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Poland fight back to beat Iceland

WARSAW, Poland -- Poland came from behind to beat Iceland 3-2 in their last warm-up before Wednesday's World Cup Group Six decider against England.

Bayer Leverkusen winger Jacek Krzynowek's first-half strike kept Poland in the game after Iceland grabbed two well-worked goals, to lead 2-1 at the break.

But coach Pawel Janas made three changes at half-time and Wisla Krakow full-back Marcin Baszczynski and Borussia Dortmund's Ebi Smolarek took just 19 minutes to give the Poles a lead they never looked like losing.

Janas will be concerned, however, at his first-choice squad's lackluster first-half performance, which made little use of their overwhelming possession and exposed familiar problems in defence.

Hit by injuries to playmaker Miroslaw Szymkowiak and striker Tomasz Frankowski -- the team's leading scorer in qualifying -- Poland also struggled to finish a series of second-half chances.

Janas said: "We couldn't put it together until after half time, but in the end I am contented since we won with a team who play football in the British style -- hard and aggressive." Celtic striker Maciej Zurawski aggravated a thigh injury, but should be fit for Old Trafford.

"We had to pull him off the park, because he didn't want to come, so signs are he'll be okay by Wednesday," Janas said.

Poland lead Group Six with 24 points and will take first place automatically if England fail to win their game in hand against Austria on Saturday.

If England beat Austria, the Poles will need a draw but may also go to Old Trafford for the group decider with a place at the finals guaranteed as one of the best-placed runners-up.

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