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Polandnational football team record

383
Wins
223
Draws
285
Defeats

891 matches, 1921 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1738, 51st in the world

Poland have played 891 internationals since 1921: 383 wins, 223 draws and 285 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Romania, with 36 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against San Marino in World Cup qualifying on 1 April 2009.

Poland's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All8913832232851497–119843%
Competitive35616380113599–43346%
Friendlies535220143172898–76541%
At home39520310290773–42951%
Away39512895172563–66332%
Neutral venues101522623161–10651%

Record against every opponent

Poland have played 95 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Romania367151459–552026
Hungary33752141–912021
Finland32208476–292025
Sweden30941744–652026
Ireland281111644–302018
Bulgaria23118443–272010
Germany22271313–342023
Netherlands22391022–322025
Belgium2176827–272022
England21181213–332021
Czechoslovakia19451027–431992
Denmark19811035–412017
Yugoslavia1964939–461990
France1836918–312024
East Germany1894525–241988
Italy1838710–232020
Norway18123356–232014
Turkey18123341–132024
Greece17104330–122015
USA1773736–222010
Albania16113222–112026
Latvia16122242–152023
Russia1636715–302021
Portugal1535715–262024
Israel1374228–152019
Scotland1346319–182024
Argentina1232712–202022
Brazil1212919–371997
Lithuania1273220–82025
Austria1152420–202024
Spain111289–282021
Switzerland1146121–122016
Ukraine1152414–122026
Wales1173113–62024
Czech Republic1041512–132023
Estonia1081123–52024
Mexico103439–132022
Northern Ireland1042414–132016
San Marino10100045–22021
Moldova962115–62025
Slovakia931514–142021
Slovenia83329–92019
Armenia751115–42017
Croatia71246–112024
Cyprus743014–51997
Iceland752015–72021
Luxembourg761026–51999
Serbia743012–82016
Azerbaijan651020–12007
Belarus62229–102011
Canada660020–42009
Colombia62048–102018
Iraq62318–42009
Malta660018–22025
Bosnia52217–42026
Faroe Islands550016–12023
Georgia540113–42015
Kazakhstan541012–32017
North Macedonia541011–22019
Saudi Arabia55009–22022
Montenegro42209–62017
Morocco41214–31986
Uruguay41214–52017
Andorra330011–12021
Cameroon30210–32010
Costa Rica33008–32006
Ecuador31115–42010
Haiti320111–31974
Japan31021–72018
New Zealand32103–02025
Peru33009–21982
South Korea31115–62018
Tunisia32013–11985
UAE330010–22006
Algeria1–0 (1979), 5–1 (1980)22006–11980
Bolivia2–1 (1977), 1–0 (1980)22003–11980
Chile2–2 (2018), 1–0 (2022)21103–22022
China1–0 (1984), 1–0 (1984)22002–01984
Egypt0–4 (1991), 0–0 (1991)20110–41991
Gibraltar7–0 (2014), 8–1 (2015)220015–12015
Guatemala1–0 (1989), 2–2 (1992)21103–21992
Iran2–0 (1990), 1–0 (1990)22003–01990
Kuwait1–1 (1990), 2–0 (1991)21103–11991
Libya0–1 (1979), 5–0 (1979)21015–11979
Nigeria0–1 (2018), 2–2 (2026)20112–32026
South Africa0–1 (2009), 1–0 (2012)21011–12012
Australia1–2 (2010)10011–22010
India2–1 (1984)11002–11984
Ivory Coast3–1 (2010)11003–12010
Liechtenstein2–0 (2013)11002–02013
North Korea2–2 (1986)10102–21986
Paraguay0–4 (1998)10010–41998
Senegal1–2 (2018)10011–22018
Singapore6–1 (2010)11006–12010
Thailand3–1 (2010)11003–12010

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v San MarinoWorld Cup qualifying, 1 Apr 200910–0 for Poland
  2. v NorwayFriendly, 4 Sept 19639–0 for Poland
  3. v AzerbaijanWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20058–0 for Poland
  4. v TurkeyFriendly, 24 Apr 19688–0 for Poland
  5. v GibraltarEuro qualifying, 7 Sept 20158–1 for Poland

Heaviest defeats

  1. at DenmarkFriendly, 26 Jun 19480–8 for Poland
  2. at YugoslaviaFriendly, 6 Sept 19363–9 for Poland
  3. at HungaryFriendly, 10 Jul 19492–8 for Poland
  4. at RussiaFriendly, 19 May 19601–7 for Poland
  5. at YugoslaviaFriendly, 19 Oct 19471–7 for Poland

Latest results

  1. at BosniaNations League, 5 Oct 20260–1 for Poland
  2. v RomaniaNations League, 2 Oct 20266–0 for Poland
  3. at SwedenNations League, 28 Sept 20261–3 for Poland
  4. v BosniaNations League, 25 Sept 20260–0 for Poland
  5. v NigeriaFriendly, 3 Jun 20262–2 for Poland
  6. v UkraineFriendly, 31 May 20260–2 for Poland
  7. at SwedenWorld Cup qualifying, 31 Mar 20262–3 for Poland
  8. v AlbaniaWorld Cup qualifying, 26 Mar 20262–1 for Poland
  9. at MaltaWorld Cup qualifying, 17 Nov 20253–2 for Poland
  10. v NetherlandsWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Nov 20251–1 for Poland

Poland's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1921: 1496End of 1922: 1511End of 1923: 1496End of 1924: 1466End of 1925: 1454End of 1926: 1486End of 1927: 1487End of 1928: 1493End of 1930: 1531End of 1931: 1522End of 1932: 1579End of 1933: 1538End of 1934: 1505End of 1935: 1478End of 1936: 1476End of 1937: 1526End of 1938: 1480End of 1939: 1481End of 1947: 1453End of 1948: 1442End of 1949: 1432End of 1950: 1423End of 1951: 1420End of 1952: 1419End of 1953: 1411End of 1954: 1422End of 1955: 1441End of 1956: 1437End of 1957: 1463End of 1958: 1451End of 1959: 1434End of 1960: 1469End of 1961: 1504End of 1962: 1465End of 1963: 1488End of 1964: 1526End of 1965: 1537End of 1966: 1531End of 1967: 1555End of 1968: 1579End of 1969: 1644End of 1970: 1680End of 1971: 1662End of 1972: 1682End of 1973: 1751End of 1974: 1877End of 1975: 1901End of 1976: 1836End of 1977: 1809End of 1978: 1834End of 1979: 1869End of 1980: 1856End of 1981: 1851End of 1982: 1889End of 1983: 1814End of 1984: 1792End of 1985: 1735End of 1986: 1706End of 1987: 1669End of 1988: 1719End of 1989: 1714End of 1990: 1738End of 1991: 1732End of 1992: 1758End of 1993: 1654End of 1994: 1686End of 1995: 1668End of 1996: 1617End of 1997: 1640End of 1998: 1725End of 1999: 1714End of 2000: 1732End of 2001: 1730End of 2002: 1708End of 2003: 1740End of 2004: 1797End of 2005: 1836End of 2006: 1788End of 2007: 1792End of 2008: 1756End of 2009: 1643End of 2010: 1694End of 2011: 1732End of 2012: 1726End of 2013: 1642End of 2014: 1764End of 2015: 1812End of 2016: 1886End of 2017: 1874End of 2018: 1798End of 2019: 1833End of 2020: 1856End of 2021: 1812End of 2022: 1854End of 2023: 1759End of 2024: 1748End of 2025: 1785End of 2026: 1738
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1938, reached on 8 October 1975. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly535220143172898–765
World Cup qualifying137732539278–163
Euro qualifying120563133197–126
World Cup381761549–50
Nations League26661432–44
European Championship1728714–21
Balkan Cup51226–9
Nehru Cup43105–2
Cyprus International Tournament22006–4
King's Cup22009–2
Marlboro Cup21013–2
Four Nations' Cup10100–0
Lunar New Year Cup10010–5
Olympic Games10010–5

Top scorers

  1. 1Robert Lewandowski69
  2. 2Włodzimierz Lubański21
  3. 3Grzegorz Lato19
  4. 4Kazimierz Deyna14
  5. 5Zbigniew Boniek14
  6. 6Andrzej Szarmach13
  7. 7Włodzimierz Smolarek13
  8. 8Arkadiusz Milik12
  9. 9Euzebiusz Smolarek12
  10. 10Karol Świderski12

Counted from the 307 of 891 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Poland play their first international?

On 18 December 1921, a 0–1 defeat against Hungary in a friendly.

What is Poland's biggest win?

10–0 against San Marino in World Cup qualifying on 1 April 2009.

What is Poland's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Denmark in a friendly on 26 June 1948.

Who have Poland played the most?

Romania: 36 matches, with 7 wins, 15 draws and 14 defeats for Poland.

What is Poland's longest winning run?

7 wins in a row, from 29 May 2005 to 7 October 2005.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.