Our Euro 2024 Fantasy team previews continue with Poland.
The Poles have played at every Euros tournament since 2008 but go into a tough Group D with France, Netherlands and Austria.
In these country-by-country guides, we’ll be looking at the best players from each nation, taking a stab at predicted line-ups, reviewing the road to Germany and more.
To do this, we’ll be calling on the help of correspondents from each country.
Here, we hear from Fantasy Football Scout users CroX (aka @BigBallzz_Pod on X) and FPLMfdoom (aka FPL_MFDOOM on X).
All prices given are from the official Fantasy Euro 2024 game.
THE ROAD TO QUALIFICATION
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 15 |
| 3 | Poland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Moldova | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -11 | 2 |
Despite being drawn in a relatively straightforward qualifying group, Poland ended up finishing third, after losing away to the Czech Republic (1-3), Moldova (2-3) and Albania (0-2).
They subsequently had to go through the play-offs to secure their spot in Germany.
The Poles thrashed Estonia 5-1 in their play-off semi-final, before ensuring they reached Euro 2024 with a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Wales.
Wojciech Szczesny (€5.0m) saved the decisive spot-kick from Dan James, which followed a tense goalless draw in Cardiff.
In Germany, Poland will have their task cut out against France, Netherlands and Austria in Group D, but they shouldn’t be completely written off.
They have talisman Robert Lewandowski (€9.5m) up front, who netted three goals and assisted a further two during the qualifying campaign.
Michal Probierz can also call upon notable names such as Szczesny, Jakub Kiwior (€4.5m) and Piotr Zielinski (€6.5m), who represent Juventus, Arsenal and Napoli respectively.
QUALIFICATION IN NUMBERS
- Most starts: Wojciech Szczesny, Jakub Kiwior (10)
- Most goals: Robert Lewandowski (3)
- Most assists: Piotr Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski (2)
- Clean sheets: 4 from 10
MOST RECENT INTERNATIONAL LINE-UPS
21/03/2024 – Estonia (h)
(3-5-2): Szczesny; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski (Cash 46, Puchacz 56), Zielinski (Szymanski 72), Slisz, Piotrowski (Moder 73), Zalewski; Swiderski (Buksa 72), Lewandowski
26/03/2024 – Wales (a)
(3-5-2): Szczesny; Bednarek (Salamon 80), Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski (Szymanski 101), Slisz, Piotrowski (Romanczuk 105), Zalewski; Swiderski (Piatek 80), Lewandowski
UPCOMING FIXTURES
| Date | Competition | Opposition |
|---|---|---|
| 7 June | Friendly | Ukraine (h) |
| 10 June | Friendly | Turkey (h) |
GROUP FIXTURES
- 16 June: Netherlands
- 21 June: Austria
- 25 June: France
HOW FAR WILL THEY GET?
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STAY TUNED FOR MORE EURO 2024 COVERAGE!
A reminder that we’ll be covering the European Championship in great detail this summer.
Part of that coverage will be the usual team-by-team guides on all competing 24 nations in Euro 2024.
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10 months, 2 days agoBest thing about the Euro’s so far is the Tin Tin inspired Belgium kit.