Warsaw, Poland (AP) – Robert Lewandowski He lined up in line with his former coach and returned to Poland as captain, leaving the Barcelona star from the national team.
New coach Jan Urban said on Friday that he will include Rwandowski on his team and his team for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, as well as the nation’s highest scorer will also be reclaiming the captain’s armband.
“I hope they start training camp with a clean slate. Robert Lewandowski will be the captain of the team,” Urban said.
Lewandowski had left after former coach Michal Probierz took the captain in June before qualifying against Finland. Probierz resigned After his team was defeated by the Finn without a top player.
Winners from a group of 12 from Europe will automatically compete in the 2026 World Cup in North America. Another four teams advance from the group runner-up playoffs.
Finland is leading the qualifying group with 7 points. There are six in the Netherlands and Poland.
Poland will face the Netherlands on September 7th and will hold Finland in three days.
Lewandowski, 37, scored 85 goals for Poland.
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