Poland

World Cup - Qualification Europe

Poland DWWLLD

2:1

Finished

Kick-off was 26 Mar, 19:45 UTC

Albania WLLLLL

Venue: Stadion Narodowy City: Warsaw

In the World Cup - Qualification Europe game on 26 March 2026, Poland beat Albania 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:2, corners 6:2.

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 4 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 2

Expected goals 0.91 – 1.11

⇄ 18' A. Ajeti — Substitution 🟨 34' M. Mitaj — Yellow card ⚽ 42' A. Hoxha — Goal ⇄ 46' F. Rozga — Substitution ⇄ 62' T. Kedziora — Substitution ⚽ 63' R. Lewandowski — Goal ⇄ 68' A. Hoxha — Substitution ⇄ 68' N. Bajrami — Substitution ⚽ 73' P. Zielinski — Goal 🟨 79' E. Hysaj — Yellow card ⇄ 81' P. Zielinski — Substitution ⇄ 82' Q. Laci — Substitution 🟨 87' R. Lewandowski — Yellow card 🟨 88' K. Asllani — Yellow card ⇄ 90+2' R. Lewandowski — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' J. Kaminski — Substitution 🟨 90+4' K. Swiderski — Yellow card

Match events

18' 0:0 Albania Substitution A. Ajeti off: A. Ismajli
34' 0:0 Albania Yellow card M. Mitaj
42' 0:1 Albania Goal A. Hoxha
46' 0:1 Poland Substitution F. Rozga off: O. Pietuszewski
62' 0:1 Poland Substitution T. Kedziora off: K. Swiderski
63' 1:1 Poland Goal R. Lewandowski assist: S. Szymanski
68' 1:1 Albania Substitution A. Hoxha off: S. Pilios
68' 1:1 Albania Substitution N. Bajrami off: A. Broja
73' 2:1 Poland Goal P. Zielinski assist: S. Szymanski
79' 2:1 Albania Yellow card E. Hysaj
81' 2:1 Poland Substitution P. Zielinski off: J. Moder
82' 2:1 Albania Substitution Q. Laci off: E. Muci
87' 2:1 Poland Yellow card R. Lewandowski
88' 2:1 Albania Yellow card K. Asllani
90+2' 2:1 Poland Substitution R. Lewandowski off: B. Slisz
90+2' 2:1 Poland Substitution J. Kaminski off: A. Pyrka
90+4' 2:1 Poland Yellow card K. Swiderski

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

4 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 2

0.91 Expected goals 1.11

1 Big chances 3

89 Attacks 69

6 Corners 2

20 Fouls 12

11 Free kicks 20

2 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

2 Goal kicks 10

16 Throw-ins 17

All statistics

15/2365% Aerial duels 8/2335%

63 Backward passes 81

4 Blocked shots 4

29 Clearances 20

4/1822% Crosses 3/1127%

4/1233% Dribbles 7/1450%

0.62 Expected assists 0.45

57 Failed passes 87

1 Goalkeeper saves 1

8 Interceptions 6

14 Key passes 4

26/4558% Long passes 22/6434%

106 Passes into the final third 40

295 Passes in the opposition half 225

194 Passes in own half 279

0.27 Shot accuracy 0.25

9 Shots from outside the box 2

6 Shots inside the box 6

11/1573% Tackles 11/1385%

471 Total passes 493

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Kamil Grabara	1
4	Tomasz Karol Kędziora	4
5	Jan Bednarek	5
14	Jakub Piotr Kiwior	14
2	Matthew Stuart Cash	2
10	Piotr Sebastian Zieliński	10
19	Michał Krzysztof Skóraś	19
20	Sebastian Szymański	20
9	Robert Lewandowski	9
13	Jakub Kamiński	13
17	Filip Rozga	17

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Mateusz Kochalski	12
22	Bartłomiej Drągowski	22
3	Przemysław Wiśniewski	3
15	Arkadiusz Pyrka	15
16	Jan Zolkowski	16
18	Bartosz Bereszyński	18
6	Bartosz Slisz	6
8	Jakub Piotr Moder	8
11	Kamil Grosicki	11
7	Karol Świderski	7
21	O. Pietruszewski	21
23	Krzysztof Piątek	23

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Albania

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Thomas Strakosha	1
3	Mario Mitaj	3
4	Elseid Hysaj	4
5	Arlind Afrim Ajeti	5
6	Berat Djimsiti	6
8	Kristjan Asllani	8
11	Myrto Uzuni	11
14	Qazim Laçi	14
16	Juljan Shehu	16
21	Arbër Hoxha	21
10	Nedim Bajrami	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Elhan Kastrati	12
23	Mario Dajsinani	23
2	Iván Balliu Campeny	2
13	Naser Aliji	13
15	Bujar Pllana	15
18	Ardian Ismajli	18
19	Stavros Pilios	19
7	Adrion Pajaziti	7
9	Anis Mehmeti	9
17	Ernest Muçi	17
20	Ylber Ramadani	20
22	Armando Broja	22