#POLISH NATIONAL TEAM

Polish national team is definitely down in the dumps. After a painful 0-6 loss in the game against Spain, our footballers were defeated 3-0 by Cameroon in Szczecin. Eto’o scored two goals for the team from Africa. The last goal was stroke by Vincent Aboubakar. There were three Legia’s players called up for this game, however only Maciej Rybus was given a chance to appear in the match. Warsaw team’s midfielder entered the pitch in the 46th minute.

Polish national team played a friendly game against Bulgaria at Polonia’s stadium in Warsaw on Wednesday. Poland managed to beat 2-0 Bulgarian footballers. The first goal was scored by Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 42nd minute of the match and the second was stroke by Robert Lewandowski seventeen minutes after the break. Legia’s players, Maciej Rybus and Maciej Iwański, were on the pitch for 45 minutes.

Disastrous preliminary competition (World Cup 2010) finished terribly as well. Polish national team lost its last game 0-1 with Slovakia due to Seweryn Gancarczyk’s own goal in the third minute. The match was played in horrible atmospheric conditions. Legia’s Jakub Rzeźniczak and Jan Mucha were on the field whole 90 minutes.

Polish football national team (led by coach Stefan Majewski) lost 0-2 its match against Czech Republic on Saturday. Due to this defeat, Poles don't have even mathematical chances to be qualified to the World Cup 2010 which takes place in South Africa. Czechs were visibly a better team and could lead 1-0 in the 37th minute, however the referee didn't recognise Milan Baros's goal. Both goals were stroke in the second half. Legia's Jakub Rzeźniczak and Maciej Iwański played in the match whole 90 minutes.

Polish national team lost 0-3 the match against Slovenia in Maribor. Due to the defeat Poland has only mathematical chances to be promoted to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. After first half our team was leaving the pitch with two lost goals stroke by Dedic and Novakovic . In the second half Valter Birsa managed to score the third goal for Slovenia. During the game there wasn't any Legia's player present on the field.

Polish national team only drew 1-1 with Northern Ireland (World Cup 2010 preliminary competition) at the Śląski Stadium in Chorzów yesterday. The first goal was scored in the 38th minute by the away team. Its author was Kyle Lafferty. Poles managed to equalise ten minutes before the end of the game thanks to Aaron Hughes's own goal. Although Poland only drew its match, it still has chances to win the promotion to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Polish national team begins its preparatory camp connected with matches against Northern Ireland and Slovenia (World Cup 2010 preliminary competition) today. At first, to Mühlheim should have been called up only one Legia's player, Marcin Komorowski and Roger Guerreiro who was sold to AEK Athens a few days ago. At the last moment Leo Beenhakker also called up Jakub Rzeźniczak who is going to replace injured Marcin Wasilewski. There's going to be only one training today – at 6 p.m.

Artur Jędrzejczyk and Adrian Paluchowski have been called up by coach Stefan Majewski to the new-created U-23 Polish national team for the game against Wales. At first, there is going to be a preparatory camp (3.09.-7.09.) in Warsaw. The match takes place on 8th September at 7.30 p.m. at Richmond Park Carmarthen in Wales. Two footballers will be called up when Polish national team’s coach, Leo Beenhakker, chooses the squad for the match Poland – Northern Ireland.

Roger Guerreiro has problems with regular appearance in Legia's first lineup this season. Due to the fact that his contract is valid only to the end of the year, the footballer is looking for a new employer. According to "Globoesporte", Brazilian Flamengo and Gremio are interested in the player. Nevertheless, Guerreiro would rather like to join Greek Olympiacos Piraeus.

Jakub Rzeźniczak, Marcin Komorowski and Roger Guerreiro are in the squad for the friendly game against Greece which takes place in Bydgoszcz on 12th August. At first, Jakub Wawrzyniak was also taken into consideration, however due to his disqualification Leo Beenhakker had to remove him from the squad.

After Polish national team's discredit in the match against South Africa (lost 0-1), there was another friendly game against Iraq yesterday. Poland draw this match 1-1. In the first half there were no goals. The first one was scored in the second half – Sebastian Przyrowski was defeated by Mahdi Karim Ajeel. Roger Guerreiro equalised in the 71st minute. There were three Legia's players on the pitch: Jakub Rzeźniczak, Marcin Komorowski and aforesaid Guerreiro. They all appeared on the field after the break.