World Cup Betting Odds For Poland
The Poland National Football Team has a lot to prove at the Russia 2018 edition of the FIFA World Cup, as the upcoming tournament will be the first time in 12 years that the whte-on-red kitted side has participated in this level of international competition. Poland (also called the Orlovy – Polish for “eagles”) will need to play up in a major way if it hopes to reclaim some of the prestige of its mid-1970s glory days. That said, Poland stands a good chance, as it is armed with a genuinely world-class player in all-time Polish leading goal-scorer Robert Lewandowski and highly experienced head coach Adam Nawalka, driving renewed interest in World Cup betting odds for Poland.
Despite being founded way back in 1919, the bialo-czerwoni (that’s “white-reds”) enjoyed a relatively short period of international success in the mid-to-late 20th century, which included a third-place finish at the 1974 World Cup in Germany. However, the possibility to eclipse that high-water mark could be more likely to occur than ever, as Poland drew one of the best balanced first-stage groups of the entire tournament. By drawing Group H, which includes a strong but inconsistent No. 13-ranked Colombia along with No. 32 Senegal and No. 44 Japan, Poland will harbor realistic aims of advancing to the round of 16 teams and beyond.
Betting odds for Poland at the World Cup are available at Bet365 and Bovada, which are the standouts in the tightly contested legal online sportsbook marketplace, with each of these two industry leaders serving a different market niche. Bet365, based in the United Kingdom, serves international punters (yes, that includes bettors from the bialo-czerwoni’s home nation) while Bovada, based in Latvia, offers a legal World Cup betting option for United States soccer fans bound by prohibitive sports betting laws at the federal and state level.
Live Betting Odds On Poland In The 2018 World Cup
Live betting odds on Poland at the 2018 World Cup are already starting to become available at Bet365 and Bovada. For now, the majority of the betting lines on offer ask variations of the question on everyone’s mind: will Poland win the 2018 World Cup? That includes odds on Poland to win the World Cup outright as well as betting lines on Poland’s results in Group H play as well.
The Bet365 odds on Poland indicate that the Orlovy have pretty good – but not great – chances of winning the 2018 World Cup outright, with Poland on the same plane as the aggressive and highly technical No. 11-ranked Switzerland as well as No 19. Denmark. Bovada has the bialo-czerwoni with moneyline odds ahead of Denmark, Mexico and Switzerland, but behind regional foe Croatia and tournament host Russia.
As for betting on action within the first stage of the tournament, Poland by far the best among the four squads in Group H. Bovada has moneyline odds slightly behind Colombia on the betting board, though are also odds on some of the individual matches between Poland and its group-stage opponents, and in most cases it’s the Orlowy that stand out as the leaders. Other varieties of World Cup betting odds for Poland will become available as the kickoff of the Russia 2018 edition draws closer.
Poland’s Road To The World Cup
The white-and-red-kitted Orlowy owe much of their relatively high seeding going into the Russia 2018 edition of the World Cup to the highly successful campaign waged over the course of their UEFA qualification schedule, which ranged from September of 2016 until October of 2017. Poland’s road to the World Cup was one of the more dominant showings of any team to earn a berth to the tournament, with the Poles’ overall qualification record standing at 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 very unfortunate loss. However, the Polish national football team also isn’t seeded as highly as it might have been based on the reasoning that its past international performances were lacking since the heady days of the 1970s and the fact that its UEFA qualification group wasn’t all that strong to begin with.
Poland started off its qualification run with a shocking 2-all draw to Kazakhstan on Sept. 4, 2016, before righting the ship and sailing smoothly through a five-match winning streak over teams like Denmark (3-2 at home), Armenia (2-1), Romania (0-3 away and 3-1 at home), Montenegro (1-2 away). Denmark brought an end to the year-long run with a 4-1 rout of Poland on Sept. 1, 2017, but the bialo-czerwoni rebounded swiftly and finished off Kazakhstan 3-0 three days later. Poland clinched a berth to the FWC by embarrassing Armenia 1-6 on the road and Montenegro 4-2 at home within a month’s time to seal the deal, making the World Cup betting odds on Poland quite interesting going into the tournament.
Poland Players To Watch At The World Cup
Of all the Poland players to watch at the World Cup, the biggest name is lead striker Robert Lewandowski, the top goal-scorer in the history of Polish international football. Lewandowski is a verifiable superstar, having racked up 91 caps for Poland’s national team since joining the senior squad in 2008. In that time frame, Lewandowski, a reliable, strong finisher whether far outside or deep inside the box, has the right combination of both-feet shooting capability, height, strength and speed to be one of the dominant forwards playing anywhere in the world today.
Another of the bialo-czerwoni’s best players going into the Russia 2018 edition of the FWC is Jakub Blaszczykowski, who has the third-highest number of appearances for the national team, with 97 caps. He joined the team in 2006, and he also has contributed 19 goals as one of the side’s leading scorers on the active roster. At 32 years of age, the straight-shooting winger should be a major source of Poland’s offensive pressure in the games to come.
The final key feature of Poland’s game plan going into the World Cup is Lakusz Fabianski, the side’s goal-keeper, with 42 appearances for the Polish team since his first call-up in 2006. In the 2017 portion of the Russia 2018 FWC qualification schedule, Fabianski proved his worth as the team’s starting goalie by contributing 10 saves. With Fabianski providing cover as the last line of defense, the World Cup betting odds for Poland are likely to continue to improve as the legendary FIFA tournament goes on.
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Poland World Cup Statistics
Poland World Cup History
Founded | 1919 |
World Cup Appearances | 7 |
Titles | 0 |
Best Achievement | Third Place in 1974, 1982 |
Recent Qualifying Matches
Sun | 04/09/16 | WQE | Kazakhstan | 2-2 | Poland |
Sat | 08/10/16 | WQE | Poland | 3-2 | Denmark |
Tue | 11/10/16 | WQE | Poland | 2-1 | Armenia |
Fri | 11/11/16 | WQE | Romania | 0-3 | Poland |
Sun | 26/03/17 | WQE | Poland | 1-2 | Montenegro |
Sat | 10/06/17 | WQE | Poland | 3-1 | Romania |
Fri | 01/09/17 | WQE | Denmark | 4-0 | Poland |
Mon | 04/09/17 | WQE | Kazakhstan | 3-0 | Poland |
Thu | 05/10/17 | WQE | Armenia | 1-6 | Poland |
Sun | 08/10/17 | WQE | Poland | 4-2 | Montenegro |
WC Qualification Statistics
Total | Home | Away | |
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Matches Played | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Wins | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Draws | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Losses | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goals For | 28 | 15 | 13 |
Goals Against | 14 | 1 | 8 |
Points | 25 | 15 | 10 |
Clean Sheets | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Avg. Goals Scored p/m | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
Avg. Goals Conceded p/m | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Avg. Time 1st Goal Scored | 24m | 31m | 15m |
Avg. Time 1st Goal Conceded | 55m | 68m | 42m |
Failed to Score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Biggest Victory | 6-1 | 3-0 | 6-1 |
Biggest Defeat | 0-4 |
Poland Head Coach
Adam Nawalka |
Poland Star Player
Robert Lewandowksi |
Poland Goalkeepers
Ł. Fabiański | Ł. Skorupski |
W. Szczęsny |
Poland Defenders
B. Bereszyński | J. Jach |
A. Jędrzejczyk | T. Kędziora |
M. Pazdan | T. Cionek |
M. Rybus |
Poland Midfielders
J. Błaszczykowski | P. Frankowski |
J. Góralski | D. Kądzior |
R. Kurzawa | K. Linetty |
K. Mączyński | M. Makuszewski |
R. Wolski | P. Wszołek |
P. Zieliński |
Poland Attackers
M. Stępiński | J. Świerczok |
K. Wilczek |