Poland at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Poland at the FIFA World Cup Polish fans at the 2018 World Cup in Moscow, Russia Poland - Colombia match at the 2018 World Cup in Kazan, Russia This is a record of Poland 's results at the FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for the finals on eight occasions, most recently in 2018. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Contents 1 World Cup Record 2 Match Records 2.1 1938 FIFA World Cup 2.2 1974 FIFA World Cup 2.3 1978 FIFA World Cup 2.4 1982 FIFA World Cup 2.5 1986 FIFA World Cup 2.6 2002 FIFA World Cup 2.7 2006 FIFA World Cup 2.8 2018 FIFA World Cup 3 Record players 4 Top goalscorers 5 Goalscoring By Tournament 6 References 7 External links World Cup Record Host nation ( s ) -- Year Result Position GP D * GS GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 Round 1 11th 0 0 5 6 1950 Did not enter 1954 1958 Did not qualify 1962 1966 1970 Third place 3rd 7 6 0 16 5 1978 Second group stage 5th 6 6 6 1982 Third place 3rd 7 11 5 1986 Round of 16 14th 7 Did not qualify 1998 2002 Group stage 25th 0 7 2006 Group stage 21st 0 Did not qualify 2014 2018 Group stage 25th 0 5 2022 To be determined Total Third place 8 / 21 34 16 5 13 46 45 Match records 1938 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Brom GK Madejski DF Gałecki DF Giemsa DF Szczepaniak DF Twórz MF Dytko MF Góra MF Lis MF Nyc MF W. Piec MF Wasiewicz FW Baran FW Cebula FW Habowski FW Korbas FW Łyko FW Piontek FW R. Piec FW Scherfke FW Wilimowski FW Wodarz Coach : Kałuża First round Main article : Poland v Brazil ( 1938 FIFA World Cup ) Brazil v Poland 5 June 1938 Brazil 6 -- 5 ( a.e.t. ) Poland show Strasbourg, France 17 : 30 ( WEST ) Leônidas 18 ', 93 ', 104 ' Romeu 25 ' Perácio 44 ', 71 ' ( 4 - 4, 3 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Scherfke 23 ' ( pen. ) Wilimowski 53 ', 59 ', 89 ', 118 ' Stadium : Stade de la Meinau Attendance : 13,452 Referee : Ivan Eklind 1974 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 1974 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Fischer 2 Tomaszewski 3 Kalinowski 4 Szymanowski 5 Gut 6 Gorgoń 7 Wieczorek 8 Bulzacki 9 Żmuda 10 Musiał 11 Ćmikiewicz 12 Deyna ( c ) 13 Kasperczak 14 Maszczyk 15 Jakóbczak 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Gadocha 19 Domarski 20 Kapka 21 Kmiecik 22 Kusto Coach : Górski Group stage Group 4 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Poland 0 0 12 + 9 6 Argentina 7 5 + 2 Italy 5 + 1 Haiti 0 0 14 − 12 0 Poland v Argentina 15 June 1974 Poland 3 -- 2 Argentina show Stuttgart, West Germany 18 : 00 CET Lato 7 ', 62 ' Szarmach 8 ' ( 2 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Heredia 60 ' Babington 66 ' Stadium : Neckarstadion Attendance : 32,700 Referee : Clive Thomas Haiti v Poland 19 June 1974 Haiti 0 -- 7 Poland show Munich, West Germany 19 : 30 CET ( 0 - 5 ) Report ( FIFA ) Lato 17 ', 87 ' Deyna 18 ' Szarmach 30 ', 34 ', 50 ' Gorgoń 31 ' Stadium : Olympiastadion Attendance : 25,300 Referee : Govindasamy Suppiah Poland v Italy 23 June 1974 Poland 2 -- 1 Italy show Stuttgart, West Germany 16 : 00 CET Szarmach 38 ' Deyna 44 ' ( 2 - 0 ) Report Capello 85 ' Stadium : Neckarstadion Attendance : 70,100 Referee : Hans - Joachim Weyland Second group stage Group B Team Pld GF GA GD Pts West Germany 0 0 7 + 5 6 Poland 0 + 1 Sweden 0 6 − 2 Yugoslavia 0 0 6 − 4 0 Sweden v Poland 26 June 1974 Sweden 0 -- 1 Poland show Stuttgart, West Germany 19 : 30 CET ( 0 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Lato 43 ' Stadium : Neckarstadion Attendance : 44,955 Referee : Ramón Barreto Poland v Yugoslavia 30 June 1974 Poland 2 -- 1 Yugoslavia show Frankfurt, West Germany 16 : 00 CET Deyna 24 ' ( pen. ) Lato 62 ' ( 1 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Karasi 43 ' Stadium : Waldstadion Attendance : 58,000 Referee : Rudi Glöckner Poland v West Germany 3 July 1974 Poland 0 -- 1 West Germany show Frankfurt, West Germany 16 : 30 CET ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Müller 76 ' Stadium : Waldstadion Attendance : 62,000 Referee : Erich Linemayr Third place playoff Brazil v Poland 6 July 1974 Brazil 0 -- 1 Poland show Munich, West Germany 16 : 00 CET ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Lato 76 ' Stadium : Olympiastadion Attendance : 77,100 Referee : Aurelio Angonese 1978 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Tomaszewski 2 Mazur 3 Maculewicz 4 Szymanowski 5 Nawałka 6 Gorgoń 7 Iwan 8 Kasperczak 9 Żmuda 10 Rudy 11 Masztaler 12 Deyna ( c ) 13 Kupcewicz 14 Justek 15 Kusto 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Boniek 19 Lubański 20 Wójcicki 21 Kukla 22 Kostrzewa Coach : Gmoch Group stage Group 2 Main article : 1978 FIFA World Cup Group 2 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Poland 0 + 3 5 West Germany 0 6 0 + 6 Tunisia + 1 Mexico 0 0 12 − 10 0 West Germany v Poland 1 June 1978 West Germany 0 -- 0 Poland show Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 : 00 ART Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Monumental Attendance : 67,579 Referee : Ángel Norberto Coerezza Poland v Tunisia 6 June 1978 Poland 1 -- 0 Tunisia show Rosario, Argentina 16 : 45 ART Lato 43 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Attendance : 9,624 Referee : Ángel Franco Martínez Poland v Mexico 10 June 1978 Poland 3 -- 1 Mexico show Rosario, Argentina 16 : 45 ART Boniek 43 ', 84 ' Deyna 56 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Rangel 52 ' Stadium : Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Attendance : 22,651 Referee : Jafar Namdar Second group stage Group B Main article : 1978 FIFA World Cup Group B Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Argentina 0 8 0 + 8 5 Brazil 0 6 + 5 5 Poland 0 5 − 3 Peru 0 0 0 10 − 10 0 Argentina v Poland 14 June 1978 Argentina 2 -- 0 Poland show Rosario, Argentina 19 : 15 ART Kempes 16 ', 72 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Attendance : 37,091 Referee : Ulf Eriksson Peru v Poland 18 June 1978 Peru 0 -- 1 Poland show Mendoza, Argentina 13 : 45 ART ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Szarmach 64 ' Stadium : Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza Attendance : 35,288 Referee : Pat Partridge Poland v Brazil 21 June 1978 Poland 1 -- 3 Brazil show Mendoza, Argentina 16 : 45 ART Lato 45 ' ( 1 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Nelinho 13 ' Roberto Dinamite 58 ', 63 ' Stadium : Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza Attendance : 39,586 Referee : Juan Silvagno Cavanna 1982 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Młynarczyk 2 Dziuba 3 Kupcewicz 4 Dolny 5 Janas 6 Skrobowski 7 Jałocha 8 Matysik 9 Żmuda ( c ) 10 Majewski 11 Smolarek 12 Wójcicki 13 Buncol 14 Pałasz 15 Ciołek 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Kusto 19 Iwan 20 Boniek 21 Kazimierski 22 Mowlik Coach : Piechniczek Group stage Group 1 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Poland 0 5 + 4 Italy 0 0 0 Cameroon 0 0 0 Peru 0 6 − 4 Italy v Poland 14 June 1982 Italy 0 -- 0 Poland show Vigo, Spain 17 : 15 CEST Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Balaídos Attendance : 33,040 Referee : Michel Vautrot Poland v Cameroon 19 June 1982 Poland 0 -- 0 Cameroon show A Coruña, Spain 17 : 15 CEST Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio de Riazor Attendance : 19,000 Referee : Alexis Ponnet Poland v Peru 22 June 1982 Poland 5 -- 1 Peru show A Coruña, Spain 17 : 15 CEST Smolarek 55 ' Lato 58 ' Boniek 61 ' Buncol 68 ' Ciołek 76 ' ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) La Rosa 83 ' Stadium : Estadio de Riazor Attendance : 25,000 Referee : Mario Rubio Vázquez Second group stage Group A Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Poland 0 0 + 3 Soviet Union 0 0 + 1 Belgium 0 0 0 − 4 0 Poland v Belgium 28 June 1982 Poland 3 -- 0 Belgium show Barcelona, Spain 21 : 00 CEST Boniek 4 ', 26 ', 53 ' ( 2 - 0 ) Report Stadium : Camp Nou Attendance : 65,000 Referee : Luis Paulino Siles Soviet Union v Poland 4 July 1982 Soviet Union 0 -- 0 Poland show Barcelona, Spain 21 : 00 CEST Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Camp Nou Attendance : 65,000 Referee : Bob Valentine Semi-finals Poland v Italy 8 July 1982 Poland 0 -- 2 Italy show Barcelona, Spain 17 : 15 CEST ( 0 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Rossi 22 ', 73 ' Stadium : Camp Nou Attendance : 50,000 Referee : Juan Daniel Cardellino Third place playoff Poland v France 10 July 1982 Poland 3 -- 2 France show Alicante, Spain 20 : 00 CEST Szarmach 40 ' Majewski 44 ' Kupcewicz 46 ' ( 2 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) Girard 13 ' Couriol 72 ' Stadium : Estadio José Rico Pérez Attendance : 28,000 Referee : António Garrido 1986 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Młynarczyk 2 Przybyś 3 Żmuda 4 Ostrowski 5 Wójcicki 6 Matysik 7 Tarasiewicz 8 Urban 9 Karaś 10 Majewski 11 Smolarek 12 Kazimierski 13 Komornicki 14 Kubicki 15 Buncol 16 Pałasz 17 Zgutczyński 18 Pawlak 19 Wandzik 20 Boniek ( c ) 21 Dziekanowski 22 Furtok Coach : Piechniczek Group stage Group F Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Morocco 0 + 2 Advance to knockout stage England + 2 Poland − 2 Portugal 0 − 2 Source : FIFA Morocco v Poland 2 June 1986 Morocco 0 -- 0 Poland show Monterrey, Mexico 16 : 00 CST Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Universitario Attendance : 19,900 Referee : José Luis Martínez Bazán Poland v Portugal 7 June 1986 Poland 1 -- 0 Portugal show Monterrey, Mexico 16 : 00 CST Smolarek 68 ' ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Universitario Attendance : 19,915 Referee : Ali Bin Nasser England v Poland 11 June 1986 England 3 -- 0 Poland show Monterrey, Mexico 16 : 00 CST Lineker 9 ', 14 ', 34 ' ( 3 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Tecnológico Attendance : 22,700 Referee : André Daina Round of 16 Brazil v Poland 16 June 1986 Brazil 4 -- 0 Poland show Guadalajara, Mexico 12 : 00 CST Sócrates 30 ' ( pen. ) Josimar 55 ' Edinho 79 ' Careca 83 ' ( pen. ) ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Estadio Jalisco Attendance : 45,000 Referee : Volker Roth 2002 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Dudek 2 Kłos 3 Zieliński 4 Michał Żewłakow 5 Rząsa 6 Hajto 7 Świerczewski 8 Kucharski 9 Kryszałowicz 10 Kałużny 11 Olisadebe 12 Majdan 13 Głowacki 14 Marcin Żewłakow 15 Wałdoch ( c ) 16 Murawski 17 A. Bąk 18 Krzynówek 19 Żurawski 20 J. Bąk 21 Koźmiński 22 Matysek 23 Sibik Coach : Engel Group stage Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification South Korea ( H ) 0 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage United States 5 6 − 1 Portugal 0 6 + 2 Poland 0 7 − 4 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria ( H ) Host. South Korea v Poland 4 June 2002 South Korea 2 -- 0 Poland show Busan, South Korea 20 : 30 Hwang Sun - hong 26 ' Yoo Sang - chul 53 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) Stadium : Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance : 48,760 Referee : Óscar Ruiz Portugal v Poland 10 June 2002 Portugal 4 -- 0 Poland show Jeonju, South Korea 20 : 30 Pauleta 14 ', 65 ', 77 ' Rui Costa 88 ' ( 1 - 0 ) Report Stadium : Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance : 31,000 Referee : Hugh Dallas Poland v United States 14 June 2002 Poland 3 -- 1 United States show Daejon, South Korea 20 : 30 Olisadebe 3 ' Kryszałowicz 5 ' Żewłakow 66 ' ( 2 - 0 ) Report Donovan 83 ' Stadium : Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance : 26,482 Referee : Lu Jun 2006 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Gancarczyk 4 Baszczyński 5 Kosowski 6 Bąk ( c ) 7 Sobolewski 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Szymkowiak 11 Rasiak 12 Kuszczak 13 Mila 14 Żewłakow 15 Smolarek 16 Radomski 17 Dudka 18 Lewandowski 19 Bosacki 20 Giza 21 Jeleń 22 Fabiański 23 Brożek Coach : Janas Group stage Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Germany ( H ) 0 0 8 + 6 9 Advance to knockout stage Ecuador 0 5 + 2 6 Poland 0 − 2 Costa Rica 0 0 9 − 6 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria ( H ) Host. Poland v Ecuador 9 June 2006 Poland 0 -- 2 Ecuador show Gelsenkirchen, Germany 21 : 00 ( 0 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) 24 ' C. Tenorio 80 ' Delgado Stadium : FIFA WM Stadion Gelsenkirchen Attendance : 52,000 Referee : Toru Kamikawa Germany v Poland 14 June 2006 Germany 1 -- 0 Poland show Dortmund, Germany 21 : 00 Neuville 90 + 1 ' ( 0 - 0 ) Report ( FIFA ) 28 ', 75 ' Sobolewski Stadium : FIFA WM Stadion Dortmund Attendance : 65,000 Referee : Luis Medina Cantalejo Costa Rica v Poland 20 June 2006 Costa Rica 1 -- 2 Poland show Hanover, Germany 16 : 00 Gómez 25 ' Report ( FIFA ) 33 ', 65 ' Bosacki Stadium : FIFA WM Stadion Hannover Attendance : 43,000 Referee : Shamsul Maidin 2018 FIFA World Cup Poland squad -- 2018 FIFA World Cup 1 Szczęsny 2 Pazdan 3 Jędrzejczyk 4 Cionek 5 Bednarek 6 Góralski 7 Milik 8 Linetty 9 Lewandowski ( c ) 10 Krychowiak 11 Grosicki 12 Białkowski 13 Rybus 14 Teodorczyk 15 Glik 16 Błaszczykowski 17 Peszko 18 Bereszyński 19 Zieliński 20 Piszczek 21 Kurzawa 22 Fabiański 23 Kownacki Coach : Nawałka Group stage Group H Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia 0 5 + 3 6 Advance to knockout stage Japan 0 Senegal 0 Poland 0 5 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers Notes : ^ Jump up to : Fair play points : Japan − 4, Senegal − 6. Poland v Senegal 19 June 2018 Poland 1 -- 2 Senegal show Moscow, Russia 18 : 00 Krychowiak 86 ' ( 0 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) 37 ' ( o.g. ) Cionek 60 ' Niang Stadium : Okritie Arena Attendance : 44,190 Referee : Nawaf Shukralla Poland v Colombia 24 June 2018 Poland 0 -- 3 Colombia show Kazan, Russia 21 : 00 ( 0 - 1 ) Report ( FIFA ) 40 ' Mina 70 ' Falcao 75 ' Ju. Cuadrado Stadium : Kazan Arena Attendance : 42,873 Referee : César Arturo Ramos Japan v Poland 28 June 2018 Japan 0 -- 1 Poland show Volgograd, Russia 17 : 00 Report ( FIFA ) 59 ' Bednarek Stadium : Volgograd Arena Attendance : 42,189 Referee : Janny Sikazwe Record players Władysław Żmuda, who participated in all four World Cups of Poland 's Golden Generation, also holds the shared record as player with the most FIFA World Cup matches without ever winning the trophy. He is tied with Paolo Maldini and Uwe Seeler, but is the only one of those three from a country that has never won the World Cup, either. No. Name Matches World Cups Władysław Żmuda 21 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986 Grzegorz Lato 20 1974, 1978 and 1982 Zbigniew Boniek 16 1978, 1982 and 1986 Kazimierz Deyna 13 1974 and 1978 Henryk Kasperczak 13 1974 and 1978 Andrzej Szarmach 13 1974, 1978 and 1982 Antoni Szymanowski 13 1974 and 1978 8 Jerzy Gorgoń 12 1974 and 1978 9 Jan Tomaszewski 11 1974 and 1978 Stefan Majewski 11 1982 and 1986 Józef Młynarczyk 11 1982 and 1986 Top goalscorers Ernst Wilimowski was the first player ever to score four goals in one match at a FIFA World Cup, and to this day is the only player who managed this feat and still lost the match. No. Name Goals World Cups Grzegorz Lato 10 1974 ( 7 ), 1978 ( 2 ) and 1982 ( 1 ) Andrzej Szarmach 7 1974 ( 5 ), 1978 ( 1 ) and 1982 ( 1 ) Zbigniew Boniek 6 1978 ( 2 ) and 1982 ( 4 ) Ernst Wilimowski 1938 Kazimierz Deyna 1974 ( 3 ) and 1978 ( 1 ) 6 Włodzimierz Smolarek 1982 and 1986 Bartosz Bosacki 2006 Goalscoring By Tournament World Cup Goalscorer ( s ) 1938 Ernst Wilimowski ( 4 ), Fryderyk Scherfke Grzegorz Lato ( 7 ), Andrzej Szarmach ( 5 ), Kazimierz Deyna ( 3 ), Jerzy Gorgoń 1978 Zbigniew Boniek ( 2 ), Grzegorz Lato ( 2 ), Kazimierz Deyna, Andrzej Szarmach 1982 Zbigniew Boniek ( 4 ), Andrzej Buncol, Włodzimierz Ciołek, Janusz Kupcewicz, Grzegorz Lato, Stefan Majewski, Włodzimierz Smolarek, Andrzej Szarmach 1986 Włodzimierz Smolarek 2002 Paweł Kryszałowicz, Emmanuel Olisadebe, Marcin Żewłakow 2006 Bartosz Bosacki ( 2 ) 2018 Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jan Bednarek References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage ( PDF ), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007. Jump up ^ https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331507/#match-liveblog External links Official website ( in Polish ) ( in English ) FIFA Official Ranking of all Participants at Finals 1930 -- 2002. FIFA Match Results for all Stages 1930 -- 2002 Poland at the FIFA official site Poland -- Record International Players ; most capped players & top goalscorers at RSSSF.com Squads Poland squad -- 1938 FIFA World Cup GK Brom GK Madejski DF Gałecki DF Giemsa DF Szczepaniak DF Twórz MF Dytko MF Góra MF Lis MF Nyc MF W. Piec MF Wasiewicz FW Baran FW Cebula FW Habowski FW Korbas FW Łyko FW Piontek FW R. Piec FW Scherfke FW Wilimowski FW Wodarz Coach : Kałuża Poland squad -- 1974 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Fischer 2 Tomaszewski 3 Kalinowski 4 Szymanowski 5 Gut 6 Gorgoń 7 Wieczorek 8 Bulzacki 9 Żmuda 10 Musiał 11 Ćmikiewicz 12 Deyna ( c ) 13 Kasperczak 14 Maszczyk 15 Jakóbczak 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Gadocha 19 Domarski 20 Kapka 21 Kmiecik 22 Kusto Coach : Górski Poland squad -- 1978 FIFA World Cup 1 Tomaszewski 2 Mazur 3 Maculewicz 4 Szymanowski 5 Nawałka 6 Gorgoń 7 Iwan 8 Kasperczak 9 Żmuda 10 Rudy 11 Masztaler 12 Deyna ( c ) 13 Kupcewicz 14 Justek 15 Kusto 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Boniek 19 Lubański 20 Wójcicki 21 Kukla 22 Kostrzewa Coach : Gmoch Poland squad -- 1982 FIFA World Cup third place 1 Młynarczyk 2 Dziuba 3 Kupcewicz 4 Dolny 5 Janas 6 Skrobowski 7 Jałocha 8 Matysik 9 Żmuda ( c ) 10 Majewski 11 Smolarek 12 Wójcicki 13 Buncol 14 Pałasz 15 Ciołek 16 Lato 17 Szarmach 18 Kusto 19 Iwan 20 Boniek 21 Kazimierski 22 Mowlik Coach : Piechniczek Poland squad -- 1986 FIFA World Cup 1 Młynarczyk 2 Przybyś 3 Żmuda 4 Ostrowski 5 Wójcicki 6 Matysik 7 Tarasiewicz 8 Urban 9 Karaś 10 Majewski 11 Smolarek 12 Kazimierski 13 Komornicki 14 Kubicki 15 Buncol 16 Pałasz 17 Zgutczyński 18 Pawlak 19 Wandzik 20 Boniek ( c ) 21 Dziekanowski 22 Furtok Coach : Piechniczek Poland squad -- 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Dudek 2 Kłos 3 Zieliński 4 Michał Żewłakow 5 Rząsa 6 Hajto 7 Świerczewski 8 Kucharski 9 Kryszałowicz 10 Kałużny 11 Olisadebe 12 Majdan 13 Głowacki 14 Marcin Żewłakow 15 Wałdoch ( c ) 16 Murawski 17 A. Bąk 18 Krzynówek 19 Żurawski 20 J. Bąk 21 Koźmiński 22 Matysek 23 Sibik Coach : Engel Poland squad -- 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Boruc 2 Jop 3 Gancarczyk 4 Baszczyński 5 Kosowski 6 Bąk ( c ) 7 Sobolewski 8 Krzynówek 9 Żurawski 10 Szymkowiak 11 Rasiak 12 Kuszczak 13 Mila 14 Żewłakow 15 Smolarek 16 Radomski 17 Dudka 18 Lewandowski 19 Bosacki 20 Giza 21 Jeleń 22 Fabiański 23 Brożek Coach : Janas Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). 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Question: when was the last time poland played in the world cup
Answer: 2006