June 20, 2006
PLAYING FOR PRIDE
Poles top Costa Rica 2-1
HANOVER---Bartosz Bosacki scored his first two international goals to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Costa Rica Tuesday.
June 14, 2006
BORUC-EN HEARTED
Neuville crushes Poland in stoppage time
Veteran striker Oliver Neuville stunned Poland in stoppage time, sliding in to slam David Odonkor's cross past goalkeeper Artur Boruc and give Germany a 1-0 win before a packed house Wednesday at Westfalenstadion.
June 9, 2006
ECUADOR SURPRISES POLAND IN GROUP A
Tenorio, Delgado score in 2-0 win
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany--World Cup minnows Ecuador swam rings around favored Poland on Thursday, snatching a 2-0 win in both teams’ Group A opener at VELTINS Arena.
June 6, 2006
AVOIDING A REPEAT
Poles don't want a repeat of 2002
Four years ago Poland entered the World Cup optimistic that it would get out of the first round with ease. Instead, the stunned Polish took a quick, early and embarrassing exit in Korea as the hosts and the United States advanced to the second round and beyond. This time around, captain Jacek Bak promised that history wouldn't repeat itself.
JANAS NAMES POLAND ROSTER
Boruc Replaces Dudek in Goal
A stint on the bench at Liverpool cost one of Poland's best-known players, goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek, a spot on coach Pawel Janas' World Cup roster. Celtic backstopper Artur Boruc is expected to be Poland's "A" 'keeper through the tournament.
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