FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 14, 2025
Netherlands WDWWW 1
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Poland LDWWW 1
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POL101
PGE Narodowy · 56,278 att.

Match Report

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Netherlands on verge of World Cup after draw in Poland

The Netherlands came from behind to draw 1-1 with Poland in Warsaw and take a major step toward direct qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
59.9
Possession
40.1
8
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
580
Accurate Passes
363
621
Passes
412
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
22
Long Balls
48
13
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
5
20
Effective Clearances
23
20
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:10 Burley: Germany looked like an 'average side' vs. Luxembourg Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NED leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

POL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 12Kamil GrabaraG
  2. 4Tomasz KedzioraCD
  3. 14Jakub KiwiorCD-L
  4. 5Jan ZiólkowskiCD-R
  5. 10Piotr ZielinskiCM-L
  6. 20Sebastian SzymanskiCM-R
  7. 19Michal SkorasLM
  8. 2Matty CashRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 21Nicola ZalewskiCF-L
  11. 13Jakub KaminskiCF-R

NED · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bart VerbruggenG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 3Jurriën TimberCD-R
  4. 15Micky van de VenLB
  5. 2Lutsharel GeertruidaRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 8Ryan GravenberchRM
  9. 10Memphis DepayF
  10. 11Cody GakpoAM-L
  11. 18Donyell MalenAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Substitution, Poland. Bartosz Kapustka replaces Sebastian Szymanski because of an injury.
  2. 17' Piotr Zielinski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 43' Goal! Poland 1, Netherlands 0. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a through ball following a fast break.
  4. 47' Goal! Poland 1, Netherlands 1. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  5. 67' Jan Ziólkowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 74' Substitution, Netherlands. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Justin Kluivert.
  7. 74' Substitution, Netherlands. Jan Paul van Hecke replaces Lutsharel Geertruida.
  8. 81' Substitution, Poland. Pawel Wszolek replaces Matty Cash.
  9. 82' Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Nicola Zalewski.
  10. 89' Substitution, Netherlands. Emmanuel Emegha replaces Memphis Depay.
  11. 89' Substitution, Netherlands. Jerdy Schouten replaces Ryan Gravenberch.
  12. 90'+2' Substitution, Poland. Adam Buksa replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Poland. Filip Rózga replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  14. 90'+6' Jan Paul van Hecke (Netherlands) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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