Poland will compete in their fourth UEFA Euro Championships in 2020, trying to improve on their achievement four years ago, when they reached the quarter-finals. They were defeated by eventual winners Portugal. Poland are one of only two countries to have ever won the trophy twice (the other being Germany), and are also the only country to have come from behind to win it. In 1972, Poland lost to Germany in their opening match 1-3, then went on to beat them 3-1 in their second game to claim the title. Their last appearance at the tournament was in 2016, where they were eliminated by France in the group stage. Before that, they had been eliminated by England in the quarter-finals of 2004 and 2008. They are yet to defeat any team at this year's Euros. Poland are currently ranked sixth in Europe. Their best performance at a European Championship was in 1964, when they finished third behind Italy and Sweden. They qualified for their first ever World Cup in 1990, but were ousted in the first round by South Korea. However, they did qualify again in 1996, when they were beaten by Japan in the quarter-finals. Then in 2012, they became the first nation to qualify directly from Group Stage 2.