{"id":5921,"date":"2025-08-29T13:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/he-returned-to-polands-captain-with-his-former-coach\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T13:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T13:33:34","slug":"he-returned-to-polands-captain-with-his-former-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/29\/he-returned-to-polands-captain-with-his-former-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"He returned to Poland&#8217;s captain with his former coach."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warsaw, Poland (AP) &#8211; <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Robert Lewandowski<\/span> He lined up in line with his former coach and returned to Poland as captain, leaving the Barcelona star from the national team.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s highest scorer will also be reclaiming the captain&#8217;s armband.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope they start training camp with a clean slate. Robert Lewandowski will be the captain of the team,&#8221; Urban said.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski had left after former coach Michal Probierz took the captain in June before qualifying against Finland. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Probierz resigned<\/span> After his team was defeated by the Finn without a top player.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Finland is leading the qualifying group with 7 points. There are six in the Netherlands and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Poland will face the Netherlands on September 7th and will hold Finland in three days.<\/p>\n<p>Lewandowski, 37, scored 85 goals for Poland.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lewandowski-poland-81106c06f977a7bfb52b6c9a17bc7498\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warsaw, Poland (AP) &#8211; 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. 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