Poland national soccer team
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| Nickname(s) | Biało-czerwoni (The white and reds) Orły (The Eagles) |
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| Association | Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Adam Nawałka |
| Captain | Robert Lewandowski |
| Most caps | Michał Żewłakow (102) |
| Top scorer | Włodzimierz Lubański (48) |
| Home stadium | PGE Narodowy |
| FIFA code | POL |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 15  (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 15 (October 2016 - January 2017) |
| Lowest | 78 (November 2013) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 19 (11 January 2017) |
| Highest | 2 (October 1975) |
| Lowest | 55 (August 1956, April 1998) |
| First international | |
 Hungary 1–0 Poland  (Budapest, Hungary; 18 December 1921) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Poland 10–0 San Marino  (Kielce, Poland; 1 April 2009) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Denmark 8–0 Poland  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 26 June 1948) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 1938) |
| Best result | Third place, 1974 and 1982 |
| European Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Quarterfinals, 2016 |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Team |
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1976 Montreal | Team |
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1992 Barcelona | Team |
The Poland national football team (Polish: Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej) represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland. Poland's home ground is the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw and their current head coach is Adam Nawałka.
The most renowned Polish team was the one of the mid-1970s that held England to a draw at Wembley Stadium to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup. They defeated Brazil 1–0 to claim third place in the tournament, with striker Grzegorz Lato winning the Golden Boot for his seven goals. Poland also finished third in the 1982 tournament, beating France 3–2 in the third-place play-off.
Poland also won the gold medal in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich; the silver medal in 1976 in Montreal; and a silver medal in 1992 in Barcelona. Their Olympic success was helped by a wholly amateur squad, similar to other nations behind the Iron Curtain.
Poland first qualified for the UEFA European Championship in 2008. They also qualified automatically for Euro 2012 by virtue of being joint hosts alongside Ukraine. They finished bottom of their group on both occasions. Their first win in the Euros was on 12 June 2016 in a group stage match of Euro 2016 against Northern Ireland. They went on to reach the quarterfinals.
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