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Football: Poland manager names 26-man squad for World Cup

10.11.2022 15:15
Poland football manager Czesław Michniewicz on Thursday named his final 26-man lineup for this autumn’s World Cup in Qatar.
Poland boss Czesław Michniewicz during a news conference in Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.
Poland boss Czesław Michniewicz during a news conference in Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.Photo: PAP/Andrzej Lange

Michniewicz whittled down the team from an initial 47-man list of names.

The lineup announced on Thursday includes Barcelona star striker Robert Lewandowski and other regulars such as Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny, Napoli midfielder Piotr Zieliński, and Juventus forward Arkadiusz Milik.

On November 16, Poland will play a pre-World Cup friendly against Chile.

Poland, captained bLewandowski, qualified for the 2022 World Cup after defeating Sweden 2-0 in a playoff at home in late March.

They 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.

Here's the final 26-man Poland squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar:

GoalkeepersBartłomiej Drągowski (Spezia), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus);

DefendersJan Bednarek (Aston Villa), Bartosz Bereszyński (Sampdoria), Matty Cash (Aston Villa), Kamil Glik (Benevento), Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg), Artur Jędrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), Mateusz Wieteska (Clermont Foot 63), Nicola Zalewski (AS Roma);

MidfieldersKrystian Bielik (Birmingham City), Przemysław Frankowski (RC Lens), Kamil Grosicki (Pogoń Szczecin), Jakub Kamiński (VfL Wolfsburg), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al Shabab), Michał Skóraś (Lech Poznań), Damian Szymański (AEK Athens), Sebastian Szymański (Feyenoord Rotterdam), Piotr Zieliński (Napoli), Szymon Żurkowski (Fiorentina);

ForwardsRobert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piątek (Salernitana), Karol Świderski (Charlotte FC).

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Source: PAP, TVP Sport