Poland at the UEFA European Football Championship

Poland participated in two UEFA European Championships so far (as of 2014): the Euro 2008 tournament after ending first in their qualification group, and Euro 2012 as joint hosts together with Ukraine.

Different from their performances at the FIFA World Cup, Poland did not survive a European first round yet but ended last in both group stages. They did hold Austria, Greece and Russia at draw games.

Euro 2008

Poland’s qualification to the Euro 2008 marked their first appearance in the tournament. Despite qualifying for the tournament with an impressing campaign edging Portugal to first place in their qualifying group, the tournament would be a disappointing debut with one point from three matches.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9
Germany	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Austria	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1
Poland	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

In a rematch from the 2006 World Cup Poland took on Germany in the first game. Although the Poles were far from dominated in the game and created many chances, the match ended with a victory for Germany with the final score being 2–0. Lukas Podolski the Polish-born German striker scored the two goals for Germany in the game.

Germany  v  Poland

8 June 2008 20:45

Germany	2–0	Poland
Podolski  20', 72'	Report

Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461[1] Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

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In the second game Poland would take on the co-hosts Austria in Vienna. Roger Guerreiro opened the scoring for Poland in the 30th minute. Austria equalized in stoppage time in the 93rd minute after a controversial penalty, which the Austrian striker Ivica Vastic converted making the final score 1–1.

Austria  v  Poland

12 June 2008 20:45

Austria	1–1	Poland
Vastić  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Guerreiro  30'

Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,428[2] Referee: Howard Webb (England)

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In any hopes of qualifying Poland would need a large victory in their last game against Croatia. However, Croatia went on to beat Poland 1–0 and eliminated them from the tournament.

Poland  v  Croatia

16 June 2008 20:45

Poland	0–1	Croatia
	Report	Klasnić  53'

Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt Attendance: 30,461[3] Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Euro 2012

On April 18, 2007 in Cardiff, Wales, Poland along with Ukraine were elected by the UEFA’s Executive Committee to co-host the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, which was the 14th European Championship. Poland, automatically seeded in Group A, were drawn with Russia, Greece and Czech Republic. The host team were eliminated without earning a single win after a 1-0 loss against the Czech Republic.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	4	5	−1	6
Greece	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Russia	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
Poland	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2

Poland  v  Greece

8 June 2012 18:00

Poland	1–1	Greece
Lewandowski  17'	Report	Salpingidis  51'

National Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 56,070[4] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)[5]

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Poland  v  Russia

12 June 2012 20:45

Poland	1–1	Russia
Błaszczykowski  57'	Report	Dzagoev  37'

National Stadium, Warsaw Attendance: 55,920[6] Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

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Czech Republic  v  Poland

16 June 2012 20:45

Czech Republic	1–0	Poland
Jiráček  72'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Wrocław Attendance: 41,480[7] Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Euro 2016

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout phase
2	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout phase
4	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 12 June 2016. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Poland  v  Northern Ireland

12 June 2016 18:00

Poland	Match 6	Northern Ireland

Allianz Riviera, Nice

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Germany  v  Poland

16 June 2016 21:00

Germany	Match 18	Poland

Stade de France, Saint-Denis

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Ukraine  v  Poland

21 June 2016 18:00

Ukraine	Match 29	Poland

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Overview

Euro 2012 opening match Poland–Greece

UEFA European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Did Not Qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008	Group Stage	14th	3	0	1	2	1	4
2012	Group Stage	14th	3	0	2	1	2	3
2016	To be determined
Total	Group stage	2/14	6	0	3	3	3	7

References

1. "Full-time report Germany-Poland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
2. "Full-time report Austria-Poland" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
3. "Full-time report Poland-Croatia" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
4. "Full-time report Poland-Greece" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
5. "Match officials appointed for first four UEFA Euro 2012 matches". UEFA.com (Union of European Football Associations). 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
6. "Full-time report Poland-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
7. "Full-time report Czech Republic-Poland" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.