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Poland

Group A | World Ranking: 29

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: 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

Goalkeepers:
1. Artur Boruc (Celtic),
12. Tomasz Kuszczak (West Bromwich Albion)
22. Lukasz Fabianski (Legia Warsaw)

Defenders:
2. Mariusz Jop (FK Moscow)
3. Seweryn Gancarczyk (Metallist Charkow)
4. Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow)
6. Jacek Bak (Al Rayan)
14. Michal Zewlakow (Anderlecht)
17. Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow)
18. Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk)
19. Bartosz Bosacki (Lech Poznan)

Midfielders:
5. Kamil Kosowski (Southampton)
7. Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow)
8. Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen)
10. Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor)
13. Sebastian Mila (Austria Vienna)
15. Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borussia Dortmund)
16. Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Vienna)
20. Piotr Giza (Cracovia)

Forwards:
9. Maciej Zurawski (Celtic)
11. Grzegorz Rasiak (Southampton)
21. Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock)
23. Pawel Brozek (Wisla Krakow)

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