In the opening game, Poland faced Germany in a repeat of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Despite the fact that the Poles were far from dominating the game and generated several chances, Germany won 2-0. The game's two goals were scored by Lukas Podolski, a Polish-born German striker. So far, Poland has competed in three UEFA European Championships: UEFA Euro 2008, UEFA Euro 2012, and UEFA Euro 2016. While the UEFA European Football Championship was founded in 1960, it took Poland up to 48 years to qualify, by which time they had attended five FIFA World Cup finals and finished third in two of them. Poland continues to astound the football world by topping a group that included Argentina, Italy, and Haiti in its first World Cup in 36 years. In the second round, they defeated Sweden and Yugoslavia, just missing out on a place in the final against the Netherlands.