Poland vs England, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAEngland's perfect World Cup qualifying run ended by late Poland equaliser
Poland scored a stoppage-time equaliser to bring an end to England's perfect start to World Cup qualification and secure a 1-1 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Poland. Wojciech Szczesny tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Mason Mount (England).
- 4': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pawel Dawidowicz with a cross.
- 6': Corner, Poland. Conceded by John Stones.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Kamil Glik (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Moder with a cross.
- 7': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
- 7': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Kalvin Phillips (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).
- 11': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Poland).
- 12': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 13': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (England).
- 13': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Jakub Moder (Poland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 15': Corner, England. Conceded by Pawel Dawidowicz.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 21': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
- 21': Foul by John Stones (England).
- 21': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, England. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 23': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Adam Buksa (Poland).
- 27': Harry Maguire (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Harry Kane (England).
- 29': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karol Linetty with a through ball.
- 32': Attempt missed. Jakub Moder (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Buksa.
- 42': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
- 42': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Robert Lewandowski.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Kalvin Phillips (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 45'+2': Foul by Mason Mount (England).
- 45'+2': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Poland 0, England 0.
- 45'+3': Harry Maguire (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': Kamil Glik (Poland) is shown the yellow card.
- 45': Second Half begins Poland 0, England 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Adam Buksa (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak with a headed pass.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 49': Foul by Jack Grealish (England).
- 49': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Poland).
- 51': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Kalvin Phillips (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 54': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland).
- 54': Mason Mount (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Raheem Sterling (England) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 58': Corner, England. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 58': Offside, England. Mason Mount tries a through ball, but John Stones is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 60': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Offside, England. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Adam Buksa.
- 64': Foul by Karol Swiderski (Poland).
- 64': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 64': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Moder.
- 67': Offside, Poland. Karol Linetty tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Poland. Damian Szymanski replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 68': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 68': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karol Swiderski.
- 72': Goal! Poland 0, England 1. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
- 74': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Poland).
- 74': Jack Grealish (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland).
- 77': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Tymoteusz Puchacz (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 79': Foul by Karol Linetty (Poland).
- 79': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Karol Linetty (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Poland. Michal Helik replaces Kamil Glik because of an injury.
- 80': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Kamil Józwiak.
- 80': Substitution, Poland. Maciej Rybus replaces Tymoteusz Puchacz.
- 82': Foul by Maciej Rybus (Poland).
- 82': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 87': Foul by Damian Szymanski (Poland).
- 87': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Karol Linetty (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Goal! Poland 1, England 1. Damian Szymanski (Poland) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
- 90'+3': Damian Szymanski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+4': Foul by Michal Helik (Poland).
- 90'+4': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Poland 1, England 1.
- 0': Match ends, Poland 1, England 1.
Statistics
 ENG |
POL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 63.3 | Possession | 36.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 463 | Accurate Passes | 245 |
| 535 | Passes | 312 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 4 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 56,212
Venue: PGE Narodowy
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Attendance: 56,212
WCQ - UEFA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 8 | +32 | 24 |
| 2 | Italy | 8 | +9 | 18 |
| 3 | Israel | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 4 | Estonia | 8 | -13 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Poland (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 15 | Kamil Glik  |
| 5 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| 16 | Jakub Moder |
| 8 | Karol Linetty |
| 23 | Tymoteusz Puchacz |
| 7 | Kamil Jozwiak |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | Adam Buksa |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Pickford (GK) |
| 6 | Harry Maguire |
| 5 | John Stones |
| 3 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 11 | Mason Mount |
| 4 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 9 | Harry Kane |
| 7 | Jack Grealish |
| 10 | Raheem Sterling |
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