Poland's national football team coach Michał Probierz announced the squad for the EURO 2024. Although the list contains names of 29 players, it will be reduced to 26 names ahead of the tournament in Germany, which begins on June 14.
Coach Michał Probierz announced the list of 29 players for the two upcoming pre-EURO 2024 friendly games against Ukraine and Turkey.
The final squads for the tournament are to submitted by June 7 and should include no more than 26 names.
In their opening game, Poland will face the Netherlands on June 16. Five days later, on June 21, Probierz's team will play Austria, followed by France on June 25.
Aston Villa's Matty Cash has been ruled out due to injury. The right-back shared his disappointment on social media, but added that he respects the coach's decision.
Another notable surprise is the call-up for Karol Urbański, a 19-year-old midfielder playing for Seria A side Bologna.
Despite initial doubts, Juventus striker Arkadiusz Milik was listed among the strikers, alongside skipper Robert Lewandowski of F.C. Barcelona.
Poland’s squad for EURO 2024: Goalkeepers: Marcin Bułka (OGC Nice), Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus), and Oliwier Zych (Puszcza Niepołomice) as an additional goalkeeper; Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszyński (Empoli), Paweł Bochniewicz (Heerenveen), Paweł Dawidowicz (Hellas Verona), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern), Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznań), Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli); Midfielders: Przemysław Frankowski (Lens), Kamil Grosicki (Pogoń Szczecin), Jakub Moder (Brighton), Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets Razgrad), Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Białystok), Michał Skóraś (Club Brugge), Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United), Damian Szymański (AEK Ateny), Sebastian Szymański (Fenerbahce), Kacper Urbański (Bologna), Nicola Zalewski (Roma), Piotr Zieliński (Napoli); Forwards: Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piątek (Basaksehir), Karol Świderski (Hellas Verona).
Źródło: TVN24 News in English, PAP
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