Oskar Pietuszewski has to be on Poland’s World Cup Squad

The 17-year-old isn’t having “a few good matches” in Portugal. Pietuszewski is the real deal. In two weeks, Poland will play Albania. If Poland wins, either Ukraine or Sweden awaits in a winner-takes-all game with a World Cup spot on the line. That would be Poland’s third consecutive appearance on the world’s biggest stage. But … Read more

One Prospect to Watch on Every Ekstraklasa Team

The Polish national team has traditionally been very dependent on its league, the Ekstraklasa. However, that is a trend that is gradually shrinking: in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, just four and three players from the league made the final roster, respectively. In each of their prior two appearances at the tournament (2002 and … Read more

Underrated Leagues: The Polish Ekstraklasa

Poland fans

In 2018, the Polish national team qualified for the World Cup. This was no big deal considering that 31 other teams qualified, but for Poland it was huge. In 1974-1982, for three consecutive World Cups, Poland finished as one of the top five teams at the tournament. They finished 3rd two of those times. In … Read more

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