Poland national under-20 football team

The Poland national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Poland and is controlled by the Polish Football Association.

Poland Under-20
Nickname(s)Biało-czerwoni
("The white and reds")
Białe Orły
("The White Eagles")
AssociationPolish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachJacek Magiera
FIFA codePOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1979)
Best resultThird place (1983)

Competitive record
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
Silver background colour indicates second place finish.
Bronze background colour indicates third place finish.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA
1977Did not qualify
1979 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 10 6
1981 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 2
1983 Third place 6 4 0 2 13 7
1985Qualified but officials of the PFU
missed deadline for application to the tournament
1987Did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 10
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 3
2023To be determined
TotalBest: Third place2394103628

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

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.

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019

Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.

Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.

Recent results
23 May 2019 (2019-05-23) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland  0–2  Colombia Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 17,463
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland  5–0  Tahiti Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 15,894
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
29 May 2019 (2019-05-29) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Senegal  0–0  Poland Łódź, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stadium: Stadion Widzewa
Attendance: 15,829
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup Round of 16 Italy  1–0  Poland Gdynia, Poland
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Stadium: Gdynia Stadium
Attendance: 10,232
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

Current squad

The following players were called up as host for 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup[1]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Radosław Majecki (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 Monaco
2 2DF Maik Nawrocki (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 SV Werder Bremen
3 3MF Tymoteusz Puchacz (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 GKS Katowice
4 2DF Adrian Gryszkiewicz (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 Górnik Zabrze
5 2DF Serafin Szota (1999-03-04) 4 March 1999 Odra Opole
6 2DF Sebastian Walukiewicz (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 Pogoń Szczecin
7 3MF Tomasz Makowski (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 Lechia Gdańsk
8 3MF Mateusz Bogusz (2001-08-22) 22 August 2001 Leeds United
9 4FW Dominik Steczyk (1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 1.FC Nürnberg
10 3MF David Kopacz (1999-05-29) 29 May 1999 VfB Stuttgart
11 2DF Jakub Bednarczyk (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 St. Pauli
12 1GK Miłosz Mleczko (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 Puszcza Niepołomice
13 3MF Michał Skóraś (2000-02-15) 15 February 2000 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
14 3MF Nicola Zalewski (2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 Roma
15 2DF Jan Sobociński (1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 ŁKS Łódź
16 3MF Bartosz Slisz (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 Zagłębie Lubin
17 4FW Adrian Benedyczak (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 Pogoń Szczecin
18 3MF Adrian Stanilewicz (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 Bayer Leverkusen
19 3MF Adrian Łyszczarz (1999-08-22) 22 August 1999 GKS Katowice
20 3MF Marcel Zylla (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 Bayern Munich
21 1GK Karol Niemczycki (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 NAC Breda

See also

References
  1. "POWOŁANIA NA MISTRZOSTWA ŚWIATA FIFA 2019 W POLSCE". pzpn.pl (in Polish). PZPN. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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