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Poland national football team

The Poland national football team (Polish: Polska reprezentacja narodowa) is the national football team of Poland, under the auspices of the Polish Football Association.

It played its first international match on 18 December 1921 in Budapest against Hungary and was defeated 0:1. Poland won the Gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the World Cup, Poland finished third twice: in 1974 and 1982.

World Cup record
1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Withdrew during qualifying
1938 - Round 1 (top 15)
1950 - Did not enter
1954 - Withdrew
1958 to 1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - 3rd place
1978 - Round 2 (quarterfinals)
1982 - 3rd place
1986 - Round 2 (top 16)
1990 to 1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Round 1 (top 32)
2006 - Round 1 (top 32)

Football World Cup, Spain 1982

Polish national team result: 3rd place
Coach: Antoni Piechniczek
Players: Zbigniew Boniek, Andrzej Buncol, Włodzimierz Ciołek, Marek Dziuba, Andrzej Iwan, Jan Jałocha, Paweł Janas, Janusz Kupcewicz, Marek Kusto, Grzegorz Lato, Stefan Majewski, Waldemar Matysik, Józef Młynarczyk, Andrzej Pałasz, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Andrzej Szarmach, Roman Wójcicki, Władysław Żmuda
Reserve players: Tadeusz Dolny, Jacek Kazimierski, Piotr Mowlik, Piotr Skrobowski

Football World Cup, Germany 1974

Polish national team result: 3rd place
Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Players: Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jan Domarski, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy Gorgoń, Zbigniew Gut, Zdzisław Kapka, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Adam Musiał, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, Władysław Żmuda
Reserve players: Mirosław Bulzacki, Andrzej Fischer, Roman Jakóbczak, Zygmunt Kalinowski, Marek Kusto, Henryk Wieczorek

Poland's current third kit

European Championship record
1960 to 2004 - Did not qualify
2008 - Qualifying In course
Poland have yet to qualify for the euro but if UEFA gives the hosting job to the Polish/Ukranian bid then it may redeem themself.

Olympic Games record

26th Olympic Games, Barcelona 1992
Polish national team result: 2nd place
Coach: Janusz Wójcik
Players: Dariusz Adamczuk, Marek Bajor, Jerzy Brzęczek, Dariusz Gęsior, Marcin Jałocha, Andrzej Juskowiak, Aleksander Kłak, Andrzej Kobylański, Wojciech Kowalczyk, Marek Koźmiński, Tomasz Łapiński, Grzegorz Mielcarski, Ryszard Staniek, Piotr Świerczewski, Mirosław Waligóra, Tomasz Wałdoch.
Reserve players: Dariusz Koseła, Arkadiusz Onyszko, Dariusz Szubert, Tomasz Wieszczycki.

22nd Olympic Games, Montreal 1976

Polish national team result: 2nd place
Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Players: Jan Benigier, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Jerzy Gorgoń, Henryk Kasperczak, Kazimierz Kmiecik, Grzegorz Lato, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Piotr Mowlik, Roman Ogaza, Wojciech Rudy, Andrzej Szarmach, Antoni Szymanowski, Jan Tomaszewski, Henryk Wawrowski, Henryk Wieczorek, Władysław Żmuda

21st Olympic Games, Munich 1972
Polish national team result: WINNER
Coach: Kazimierz Górski
Players: Zygmunt Anczok, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Kazimierz Deyna, Robert Gadocha, Jerzy Gorgoń, Zbigniew Gut, Hubert Kostka, Jerzy Kraska, Kazimierz Kmiecik Grzegorz Lato, Włodzimierz Lubański, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Joachim Marx, Marian Ostafinski, Zygfryd Szołtysik, Antoni Szymanowski, Ryszard Szymczak
Reserve players: Marian Szeja, Andrzej Jarosik

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