Poland beat Albania with a Lewandowski goal, end Sylvinho's dream | OneFootball

With a goal from star striker Lewandowski, Poland beat Albania 2-1 on Thursday afternoon and ended the dream of Sylvinho’s team of reaching the World Cup, in Warsaw. 

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Match situation

With the win, Poland will face Sweden, Ukraine’s conqueror, in the final match of the World Cup playoffs. The winner will join Group F alongside the Netherlands, Japan, and Tunisia.

📋 Match summary

⚪🔴POLAND 2 X 1 ALBANIA🔴⚫

🏆 Competition: European World Cup playoffs (Path B) – Round 1 🏟️ Venue: PGE Narodowy, Warsaw (POL) 📅 Date: March 26, 2026 (Thursday) ⏰ Time: 4:45 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

How the match unfolded

In the 42nd minute of the first half, after a long ball, Arber Hoxha dribbled past goalkeeper Kamil Grabara and finished to put Albania ahead.

Poland’s equalizer came in the 17th minute of the second half. From a corner taken by Sebastian Szymanski, Robert Lewandowski rose at the far post and headed over goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha.

In the 28th minute, Piotr Zielinski received the ball from Szymanski and struck a beautiful shot from outside the box to complete the comeback, leaving Poland one win away from the World Cup. 

Next match

Poland vs Sweden

🏆 Competition: European World Cup playoffs (Path B) – Round 2 📅 Date: March 31, 2026 (Tuesday) ⏰ Time: To be confirmed 🏟️ Venue: To be confirmed

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