Poland U-20 National Football Team

Infobox National football team
Name = Poland
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FIFA Trigramme = POL
Nickname = "Biało-czerwoni"
("The-white-and-red")"Orły"
("The Eagles")
Association = "Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej"
Confederation = UEFA (Europe)
Coach = flagicon|POL Michal Globisz
Captain = Artur Marciniak
Home Stadium = Silesia Stadium
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Team Overview

Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European Championship. The Central Europeans excelled in their role as tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the surprise packages.

Qualifying

The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralising 1-0 Group A reverse against Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4-1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but although home dreams of a place in the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

Records

-Poland reached the semi-finals of the FIFA World Youth Championship on two occasions: Japan 1979 and Mexico 1983.

-Qualifying for the FIFA World Youth Championship Australia 1981, the Poles went home after the first round.

Current Squad

Following players were named for FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007

* Coach: Michał Globisz

See also

* Football in Poland
* History of football in Poland
* Polish Championship in Football
* Polish Cup
* Polish SuperCup
* Sports in Poland
* Poland National Football Team
* Poland U-16 National Football Team
* Poland U-17 National Football Team
* Poland U-19 National Football Team
* Poland U-21 National Football Team

External links

* [http://www.pzpn.pl/ Official website]
* [http://polishsoccer.net/poland.htm Polish Soccer]
* [http://www.mogiel.net/ Pawel Mogielnicki's Page]
* [http://kadra.pl/index.php?strona=historia&dzial=mecze Kadra.pl]
* [http://www.worldcup.isn.pl/en/poland.htm Poland in World Cups]
* [http://www.polishsoccer.com Polish Soccer Resource and Community]

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