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Poland's record against Group C opponents

Poland finally beat Germany for the first time in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, but are without a win in five meetings with their other Group C neighbours, Ukraine.

Robert Lewandowski scoring in the qualifying win against Germany
Robert Lewandowski scoring in the qualifying win against Germany ©Getty Images

Qualifying: Group D runners-up
Top scorer:
Robert Lewandowski (13 goals)
Qualifying record: P10 W6 D3 L1 F33 A10 Pts21
EURO best: group stage 2008, 2012
Last EURO: 2012 (group stage)
EURO appearances: 2 (2008, 2012)

Poland v Northern Ireland (18.00CET, 12 June, Nice)

EURO P2 W0 D0 L2 F0 A4
World Cup P4 W2 D1 L1 F7 A4
Friendlies P3 W1 D1 L1 F6 A5

  • The nations have not met in the UEFA European Championship since 1962, when Northern Ireland won two qualifiers in two months – 2-0 in Chorzow and 2-0 again in Belfast.
  • It took Poland 43 years to exact their revenge, winning both 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, after which they progressed as section runners-up to England. Maciej Żurawski scored in both games as Poland won 3-0 in Belfast and 1-0 in Warsaw.
  • Northern Ireland were back in charge for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, winning 3-2 at home and drawing 1-1 away with Kyle Lafferty opening the scoring in Chorzow. Neither side made it to South Africa.

Poland v Germany (21.00CET, 16 June, Saint-Denis)

Club team-mates, EURO rivals: Müller v Lewandowski

EURO P5 W1 D1 L3 F4 A8
World Cup P3 W0 D1 L2 F0 A2
Friendlies P12 W0 D4 L8 F8 A24

  • Poland finally ended their 18-match winless run against Germany when they defeated the world champions 2-0 in Warsaw during the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, Arkadiusz Milik and Sebastian Mila getting the goals. The return match in Frankfurt ended 3-1 to Joachim Löw's side, who went on to top the group.
  • Two Lukas Podolski goals earned Germany a 2-0 victory against the country of his birth at UEFA EURO 2008. Two years earlier, Oliver Neuville's last-minute winner knocked Poland out of the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
  • The teams also met at the first World Cup staged on German soil, in 1974. Again the hosts won 1-0, in a decisive second phase game in Frankfurt, thanks to a late winner from Gerd Müller.
  • Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying competition's leading scorer with a record 13 goals, plays alongside several current and former German internationals at Bayern München. Compatriots Łukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund) and Paweł Olkowski (Köln) are also Bundesliga-based.
Poland: Top five qualifying goals

Poland v Ukraine (18.00CET, 21 June, Marseille)

EURO P0 W0 D0 L0 F0 A0
World Cup P4 W1 D1 L2 F5 A6
Friendlies P3 W1 D1 L1 F3 A3

  • Poland and Ukraine were co-hosts of UEFA EURO 2012; neither team progressed beyond the group stage.
  • Poland won the first two meetings, including a 3-1 victory in Kyiv that helped them qualify for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but Ukraine are undefeated in the last five. They did the double over their neighbours in 2014 World Cup qualifying.
  • Andriy Yarmolenko scored in both matches – a 3-1 win in Warsaw and a 1-0 success in Kharkiv.

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