
Poland 0-2 England - May 31, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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Team line-ups
Poland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Andrzej Wozniak | 31 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marek Jozwiak | 29 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tomasz Waldoch | 26 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jacek Zielinski | 29 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Adam Ledwon | 23 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Radoslaw Kaluzny | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Krzysztof Bukalski | 46 | 26 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Piotr Nowak | 68 | 32 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Andrzej Juskowiak | 52 | 26 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Slawomir Majak | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Jacek Dembinski | 27 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
England
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
David Seaman | 33 | 34 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gareth Southgate | 26 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Sol Campbell | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Neville | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Graeme Le Saux | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Paul Ince | 29 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rob Lee | 31 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Beckham | 88 | 22 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Paul Gascoigne | 17 | 30 | 48 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Teddy Sheringham | 90 | 31 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Alan Shearer | 5 | 26 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.3 years
Average number of matches played for the team
22
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Piotr Swierczewski | 46 | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Waldemar Adamczyk | 52 | 27 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Cezary Kucharski | 68 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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D |
Phil Neville | 88 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
David Batty | 17 | 28 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Marek Jozwiak
IN
Tomasz Hajto
OUT
Andrzej Wozniak
IN
Grzegorz Szamotulski
OUT
Tomasz Waldoch
IN
Pawel Skrzypek
OUT
Andrzej Juskowiak
IN
Radoslaw Gilewicz
OUT
Jacek Dembinski
IN
Miroslaw Trzeciak
OUT
Krzysztof Bukalski
IN
Piotr Swierczewski
OUT
Piotr Nowak
IN
Radoslaw Michalski
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
David Seaman
IN
Nigel Martyn
OUT
David Beckham
IN
Jamie Redknapp
OUT
Sol Campbell
IN
Martin Keown
OUT
Gary Neville
IN
Phil Neville
OUT
Alan Shearer
IN
Ian Wright
OUT
Paul Ince
IN
Stuart Pearce
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
39
8
Success rate in this team:
88 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
39 %
Hoddle vs Poland
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Urs Meier
0 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
Poland2 matches | General total | England5 matches | 3 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Poland1 match | Season total | England1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Latest figure on October 09, 1999 | Latest figure on June 24, 2004 |
Key figures

Poland keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal conceded vs England at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 29/05/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/06/1989 (2 matches)

England keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored away from home running (since 13/06/1993). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 21/06/1990-29/04/1992 time period (5 matches).

Poland keeps its 3 consecutive losses vs England running (since 08/09/1993). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/06/1989 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DPoland 0-0 Slovenia27/03/1996 | DPoland 1-1 Belarus01/05/1996 | DPoland 2-2 Cyprus27/08/1996 | LPoland 0-2 Germany04/09/1996 | VPoland 2-1 Moldova10/11/1996 | DPoland 0-0 Italy02/04/1997 |
Overall | VPoland 3-2 Latvia17/02/1997 | LBrazil 4-2 Poland26/02/1997 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Poland12/03/1997 | DPoland 0-0 Italy02/04/1997 | LItaly 3-0 Poland30/04/1997 | DSweden 2-2 Poland22/05/1997 |
Current form
Away | LNetherlands 2-0 England13/10/1993 | LIreland 1-0 England15/02/1995 | DNorway 0-0 England11/10/1995 | VChina 0-3 England23/05/1996 | VMoldova 0-3 England01/09/1996 | VGeorgia 0-2 England09/11/1996 |
Overall | VEngland 2-1 Poland09/10/1996 | VGeorgia 0-2 England09/11/1996 | LEngland 0-1 Italy12/02/1997 | VEngland 2-0 Mexico29/03/1997 | VEngland 2-0 Georgia30/04/1997 | VEngland 2-1 South Africa24/05/1997 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 2 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 0 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 3 | 3 |
Unbeaten streak | 4 | 3 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 7 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Invincibility streak | 4 | 0 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
4 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
5 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
4 |
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
3 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
9 |
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
5 |
6 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
0.75 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.8 |
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.5 |
1.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
3 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
3 |
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-0 |
Bookings
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
3 |
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Krzysztof Warzycha | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Alan Shearer | ![]() |
![]() | Krzysztof Warzycha | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Teddy Sheringham | ![]() |
![]() | Krzysztof Warzycha | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | Krzysztof Warzycha | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Krzysztof Warzycha | 1 goal during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 5 matches | Alan Shearer | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
4 gf
3 ga
Away
3 gf
12 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
3 ga
Total
7 gf
18 ga
Historical head to head
Home
12 gf
3 ga
Away
3 gf
4 ga
Neutral ground
3 gf
0 ga
Total
18 gf
7 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 2 - 0 |
June 06, 1973 |
Home | 2 - 0 |
June 06, 1973 |
Largest victory
Overall | 3 - 0 |
September 08, 1993 |
Away | 1 - 0 |
July 05, 1966 |
Latest head to head
October 09, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
September 08, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
May 29, 1993 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1994
November 13, 1991 - Eliminatoires Euro 1992
October 17, 1990 - Eliminatoires Euro 1992
Best historical scorers against England
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Marek Citko | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
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Dariusz Adamczuk | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
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Robert Gadocha | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
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Jan Domarski | 1 goal | 1973 - 1973 |
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Roman Szewczyk | 1 goal | 1991 - 1991 |
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Jerzy Sadek | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
Best historical scorers against Poland
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Gary Lineker | 6 goals | 1986 - 1991 |
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Alan Shearer | 2 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
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Peter Beardsley | 1 goal | 1990 - 1990 |
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Bobby Moore | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Roger Hunt | 1 goal | 1966 - 1966 |
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Stuart Pearce | 1 goal | 1993 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs England
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Jan Furtok | 6 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Roman Kosecki | 6 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Jaroslaw Bako | 5 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Piotr Czachowski | 5 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Krzysztof Warzycha | 4 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
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Robert Warzycha | 4 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
Players with most games played vs Poland
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Stuart Pearce | 6 matches | 1989 - 1996 |
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Gary Lineker | 5 matches | 1986 - 1991 |
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Peter Shilton | 5 matches | 1973 - 1989 |
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Des Walker | 5 matches | 1989 - 1993 |
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Chris Waddle | 4 matches | 1986 - 1990 |
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David Platt | 4 matches | 1990 - 1993 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
February 12, 1997
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 07, 1997
June 14, 1997
September 10, 1997
September 24, 1997
October 07, 1997
October 11, 1997
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