Poland
 Maciej Zurawski Group A | World Ranking: 26 Qualification: Finished second behind England in their group but qualified as one of Europe's two best-placed group runners-up.
Coach: Pawel Janas
Key Players: Jerzy Dudek (goalkeeper), Maciej Zurawski (forward),Tomas Frankowski (forward)
Past Record: Finished third in 1974 and 1982. Making their sixth appearance in the finals. Group A Matches:
June 9: Ecuador (Gelsenkirchen)
June 14: Germany (Dortmund)
June 20: Costa Rica (Hanover) Over the past two decades, Poland have struggled to match the achievements of their brilliant team of the 1970s and early 1980s, spearheaded by Grzegorz Lato and Zbigniew Boniek. But they qualified comfortably for the finals, with just two defeats by England marring an otherwise perfect campaign. The team will be aiming to make up for the disappointment of 2002, when they crashed out in the first round after beating the U.S. convincingly in their opening match. Squad:
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