The UEFA team Poland, the two-time semi-finalists, have great memories in their FIFA World Cup histories.
In the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022, Poland can emerge as an interesting team and shine their past golden generation moments.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Poland.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
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Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Poland’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
8/21 | 34 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 47.06 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Third Place (1974 and 1982)
Poland’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Did not enter |
1938 | France | First Round (Round of 16) |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not enter |
1958 | Sweden | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Third Place |
1978 | Argentina | Second Group Stage |
1982 | Spain | Third Place |
1986 | Mexico | Round of 16 |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Did not qualify |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Group Stage |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Did not qualify |
2018 | Russia | Group Stage |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Poland:
Last Third Place: 1982
Last Fourth Place: Never
Last Semi-finals exit: 1982
Last Quarter-finals exit: Never
Last Round of 16 exit: 1986
Last Group Stage exit: 2018
Last Failed to Qualify: 2014
Poland’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
7-0 vs Haiti in 1974 | 4-0 vs Brazil in 1986 |
5-1 vs Peru in 1982 | 4-0 vs Portugal in 2002 |
3-0 vs Belgium in 1982 | 3-0 vs England in 1986 |
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(Players’ Records)
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Most FIFA World Cup editions
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Most FIFA World Cup editions for Poland
Władysław Żmuda (1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986) played in 4 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
Top 5 most appearances for Poland in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Władysław Żmuda | 21 |
Grzegorz Lato | 20 |
Zbigniew Boniek | 16 |
Kazimierz Deyna | 13 |
Henryk Kasperczak | 13 |
Top 5 most goals for Poland in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Grzegorz Lato | 10 |
Andrzej Szarmach | 7 |
Zbigniew Boniek | 6 |
Ernst Wilimowski | 4 |
Kazimierz Deyna | 4 |
