Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Poland
Match Time & Date:
08/09/2021
02:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
England
There will be fireworks when Poland and England go head to head in the Group I derby on Wednesday evening. The Poles aim to build on back-to-back wins over Albania (4-1) and San Marino (7-1), and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach. As always, a man to watch in the home team will be Bayern Munchen attacker Robert Lewandowski, who scored a brace in the crushing of San Marino, while Napoli midfielder Zielinski remains on the sidelines through injury.
The Three Lions, on the other hand, rested key players in a routine 4-0 win over Andorra, but the likes of Harry Kane, Jack Grealish, Mason Mount, Kyle Walker, and John Stones return to the starting XI for the Poland game. Given the attacking potential of the two sides, both teams to score betting option should be considered. Tyrone Mings is banned for the match, while Jadon Sancho is out of contention through injury.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
Highlighted Team (England):
One of two oldest national football teams besides Scotland, England have been playing international matches since 1872, but the World Cup title won on home soil in 1966 remain their only major trophy up to date. The Three Lions narrowly missed out on the 1990 World Cup final, losing to Germany on penalties, while they were stopped in quarter-finals on no fewer than five occasions.
England twice reached the European Championship semi-finals, in 1968 and 1996, but they have been pretty disappointing at the start of the 21st century, despite boasting arguably the strongest league competition in the world. Sir Bobby Charlton, Jimmy Greaves and Bobby Moore were among players who secured the first major international title, whereas Gary Lineker, David Beckham, Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney all played an important role during the modern age.
Peter Shilton is the record holder with 125 caps for the national team, while Wayne Rooney surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton as the leading goalscorer in the England national team.
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