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Poland national team coach Jan Urban admitted that the selection of players for the squad was appropriate. He feels that the fans are satisfied with his work. ‘However, I have been in football for too long not to realise that the most important things are still ahead of us,’ he added.more

England became the first European team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, defeating Latvia 5-0 in Riga. In Lisbon, Portugal drew 2-2 with Hungary and had to postpone their celebrations. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for the hosts.more

Wales v Belgium was temporarily halted after a rat invaded the pitch at Cardiff City Stadium. Craig Bellamy's side were trailing 2-1 in the 66th minute when the referee stopped the game to tend to a head injury to one of the Belgian players. But before play could resume again, the players were made to wait for a rodent to make its way off the pitch.more

France surprisingly drew 2-2 with Iceland in Reykjavik and fell short of qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup. Their Group D rivals, Ukraine, playing as hosts in Krakow, defeated Azerbaijan 2-1.more

Poland's national team defeated Lithuania 2-0 in Kaunas in a World Cup qualifier. The Netherlands are very close to advancing in their group after beating Finland 4-0. A sensational result occurred in the Faroe Islands, where the hosts defeated the Czech Republic 2-1.more

France is close to qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup after defeating Azerbaijan 3-0 at home in Friday's qualifying match. With three wins from three matches, they lead Group D, five points ahead of second-place Ukraine. Switzerland is in a similar situation in Group B.more

Czech Ondrej Berka has been appointed as the referee for Sunday's Poland-Lithuania match in Kaunas in Group G of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He will be assisted on the lines by his compatriots Ivo Nadvornik and Kamil Hajek, while fellow Czech Marek Radina will be the fourth official.more

Trionda is the name of the official ball that players will use during next year's World Cup, which kicks off on 11 June in Canada, Mexico and the USA. It is the 15th consecutive World Cup ball supplied by Adidas.more

Without the injured Nicola Zalewski, but with Kacper Kozłowski returning after a long break, the Polish national football team will begin preparations on Monday for a friendly match against New Zealand in Chorzow and a World Cup qualifier against Lithuania in Kaunas.more

Maple the moose, Zayu the jaguar and Clutch the bald eagle will be the mascots for next year's World Cup, which will be held in Canada, Mexico and the United States. They were unveiled yesterday on the FIFA website.more

FIFA will distribute a record $355 million to clubs in compensation for players' participation in next year's World Cup, the football headquarters announced. For the first time, the money will also go to clubs whose players participated in the qualifying rounds.more

The Polish volleyball team defeated Qatar 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-19) in their second match of the World Championships in the Philippines. The Polish team has two victories under its belt and is already assured of advancing to the knockout stage. Their next opponent on Wednesday will be the Netherlands at the end of the group stage.more

Norway defeated Moldova 11-1 at home in Tuesday's 2026 World Cup qualifier. Erling Haaland scored five goals. The 25-year-old has scored 48 goals in 45 appearances for the national team.more

Fans saw nine goals in Debrecen, Hungary, where Israel, due to the tense situation in the country, hosted Italy in a Group I match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. After a real exchange of blows in the final minutes, the visitors from the Apennine Peninsula won 5–4.more

Poland defeated Finland 3-1 (2-0) in Chorzów in their World Cup qualifying Group G match. Matty Cash, Robert Lewandowski, and Jakub Kamiński scored, while Benjamin Kallman scored the only goal for the visitors late in the match.more

Portugal defeated Armenia 5-0 away in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 140 goals to his name and is the all-time leading scorer for national teams, scored two of the goals. Ireland salvaged a 2-2 draw with Hungary in stoppage time.more

Polish footballers will take on Finland at the Silesian Stadium on Sunday evening in a World Cup qualifying match. This is a crucial match, and we will approach it with confidence, announced visiting coach Jacob Friis.more

Poland drew 1-1 (0-1) with the Netherlands in Rotterdam in their Group G World Cup qualifying match. The hosts took the lead in the 28th minute through Denzel Dumfries, and Matty Cash equalized with a stunning shot in the 80th. Jan Urban made his debut as Poland's manager.more

The battle for World Cup qualifying points is overshadowed by Jan Urban's debut as national team coach and Robert Lewandowski's return to the squad after a brief hiatus. Tonight (8:30 p.m. local time), the Polish footballers will face the favourites, the Netherlands, in Rotterdam.more

The Dutch media are taking a calm approach to Thursday's World Cup qualifier against Poland. They're mainly focusing on transfers or club affairs for their players. Only Robert Lewandowski's return to the Polish team has received more attentionmore

The return of captain Robert Lewandowski and Kamil Grosicki, an opportunity for Kamil Grabara, and a large group of debutants. New national team coach Jan Urban announced today the list of 25 players called up for September's World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Finland.more

British athletes were presented with gold medals on Saturday on the margins of the Diamond League London Olympics for their triumph in the 4x400m relay at the world championships in... 1997, which is 28 years after the competition. They lost to the Americans at the finish line in Athens, but the Americans were disqualified.more

The first stage of ticket sales for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico will begin in September, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) announced in a statement.more

Club World Cup matches played in the USA at midday or early afternoon due to the heat have taken their toll on footballers. The problem has been noticed by FIFA, which has announced that it will therefore review the programme for next year's World Cup once again and consider stadium changes.more

Poland lost 1-2 to Finland in Helsinki in their third World Cup qualifying match. The match was interrupted for about 40 minutes because a fan fainted. The Netherlands, also in Group G, crushed Malta 8-0.more