Outright Odds: one hundred twenty five/1
Group A Winners: 4/one
Next a disastrous 2002 World Cup marketing campaign wherein mentor Jerzy Engel talked up his sides prospects just for them to become beaten two-0 by South Korea and hammered four-0 by Portugal, Poland is going to be keen to recreate their previous Planet Cup glories.
Below coach Pawel Janas, Poland designed quick get the job done in their qualifying group, enjoying 해외스포츠중계 household and absent victories from Austria, Azerbaijan, Northern Ireland and Wales. Two narrow two-one defeats to England prevented a clean sweep but eight wins from 10 matches was greater than enough to cement their http://query.nytimes.com/search/sitesearch/?action=click&contentCollection®ion=TopBar&WT.nav=searchWidget&module=SearchSubmit&pgtype=Homepage#/해외스포츠중계 location during the finals.
In qualifying they proved their power to defeat ordinary groups convincingly and they will really need to repeat this to the grand phase When they are to repeat their superb campaigns of 1974 and 1982 where they finished third. On the other hand, Additionally they should confirm they may have what it takes to beat the more powerful sides as they did in 1974, when Argentina, Italy, Sweden and Yugoslavia had been dispatched ahead of beating Brazil to say 3rd position.
They undoubtedly provide the firepower to take action and Polands principal strength lies in attack. All through qualifying they cracked in 27 goals, notably the eight-0 thrashing of Azerbaijan and scored a minimum of as soon as in all 10 of their qualifying matches. Much more importantly, they scored ten more than team winners England managed for all their multi-million lbs . well worth of strikers and only a few sides scored a lot more aims as opposed to Poles through the European qualifying campaign.
Elche striker Tomasz Frankowski, nicknamed The Aims Hunter and Celtic ahead Maciej Zurawski fired in 14 ambitions between them in the course of qualifying whilst Southamptons Grzegorz Rasiak is usually in contention.
Poland are also a side that's not in need of working experience. The predicted starting off line-up has a mean age of in excess of 30 though Jacek Krzynowek, Jamil Kosowski and Radolsaw Kaluzny have all played during the German Bundesliga. Four decades in the past the staff struggled to cope with the local weather in Korea and Japan but could have no such challenges this time when creating the shorter excursion more than the border into Germany.
Their only authentic weakness is at the again where by they have developed a pattern of conceding tender goals that will not go unpunished after they face a staff in clinical mood.
Advised Bet:
Poland have received a favourable attract by which they need to arguably beat the two Ecuador and Costa Rica with the local derby fixture in opposition to Germany sandwiched between. The dismal failure of four many years in the past suggests the Poles can't be backed confidently to get Team A, Despite the fact that They may be sturdy more than enough to qualify from it.
Poland to qualify from Team A @ eight/fifteen
Poland to conquer Costa Rica @ 4/five