Group C of World Cup Qatar 2022 it is one of three that has only one European team among its four members: Poland he was the one drawn to play Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia in search of the two spots for the round of 16.
The national team of Poland is the worst FIFA ranking of the 13th European which will be in Qatar, which is an indication that their recent results have not been the best nor are they close to those of that Poland which ended in third place in Germany 1974 and Spain 1982 and was also very competitive in Argentina in 1978.
The presence of an international superstar like Robert Lewandowskiwith 76 goals for his National team and 11 goals in eight appearances for his new club Barcelona, he doesn’t end up pushing Poland forward.
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The eagles from Eastern Europe, which they changed coaches on January 31st this year with the advent of the experienced Czeslaw Michniewicz With the departure of Paulo Sousa for Flamengo, they are not in great form heading into a World Cup less than two months away.
In fact, From Poland qualified for the World Cup with 2-0 Sweden, he barely got a win in five appearances against World Cup opponents: beat Wales 2-1 home on a return, but fell 6-1 and 1-0 against Belgium Y against the Netherlands he drew 2-2 and lost 2-0 in his last presentation, this Thursday, September 22.
“red alert before the World Cup. A strong opponent brought evidence again the weaknesses of our choice. The Polish team was nonexistent against the Dutch. Losing 2-0 in the Nations League is not as painful as the team’s performance. This is red alert ahead of the World Cup in Qatar”, wrote the Polish outlet WP SportoweFakty, a report on sports in this country.
The worrying prospects for Poland is huge when we look back: in Michniewicz’s circle he has two wins, two draws and three losses, but since the last World Cup managed just two wins in four years against teams currently in the top 25 of the FIFA rankings (Poland are ranked 26th): The aforementioned wins against Sweden and Wales.
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As of August 2018, Lewandowski’s men play between the Nations League, the Qualifiers and the European Championship, 15 games against Italy, England, Portugal, Spain, Belgium and Holland and they didn’t win any: They have drawn six and lost nine, with three of those defeats by two goals or more. They suffer not so much from a lack of goals (in nine of those 15 games they were able to score a goal or two) as in defence: only in the 0-0 against Italy in 2020 did they keep the fence unbeaten.
Without further ado, in the Sporting News table that measures the performance of World Cup teams against other World Cup teams in the Qatar 2022 cycle, Poland is in 28th place, averaging just 0.58 points per game in 12 games. The only European team worse than Poland is Walesjust the only one in which the eagles they won
Not even in the last World Cup (1-0 win by Japan, defeats by Colombia and Senegal by 3-0 and 2-1) not even in the last European Championship (2-1 and 3-2 losses to Slovakia and Sweden, 1-1 draw with Spain) Poland managed to avoid be last in your team. In this World Cup, with the presence of a weaker team like Saudi Arabia, it seems difficult to repeat it, but the picture is not the most encouraging for Lewandowski, Juventus men Arkadiusz Milik and Wojciech Szczesny and co.
And in Argentina, but especially in Mexicomaybe it direct rival in the theoretical pursuit of second place in the group, they hope the losing streak continues…
