Poland

Sweden qualify for World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres hits late winner against Poland

· The Guardian

There are easy ways to qualify for the World Cup and there are complicated ways. Poland won six qualifiers whereas Sweden won two but it is Sweden, elevated by the magic of Graham Potter, the persistence of Viktor…

World Cup playoffs: Poland fight back to sink Albania, Kosovo win thriller in Slovakia

· The Guardian

Denmark ease past North Macedonia 4-0 Arda Guler magic helps Turkey sink Romania 1-0 Robert Lewandowski helped Poland come from behind to scrape past Albania 2-1 after Arber Hoxha gave the visitors the lead in Warsaw.…

World Cup 2026 qualifying roundup: Northern Ireland in playoffs despite loss

· The Guardian

Slovakia win 1-0 and battle with Germany for top spot Netherlands nearly there after draw in Poland Michael O’Neill fumed at a goal that “should clearly have been disallowed” after Northern Ireland ’s hopes of…

Poland manager Probierz quits after Lewandowski refuses to play under him

· The Guardian

Striker was upset at way he had captaincy taken off him Probierz says his departure is ‘for the good of the team’ Michal Probierz has resigned as Poland’s manager, days after Robert Lewandowski said he would no longer…

Robert Lewandowski left ‘betrayed and hurt’ by coach in Poland captaincy row

· The Guardian

Veteran refuses to play ‘as long as coach remains’ Coach Probierz: ‘In football, you can’t get offended’ Robert Lewandowski has said that he has been left feeling “betrayed” and “very hurt” by the head coach of the…

Andy Robertson’s late header in Poland gifts Scotland Nations League lifeline

· The Guardian

Scotland had contributed far too much to the Nations League to finish bottom of Group A1. That was the harsh reality until Andy Robertson leapt like a Loch Tay salmon to meet John Souttar’s superb stoppage-time cross,…

Poland 1-2 Scotland: Nations League – as it happened

· The Guardian

Andy Roberson’s injury-time header settled a pulsating game and earned Scotland a relegation playoff in the Nations League 1 min Peep peep! The match is under way. Mood music

Ben Doak is exhibiting the quality to be an elite weapon for Scotland

· The Guardian

The forward is impressing and Clarke is ready to unleash him for Monday’s Nations League decider with Poland Even Steve Clarke cannot help himself any more. Scotland’s manager spent months warning a football nation to…

Nations League: Northern Ireland batter Bulgaria, Spain sweep aside Serbia

· The Guardian

Isaac Price scores hat-trick in 5-0 win over Bulgaria Poland rescue dramatic 3-3 draw against Croatia Isaac Price’s hat-trick powered Northern Ireland to a stunning 5-0 win against Bulgaria that sent them top of their…

Nations League: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo adds to record haul in Poland

· The Guardian

Striker scores 133rd international goal in 3-1 victory Northern Ireland held to goalless draw by Belarus Cristiano Ronaldo was among the scorers as Portugal beat Poland 3-1 in their Nations League clash in Warsaw. The…

Scotland 2-3 Poland: Nations League – as it happened

· The Guardian

Scotland came from 2-0 down at half-time to level but lost to a stoppage-time penalty at Hampden 6 min: McLean snaps into a couple of tackles in the middle of the park. Twice he strips the Poles of possession; twice his…

Poland seal Nations League win with late penalty to spoil Scotland comeback

· The Guardian

The knockout blows keep landing on Steve Clarke and Scotland. Just when it seemed as if damage incurred at a horrible Euro 2024 – and in the first half here – looked like being repaired, Poland snatched a 97th-minute…

‘My heart is not there’: Poland keeper Wojciech Szczesny retires from football

· The Guardian

Former Arsenal keeper retires after leaving Juventus Szczesny describes playing career as ‘journey of lifetime’ The Poland and former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny announced his retirement from professional…

‘We weren’t a punching bag’: verdicts from Euro 2024 countries who are out

· The Guardian

Anger, confusion and disappointment were among the emotions in the nations eliminated in group stage Poland were the last team to qualify (their penalty shootout playoff win in Cardiff finished later than Ukraine’s and…

Kylian Mbappé is back but he needs help if France are to win Euro 2024

· The Guardian

France only scored two goals in their three group matches – a penalty against Poland and an own goal against Austria By Eric Devin for Get French Football News France showed more signs of life in their 1-1 draw with…

Deschamps admits ‘we deserve to be second’ but expects France to click

· The Guardian

France finish second after 1-1 draw with Poland ‘We will be ready for the round of 16,’ says manager Didier Deschamps has conceded France have made life difficult for themselves after failing to top Group D but said he…

France 1-1 Poland: Euro 2024 – as it happened

· The Guardian

Robert Lewandowski’s late penalty sent a toothless France side into the tougher half of the draw 4 min: France quickly establish their authority, probing this way and that. Poland happy to sit back for now. Then…