sweden 2-0 in a playoff at home in late March.

The have been drawn to play Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia in the group stage of the tournament.

The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18.

#UPDATE The opening match for this year's World Cup in Qatar will be brought forward by one day to November 20, senior football sources have told #AFPSports pic.twitter.com/tlFAJADCsP

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 10, 2022

FIFA planuje rozpocząć mundial w Katarze dzień wcześniej! #Qatar2022🇶🇦

👇https://t.co/3CU8EbSaoA

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) August 10, 2022

(gs)

Source: PAP