Probable Lineups

Missing Players

Poland
Portugal
No missing players.
Player Reason Status
Silvestre Varela Out
Carlos Martins Out

Team News

Poland
Portugal
  • Manager Franciszek Smuda has claimed that the co-hosts starting XI is ready for Euro 2012 and the full squad is about 90% to 95% certain.
  • The nations hopes are widely pinned on Dortmund trio Jakub Blaszczykowski, Robert Lewandowski and Lukasz Piszczek, while Wojciech Szczesny looks set to keep his place in goal for years to come.
  • Ligue 1 representatives Damien Perquis, Ludovic Obraniak and Dariusz Dudka should all start, with German-based Eugen Polanski and Adam Matyschuk vying for a place in the double pivot.
  • Paulo Bento learned of two late withdrawals from the squad through injury at the weekend, with Toulouse winger Paulo Machado called-up as a replacement due to injuries to Silvestre Valero and Carlos Martins.
  • 20-year-old Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira has received his first senior international call-up having made just 4 substitute appearances in the league this season.
  • Sereno, Ruben Amorim, Nuno Gomes, Sílvio and Danny were all left out of the initial 23-man squad.

Prediction

  • Poland and Portugal met most recently in the qualifiers for Euro 2008, with the former coming out on top over the 2 games having won 1 and drawn 1, scoring 4 times in the process.
  • Due to their co-host status for Euro 2012 and disappointing qualifying campaign, failing to reach the 2010 World Cup, the hosts haven't played a competitive match since 2009. They played 12 friendlies in 2011, picking up results against the likes of Germany, Mexico and Argentina in the last 6 months.
  • Portugal could only qualify for Euro 2012 following a play-off with Bosnia-Herzegovina, romping to a 6-2 win in the second leg, and have netted 21 goals in their last 6 matches despite lacking in the striker department, with Nani and Ronaldo unsurprisingly posing the real threat from wide.
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