From: michals@fuw.edu.pl (Michal Szleper)
Subject: Poland in the World Cup (1930-1990)
Summary: All Poland's results
Organization: Warsaw University Physics Dept.
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 10:38:23 GMT



                         URUGUAY 1930
                         ============
Poland did not participate.


                          ITALY 1934
                          ==========
Qualifications:
---------------
15.10.1933   Warsaw      Poland-Czechoslovakia  1:2    Poles boycotted
                                                       the revange in Prague
                                                       (for political reasons)


                          FRANCE 1938
                          ===========
Qualifications:
---------------
10.10.1937  Warsaw       Poland-Yugoslavia      4:0
03.04.1938  Belgrade     Poland-Yugoslavia      0:1

1/8 final:
----------
05.06.1938  Strasbourg   Poland-Brazil          5:6 a.e.t.   Great match!


                          BRAZIL 1950
                          ===========
Poland did not participate.


                       SWITZERLAND 1954
                       ================
Poland resigned the competition in favor of Hungary.


                         SWEDEN 1958
                         ===========
Qualifications:
---------------
23.06.1957  Moscow      Poland-USSR             0:3
05.07.1957  Helsinki    Poland-Finland          3:1
20.10.1957  Chorzow     Poland-USSR             2:1
03.11.1957  Warsaw      Poland-Finland          4:0
24.11.1957  Leipzig     Poland-USSR             0:2     Play-off to select
                                                        the group winner


                         CHILE 1962
                         ==========
Qualifications:
---------------
04.06.1961  Belgrade    Poland-Yugoslavia       1:2
25.06.1961  Chorzow     Poland-Yugoslavia       1:1


                        ENGLAND 1966
                        ============
Qualifications:
---------------
18.04.1965  Warsaw      Poland-Italy            0:0
23.05.1965  Warsaw      Poland-Scotland         1:1
26.09.1965  Helsinki    Poland-Finland          0:2    Oooops!
13.10.1965  Glasgow     Poland-Scotland         2:1
24.10.1965  Szczecin    Poland-Finland          7:0    :-D
01.11.1965  Rome        Poland-Italy            1:6    :-(


                        MEXICO 1970
                        ===========
Qualifications:
---------------
20.04.1969  Krakow      Poland-Luxembourg       8:1
07.05.1969  Rotterdam   Poland-Netherlands      0:1
15.06.1969  Sofia       Poland-Bulgaria         1:4    Urk!...
07.09.1969  Chorzow     Poland_Netherlands      2:1
12.10.1969  Luxembourg  Poland-Luxembourg       5:1
09.11.1969  Warsaw      Poland-Bulgaria         3:0


                        GERMANY 1974
                        ============
Qualifications:
---------------
28.03.1973  Cardiff     Poland-Wales            0:2
06.06.1973  Chorzow     Poland-England          2:0    :-)
26.09.1973  Chorzow     Poland-Wales            3:0
17.10.1973  London      Poland-England          1:1    Made it at last!

Round 1:
--------
15.06.1974  Stuttgart   Poland-Argentina        3:2
19.06.1974  Munich      Poland-Haiti            7:0
23.06.1974  Stuttgart   Poland-Italy            2:1

Round 2:
--------
26.06.1974  Stuttgart   Poland-Sweden           1:0
30.06.1974  Frankfurt   Poland-Yugoslavia       2:1
03.07.1974  Frankfurt   Poland-W.Germany        0:1    Football or water ball?

3rd place match:
----------------
06.07.1974  Munich      Poland-Brazil           1:0    :-)


                       ARGENTINA 1978
                       ==============
Qualifications:
---------------
16.10.1976  Porto       Poland-Portugal         2:0
31.10.1976  Warsaw      Poland-Cyprus           5:0
01.05.1977  Copenhaguen Poland-Denmark          2:1
15.05.1977  Limassol    Poland-Cyprus           3:1
21.09.1977  Chorzow     Poland-Denmark          4:1
29.10.1977  Chorzow     Poland-Portugal         1:1

Round 1:
--------
01.06.1978  B. Aires    Poland-W.Germany        0:0
06.06.1978  Rosario     Poland-Tunisia          1:0
10.06.1978  Rosario     Poland-Mexico           3:1

Round 2:
--------
14.06.1978  Rosario     Poland-Argentina        0:2
18.06.1978  Mendoza     Poland-Peru             1:0
21.06.1978  Mendoza     Poland-Brazil           1:3


                         SPAIN 1982
                         ==========
Qualifications:
---------------
07.12.1980  Valletta    Poland-Malta            2:0    Match interrupted
02.05.1981  Chorzow     Poland-E.Germany        1:0
10.10.1981  Leipzig     Poland-E.Germany        3:2
15.11.1981  Wrocl~aw    Poland-Malta            6:0

Round 1:
--------
14.06.1982  Vigo        Poland-Italy            0:0
19.06.1982  Corun~a     Poland-Cameroon         0:0
22.06.1982  Corun~a     Poland-Peru             5:1    All in second half!

Round 2:
--------
28.06.1982  Barcelona   Poland-Belgium          3:0    Great game by the Poles
04.07.1982  Barcelona   Poland-USSR             0:0

Semifinal:
----------
08.07.1982  Barcelona   Poland-Italy            0:2

3rd place match:
----------------
10.07.1982  Alicante    Poland-France           3:2


                         MEXICO 1986
                         ===========
Qualifications:
---------------
17.10.1984  Zabrze      Poland-Greece           3:1
31.10.1984  Mielec      Poland-Albania          2:2    Bad times are coming...
01.05.1985  Bruxelles   Poland-Belgium          0:2
19.05.1985  Athens      Poland-Greece           4:1
30.05.1985  Tirane      Poland-Albania          1:0
11.09.1985  Chorzow     Poland-Belgium          0:0

Round 1:
--------
02.06.1986  Monterrey   Poland-Marocco          0:0
07.06.1986  Monterrey   Poland-Portugal         1:0
11.06.1986  Monterrey   Poland-England          0:3   Poland's worst appearance

1/8 final:
----------
16.06.1986  Guadalajara Poland-Brazil           0:4   |-(


                          ITALY 1990
                          ==========
Qualifications:
---------------
19.10.1988  Chorzow     Poland-Albania          1:0
07.05.1989  Stockholm   Poland-Sweden           1:2
03.06.1989  London      Poland-England          0:3
11.10.1989  Chorzow     Poland-England          0:0
25.10.1989  Chorzow     Poland-Sweden           0:2
15.11.1989  Tirane      Poland-Albania          2:1


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In total:
---------
11 participations in the World Cup;
73 games with 30 different teams;
39 victories, 13 draws, 21 defeats;  goals: 134-83.


Cheers!

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