So far, the players of both teams have competed friendly only twice – 43 years ago in Lisbon, the hosts won 2-0, and in February 2012, at the opening of the National Stadium in Warsaw, there was a goalless draw.
The remaining matches, as will be the case now, were fought for points – in the qualifying rounds of the European and World Championships and in the final tournaments of these events or in the Nations League, like the last two six years ago.
An opportunity to improve the balance will be Saturday’s match (12/10/2024) at the National Stadium. Broadcast of the Poland – Portugal match on Radio One. Pre-match studio from 8:15 p.m. The match starts 20.45.
Only three Polish victories
The Poles have been waiting for their fourth victory for almost exactly 18 years, because on October 11, 2006, at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, they defeated their rivals 2:1 in the Euro 2008 qualifiers after two goals by Euzebiusz Smolarek.
The 1-0 victory in the World Championships in Mexico in 1986 for the Polish national team was also ensured by Smolarek, but it was Euzebiusz’s late father – Włodzimierz, who scored the only goal at that time.
The third triumph, and the only one in Portugal, was recorded by the White and Reds in the first ever meeting between the two teams – in October 1976 in Porto in the World Cup qualifying match, they won 2-0, with both goals scored by Grzegorz Lato.
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Unlucky quarter-final at Euro 2016
The memories of the confrontation between both teams on June 30, 2016 have a bitter taste. In the fight for the semi-final of the European Championship, the Reds and Whites lost in a series of penalties 3-5.
He turned out to be unlucky when playing “eleven”. Jakub Błaszczykowski. Earlier, Robert Lewandowski and Renato Sanches were among the scorers in the first half of the regular game.
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World Cup 0:4 in Korea
The two teams had previously faced each other in a major tournament in the 2002 World Cup – in Jeonju, South Korea, the Poles were defeated 0:4.
The last two matches took place in the fall of 2018 in the first edition of the Nations League.
First, at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, the Poles won after Krzysztof Piątek’s goal, but later the guests dominated, led by Fernando Santos, later the coach of the White and Reds. It ended 2-3 because Błaszczykowski scored in the end. In the rematch in Guimaraes, there was a 1-1 draw, and Arkadiusz Milik scored a goal for Poland from a penalty kick.
Balance of matches between Poland and Portugal:
16/10/1976, Porto: Portugal – Poland 0: 2 el. World Championships
29/10/1977, Chorzów: Poland – Portugal 1:1 el. World Championships
23/09/1981, Lisbon: Portugal – Poland 2:0
10/10/1982, Lisbon: Portugal – Poland 2:1 el. ME
28/10/1983, Wrocław: Poland – Portugal 0: 1 el. ME
07/06/1986, Monterrey: Poland – Portugal 1:0 World Championship
10/06/2002, Jeonju: Poland – Portugal 0: 4 World Championship
11/10/2006, Chorzów: Poland – Portugal 2:1 el. ME
08/09/2007, Lisbon: Portugal – Poland 2:2 el. ME
29/02/2012, Warsaw: Poland – Portugal 0:0
30/06/2016, Marseille: Poland – Portugal 1:1, penalties 3-5 EC
11/10/2018, Chorzów: Poland – Portugal 2:3 LN
20/11/2018, Guimaraes: Portugal – Poland 1:1 LN
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Balance: 13 matches; 3 Polish victories – 5 draws – 5 defeats; goals: 13-18.
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