Poland national under-20 football team explained

Poland Under-20
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Fifa Trigramme:POL
Nickname:Biało-czerwoni (The White and Reds)
Białe Orły (The White Eagles)
Association:Polish Football Association
(Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Miłosz Stępiński[1]
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Regional Name:FIFA U-20 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:5
Regional Cup First:1979
Regional Cup Best:Third place (1983)

The Poland national under-20 football team represents Poland in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland.

Competitive record

Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.

Bronze background colour indicates third-place finish.

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
YearRound *
1977did not qualify
1979Fourth place6222106
1981Group stage310242
1983Third place6402137
1985Qualified but officials of the PFU
missed deadline for application to the tournament
1987did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007Round of 164112410
2009did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019Round of 16411253
2023did not qualify
2025To be determined
TotalBest: Third place2394103628

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007

Team overview

Poland enjoyed a highly successful UEFA U-19 European Championship. The Central Europeans excelled in their role as tournament hosts, and the Polish U-19s also sealed a much sought-after berth at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007, where the team coached by Michal Globisz could easily prove one of the surprise packages.

Qualifying

The U-19-European Championships on home soil started badly for the home team with a demoralizing 1-0 Group A reverse against Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4-1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but although home dreams of a place in the last four evaporated in a 2-0 defeat to the Czechs, the Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in the Group and with it a ticket to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007.

Road to FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019

Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.

Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the Elite League matches against England and Romania on 22 and 26 March 2024.[2]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024 after the match against .

Recent call-ups

The following players (born in 2003 or later) have previously been called up to the Poland under-20 squad in the last 12 months and are still eligible to represent:

INJ Withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
U21 Withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the under-21 team.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariusz Rumak i Miłosz Stępiński trenerami reprezentacji młodzieżowych. Łączy nas piłka. pl.
  2. Web site: U-20: Powołania na mecze z Anglią i Rumunią . 13 March 2024 . 13 March 2024 . Polish.