At At 20.45 the competition of the Polish national football team began in Kaunas. Poles face Lithuania in a World Cup qualifying match.
The victory of the team of coach Jan Urban, who has not suffered a defeat in the three matches so far as coach, will bring it much closer, at least to the March play-offs for promotion to next year's World Cup. The Polish national team, with 10 points, is in second place in group G. The leader, the Netherlands, has three more points, and Finland has the same number, but has played one more game.
At the opening of the qualifications in March in Warsaw, the Poles won against the Lithuanians 1-0 after a late goal by Robert Lewandowski. Their total record against this rival is six wins, four draws and two defeats.
The head of the Polish government supports the White and Reds in Kaunas
Prime Minister Donald Tusk is also present in the stands.
“Support is coming! Let's fight, Poland!” – wrote the head of the Polish government on the X platform.
As indicated by the Prime Minister's Office, the head of government invited Polish children from Vilnius to support the White and Reds together.
Donald Tusk also added a photo with the Prime Minister of Lithuania, Inga Ruginienė. “There is a goal for Poland, but the Lithuanian Prime Minister is still smiling,” he wrote. In the 15th minute of the match, Sebastian Szymański scored a goal directly from a corner kick.
