- Ludovic Obraniak was officially granted Polish citizenship and is expected to be called-up by Leo Beenhakker for the August friendly against Greece. As a result of poor performances by the Polish NT in qualifying so far, there is a lot of expectation for Obraniak to be the catalyst to turn things around. He can play LAM, CAM, RAM positions but he is most likely going to replace the aging Krzynowek on the left wing.
- The qualifying match against Northern Ireland on June 5 will be played in Chorzow, not in Szczecin. Initially it was planned to be played in Szczecin, but because there is a lack of stadium accommodations for VIP and media, the venue was changed to Chorzow at the Stadion Śląski.
- It doesn't look like Tomasz Kuszczak will be moving from Manchester United, at least not from the perspective of Kuszczak himself. Possible moves to Zenit Saint Petersburg and Besiktas do not interest Kuszczak, who is happy where he is. This shows that Kuszczak's priority is not to play regularly, but to be part of one of the best clubs in the world. He is further than ever from the Polish NT as Beenhakker is happy with his trio of Boruc, Fabianski, and Zaluska.
- This Tuesday, the NT will be playing another friendly in South Africa against Iraq. There is little interest in this match from the Polish fans since this isn't the team Leo Beenhakker will field in August vs Greece and in September vs Northern Ireland and Slovenia. However, it would be nice to see the players play with more ambition and intensity than what they showed in their poor display against South Africa on Saturday.
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