From left, Bartosz Bereszynski of Poland and Robin Gosens of Germany in a friendly soccer match, June 16, 2023, Warsaw.
Warsaw – The Polish footballers, who are one of the opponents of the Czech team in the qualifying group for the 2024 European Championship, defeated Germany, the organizer of this tournament, 1:0 in the preparatory match in Warsaw. Coach Hansi Flick's men have a draw and two defeats in their last three matches.
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Jakub Kiwior took care of only the second victory of the Poles over Germany in the 22nd match with a header from a corner in the 31st minute. After the prestigious preparatory duel with the neighbor, the team of Portuguese coach Fernando Santos awaits the qualifying duel in Moldova on Tuesday.
After the unsuccessful World Cup, the German coach Flick started looking for a new ideal line-up, and the changes in the team have not yet brought him success. This year, the Germans only beat Peru in the spring, then lost to Belgium, drew with Ukraine and recorded another defeat today. On Tuesday, in the last game before the summer break, they host Colombia.
In Warsaw, longtime representative Jakub Blaszczykowski finally said goodbye to the Polish national team. The 37-year-old winger, who spent 11 years in the Bundesliga in Dortmund and Wolfsburg, donned the national team jersey after four years. In his 109th international match, the popular “Cuba” symbolically played the first 16 minutes according to his usual number on the jersey, then he was substituted to the thunderous applause of 57,000 spectators and left the pitch with a barrage of players from both teams.
Preparatory football matches:
Stockholm: Sweden – New Zealand 4:1 (3:1)
Goals: 39th and 45th+ 1 Karlsson, 44. Quaison, 90.+2 Elanga – 8. McCowatt.
Vienna: Serbia – Jordan 3:2 (1:0)
Goals: 83rd and 88th Joveljic, 7th Erakovic – 54th Márdí, 67th Tamarí.
Warsaw: Poland – Germany 1:0 (1:0)< /p>
Goal: 31. Kiwior.
