The German national team is to play sparring with Poland in June this year, informs the “Kicker” daily. The match is unlikely to be played at the National Stadium, but it will be an opportunity to say goodbye to Jakub Błaszczykowski, which has been reported by the media for several weeks.
In March this year, the qualifiers for the European Championships, which will take place in 2024 in Germany, start. The Polish national team went to group E, where they will play with the Czech Republic, Albania, Moldova and the Faroe Islands. The top two teams from the ten groups will advance, while the remaining three places will be taken by the best teams from each Nations League division that failed to qualify for the tournament. According to the calculations of the We Global Football portal, the Polish national team has 90.64 percent. chances of qualifying for Euro 2024.
Media: Germany is to play sparring with Poland in June. This is a chance for Błaszczykowski’s farewell match
The German daily “Kicker” informs about the plans of Hansi Flick’s team for 2023. Due to the fact that Germany is the host of the European Championship and does not play in the qualifiers, they are planning sparring. A friendly match against Poland is to take place in June, most likely on June 16. Originally, it was assumed that it would be played at the National Stadium, but the Warsaw City Hall did not agree to this. Reserve options are being considered, e.g. Polsat Plus Arena in Gdańsk.
The friendly match against Germany will also be an opportunity to say goodbye to Jakub Błaszczykowski, who would play for the 109th time for the Polish national team. The media has been reporting about this possibility for several weeks. The historical balance between Poland and Germany is very unfavorable for us: out of 21 matches, Poland won once, drew seven times and lost thirteen times.
And what are the other plans of the Germans? The daily “Kicker” informs that the rival of Hansi Flick’s charges in the 1000th match in the history of the federation is to be Ukraine, more specifically at the Werder Bremen stadium. Many Ukrainian refugees are expected to attend the stadium, and all proceeds from the match will be donated to war victims. There will also be a sparring with Uruguay in Gelsenkirchen. During the March training camp, Germany will play two friendly matches against Peru (March 25 in Mainz) and Belgium (March 28 in Cologne) respectively.
It is possible that the German national team will fly to the United States in October this year to play friendlies with the US or Mexico. – We are waiting for the European Championship with great impatience. We want to develop a team that plays attractive football and represents Germany with passion, pride and enthusiasm,” said Hansi Flick at the beginning of 2023.
