Wales and Poland meet in a play-off final to earn their spots at EURO 2024. Both sides have already come out victorious against Finland and Estonia during semi-final matches last week, which sets up this match-up perfectly.
Rob Page made one change for the home side with Kieffer Moore replacing David Brooks and Dan James replacing Brennan Johnson. In this article, we will discuss of Wales National Football Team Vs Poland National Football Team Lineups.
Wales’ Starting XI
Wales hopes for an excellent performance at Cardiff City Stadium in this matchup against Portugal, hoping for maximum points and making their qualification process for Euro 2024 much simpler. They have been on an incredible run recently – winning three games consecutively while scoring 12 goals while conceding only once!
However, they will face a tough test against Poland, who are also in excellent form. Poland crushed Finland 4-1 in the playoff semi-final and looked impressive under Michal Probierz who has led four out of five matches won under his leadership.
Probierz will likely remain faithful to his starting XI. With such an extensive squad available – such as Bartosz Bereszynski as an excellent defender – Probierz can rely on an impressive bench full of players who could change the dynamic of any given matchup.
Wales will attempt to strike quickly and often using counterattacking tactics. Gareth Bale poses an excellent threat by running at defenses and scoring crucial goals.
Ethan Ampadu and Jordan James are two highly talented attackers who can add some additional firepower to the attack, both performing exceptionally at their respective clubs and have shown signs of making an impactful contribution during European qualifier matches.
Both teams must play smart in this Euro 2024 qualifier matchup. The team that can seize control will emerge victorious; thus making bench strength so important. Bench players provide fresh energy and alter team strategies as necessary.
Both teams are striving hard to win this match, but it will likely come down to one final minute of extra time, when no goals will have been scored and it could go into penalty shoot-out mode if no goals have been scored by then.
Poland’s Starting XI
Poland finished third in their Euro 2024 qualifying group and required a win against Wales via penalty shootout to advance to the play-off final and book their ticket to Germany. Led by Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski, their squad lacks depth compared to Wales who is known to attack and create chances.
Both teams entered this match looking confident and prepared. Wales dispatched Finland 4-1 while Poland managed to dominate Estonia 5-1 with ease.
At first, as expected, chances were scarce in an intense first half, with Wales’ Kieffer Moore having the opportunity to give them the lead but his shot being blocked off by Wojciech Szczesny.
Poland had chances to score, including efforts by Nicola Zalewski and Piotr Zielinski that went just wide of the bar. Chris Mepham was shown his second yellow card for challenging Wales player Matt Smith during extra time; thus leaving Wales playing with just 10 men until further notice.
Michal Probierz will hope his side can take advantage of home crowd support to progress further into the competition. Probierz was appointed under-21s coach after Fernando Santos was dismissed following an inexplicable 2-0 loss against Albania in their final qualifying match, replacing an underwhelming performance against them in qualifying matches. Probierz may include Aston Villa’s Matty Cash and Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior alongside Bayern Munich’s Marcin Bulka and Southampton’s Jan Bednarek among his starting XI players.
Wales’ Subs
Wales have been impressive despite the loss of Gareth Bale in recent games and fans will hope they repeat that performance against Poland on Tuesday at Cardiff City Stadium. But Wales must stay alert, as Poland presents a formidable opponent.
Wales have won four out of their last five UEFA Euro qualifying matches and victory will give them momentum going into the next stage of this competition.
Starting off slowly, neither team has made much headway early in this contest. Wales have shown themselves to be dangerous when pushing forward, with players like Connor Roberts and Jordan James making an impression up front.
3 mins: Brennan Johnson receives an over-the-top ball from Kieffer Moore which he attempts to play into Kieffer Moore but his cross is deflected back for a corner kick which Pawel Dawidowicz easily clears away.
7 minutes: Poland increase their intensity as they aim to maintain possession and hit Wales on the counterattack, forcing a few corners while failing to threaten Szczesny in goal.
14 minutes: A long ball is played to Neco Williams on the overlap who attempts to surge forward but his pass falls just short, not reaching Kieffer Moore in time. For success in this fixture, they will need to work on improving their final third play.
19 minutes: Poland midfielder Nicola Zalewski falls, looking for a free kick near the halfway line, but the referee does not award a penalty to him. Although visitors have plenty of possession, they are failing to break through Welsh defense’s well-laid plan and find an opening.
26 minutes: In a fast break, Neco Williams passes to Harry Wilson who attempts to dribble past his marker – only for Jakub Piotrowski to rush in from behind and bring down Harry Wilson for an illegal tackle which results in him receiving a yellow card from Neco.
35 mins: Robert Lewandowski has his first real chance of the evening but his shot sails high over the bar. Lewandowski will undoubtedly be an asset to any team during this contest and should be closely monitored throughout its entirety.
Poland’s Subs
Wales and Poland will face off in Cardiff City Stadium for an elimination final that will decide who will advance to Euro 2024 Group D. Both teams are eager to win, with both hoping that scoring their first goal can secure them qualification to Euro 2024 Group D.
Both Wales and Poland boast talented benches, making their substitutions potentially crucial for this match’s outcome. Substitutions from both teams could inject energy and alter the strategy of this match-up; managers are likely to utilize their subs to coax maximum performances out of their players.
Robert Page has made one change to Wales’ semi-final squad that defeated Finland 4-1: Kieffer Moore is replacing David Brooks as target man up front.
Poland boasts an elite squad, and they should enter this match full of confidence. Though they struggled at times in qualifying, Poland managed to come back strong with a 5-1 victory against Estonia in one play-off semifinal and advance to the final and possibly qualify for next year’s World Cup tournament.
At first, both teams begin the match cautiously, taking pains not to commit any fouls early. But minutes later, Lewandowski touches a ball that causes Rodon to tackle him hard; although Lewandowski appears injured during this momentous clash, but no serious damage occurs; instead he remains on the field.
Both teams are struggling to create many chances in this tense contest, and neither side managed to score during the first half. The second period promises to be just as tense.
71 minutes: After Wilson falls over due to a slight touch from a Polish player, Wales are awarded a free kick from Neco Williams which finds Kieffer Moore who quickly gains control of the header before hitting it towards the top corner.
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