| team POLAND | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 20 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 9 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 1 - 2 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | 2: + 1; = 0; - 1: 4 - 1 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | 1: + 0; = 0; - 1: 5 - 6 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 5: + 3; = 0; - 2: 9 - 7 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 2 - 3 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 6: + 2; = 2; - 2: 11 - 10 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 4; = 0; - 2: 19 - 8 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 3 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | 7: + 6; = 0; - 1: 16 - 5 12 | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 5; = 1; - 0: 17 - 4 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 6: + 3; = 1; - 2: 6 - 6 7 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 4; = 0; - 0: 12 - 2 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 7: + 3; = 3; - 1: 11 - 5 9 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 10 - 6 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 1 - 7 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 4 - 8 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 10: + 3; = 2; - 5: 10 - 15 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 8: + 3; = 1; - 4: 10 - 12 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 6; = 3; - 1: 21 - 11 21 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 3 - 7 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 10: + 8; = 0; - 2: 27 - 9 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 4 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 10: + 3; = 2; - 5: 19 - 14 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 10: + 3; = 4; - 3: 18 - 12 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 8; = 1; - 1: 28 - 14 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 5 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 11: + 7; = 2; - 2: 32 - 11 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 3 - 5 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 10: + 6; = 2; - 2: 18 - 11 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 3rd place FIFA World Cup (1974, 1982) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 137: +73: =25; -39; 278 ‒ 163 244 | |
| Percentage indicators | +53,28%; =18,25%; -28,47%; 2,03 ‒ 1,19 59,37% | |
| FIFA world cup | 38: +17: =6; -15; 49 ‒ 50 57 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,74%; =15,79%; -39,47%; 1,29 ‒ 1,32 50,00% | |
| Total: | 175: +90: =31; -54; 327 ‒ 213 301 | |
| Percentage indicators | +51,43%; =17,71%; -30,86%; 1,87 ‒ 1,22 57,33% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 175 (35) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 327 | |
| - home: | 160 (48,93%) | |
| - away: | 118 (36,09%) | |
| - neutral field: | 49 (14,98%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 213 | |
| - home: | 53 (24,88%) | |
| - away: | 114 (53,52%) | |
| - neutral field: | 46 (21,60%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,87 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,22 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 146/207 (70,53%) | |
| - away: | 98/213 (46,01%) | |
| - neutral field: | 57/105 (54,29%) | |
| Biggest win: | 10:0 - San Marino | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:6 - Italy | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 57 (32,57%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 43 (24,57%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 33 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 15 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 6 / 5 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 205 (1,17) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 7 (0,04) | |
| - second yellow cards | 6 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 361 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 544 372 (38 049) | |
| Top scorer: | Robert LEWANDOWSKI (10 14 18 22 26) - 35 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Robert LEWANDOWSKI (10 14 18 22 26) - 44 games | |