In the early morning of September 8, Beijing time, Group E of the Euro 2024 Qualifiers group stage ushered in a focus battle: Lewandowski's Poland hosted the Faroe Islands with a fish belly.
Group E Poland, the Czech Republic, Albania, Moldova, the Faroe Islands five teams, there are no top teams, the top two in the group advanced, the strongest Poland according to the line is not a word, but this is not the case. In the first 3 rounds, Poland ranked fourth with 1 win, 2 losses and 3 points, the Czech Republic ranked first with 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points, Albania ranked second with 2 wins, 1 loss and 6 points, Moldova ranked third with 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss and 5 points, in the last round, Moldova beat Poland 3:2 at home to win the first European Preliminary Tournament, the Faroe Islands were bottom with 1 draw, 2 losses and 1 point, and the only point was won by a 1:1 draw away to Moldova in the first round.
Moldova FIFA ranked 164th in the world, Faroe Islands FIFA ranked 129th in the world, Poland FIFA ranked 26th in the world, the highest FIFA ranking in Group E, but Poland did not even win Moldova, which ranked 164th in the world by FIFA, against the Faroe Islands, which ranked 129th in the world by FIFA?
In this game, Poland started in the 442 formation, Lewandowski and Milik partnered the striker, midfielders Karanski, Zelinski, Krichoviak, Skolas, four defenders Kiviol, Bednarek, Koziola, Bereszynski, goalkeeper Szczesny. The starting eleven are worth a total of 150 million euros.
The Faroe Islands' starting eleven are worth only 1.075 million euros, which is about the same strength as a Chinese League One team.
Poland also played a tough game against such a team, breaking the deadlock until the 73rd minute and still taking penalties.
In the 11th minute, Lewandowski confronted Farley in the box, and it was Farley who fell to the ground.
In the 18th minute, the Faroe Islands attack, Edmund sent a penalty and nodded the goal, which was denied by Szczesny.
In the 30th minute, Milik headed a header that was denied by the goalkeeper.
In the 37th minute, Kamming Longie's header was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 51st minute, Lewandowski's header hit the crossbar and popped up.
In the 64th minute, Vrshovik volleyed a shot that was blocked by the defender.
In the 73rd minute, Faroe Islander Farley fouled a handball in the box, and the referee, after watching the VAR replay, awarded a penalty, and Lewandowski hit the penalty. Poland leads the Faroe Islands 1-0.
In the 83rd minute, Lewandowski received a wonderful pass from his teammate in the box, faced a number of Faroe Islands players to defend, and scored the ball with a hanging shot, and the Faroe Islands goalkeeper could not do anything.
In the end, thanks to Lewandowski's goal, Poland beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 at home, and Moldova has already played four rounds of the round, while the Czech Republic drew 1-1 with Albania, which is certainly the best news for Poland.
At present, the Czech Republic is first in 4 games and 8 points, Albania is second with 4 games and 7 points, Poland is third with 4 games and 6 points, Moldova is fourth with 4 games and 5 points, and the Faroe Islands are bottom with 4 games and 1 point. Poland holds its hopes of qualifying, but it will have to work hard to qualify.