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🇵🇱 Poland — World Cup trajectory

Squad value, stage reached, and over/under vs the Elo baseline, tournament by tournament, then the full squad each year. Value figures carry a completeness flag where the squad is not fully matched.

World Cup record

Tournaments
4
2002–2026
Best finish
Round of 16
2022
Record
4–1–8
13 matches (W–D–L)
Goals
10–21
for–against
YearStagePWDLGFGAPtsSquad valueOutlastOver/under
2002Group 3102373€0M0.0-0.13
2006Group 3102243€69M0.0-0.36
2018Group 3102253€275M0.0-0.42
2022Round of 16 4112354€256M0.5161+0.25

2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Jerzy DudekGK 29 Liverpool 350 n/a 3,115 300 —
2 Tomasz KłosDF 29 1. FC Kaiserslautern 937 n/a 7,665 00 —
3 Jacek ZielińskiDF 34 Legia Warsaw 00 n/a 0 70 —
4 Michał ŻewłakowDF 26 Mouscron 00 n/a 0 00 —
5 Tomasz RząsaDF 29 Feyenoord 00 n/a 0 160 —
6 Tomasz HajtoDF 29 Schalke 04 13610 n/a 10,948 61 —
7 Piotr ŚwierczewskiMF 30 Marseille 26715 n/a 21,777 00 —
8 Cezary KucharskiFW 30 Legia Warsaw 122 n/a 406 80 —
9 Paweł KryszałowiczFW 27 Eintracht Frankfurt 187 n/a 1,361 00 —
10 Radosław KałużnyMF 28 Energie Cottbus 255 n/a 1,968 00 —
11 Emmanuel OlisadebeFW 23 Panathinaikos 00 n/a 0 102 —
12 Radosław MajdanGK 30 Göztepe 00 n/a 0 00 —
13 Arkadiusz GłowackiDF 23 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 —
14 Marcin ŻewłakowFW 26 Mouscron 00 n/a 0 00 —
15 Tomasz WałdochDF 31 Schalke 04 19914 n/a 17,525 60 —
16 Maciej MurawskiDF 28 Legia Warsaw 00 n/a 0 00 —
17 Arkadiusz BąkMF 27 Widzew Łódź 00 n/a 0 00 —
18 Jacek KrzynówekFW 26 1. FC Nürnberg 295 n/a 1,976 00 —
19 Maciej ŻurawskiFW 25 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 —
20 Jacek BąkDF 29 Lens 1264 n/a 9,522 70 —
21 Marek KoźmińskiMF 31 Ancona 1144 n/a 8,297 00 —
22 Adam MatysekGK 33 RKS Radomsko 780 n/a 6,978 70 —
23 Paweł SibikMF 31 Odra Wodzisław 00 n/a 0 00 —
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Eredivisie26622,891
Belgian Pro League23319,912
Süper Lig312,776
All competitions (41)
CompetitionAppsMin
Ekstraklasa3036249,744
Bundesliga51843,259
Ligue 145336,461
Eredivisie26622,891
2. Bundesliga24021,153
Belgian Pro League23319,912
UEFA Cup12310,641
Serie A1148,297
Serie B987,398
UEFA Champions League977,927
EFL Cup805,545
UI746,108
POPU706,067
DFB555,089
UEQ453,297
CLQ352,690
Premier League353,115
Süper Lig312,776
CIT292,455
Super League Greece271,665
CHAA221,913
FRL211,745
CCB201,907
FRC201,695
EPP181,575
NLP141,350
La Liga12406
JL11121,072
BLP110811
GRP6334
LPO6540
EFD24192
JAPC4360
SCC4375
FA Cup3270
NLSC2180
PLSC2180
TRP2182
CDR190
ITC190
ITPO190
Squad traits
Mean height
183 cm
15/23 measured
Defender height
185 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
0%
prospect share
Goal dependency
21%
Piotr Świerczewski of squad league goals

2006 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Artur BorucGK 26 Celtic 00 n/a 0 00 €4.5M
2 Mariusz JopDF 27 FC Moscow 00 n/a 0 00 €3.5M
3 Seweryn GancarczykDF 24 Metalist Kharkiv 00 n/a 0 00 €0.7M
4 Marcin BaszczyńskiDF 29 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 €3.9M
5 Kamil KosowskiMF 28 1. FC Kaiserslautern [ 8 ] 431 n/a 2,643 00 €2.8M
6 Jacek Bąk 2ndDF 33 Al-Rayyan [ 9 ] 1985 n/a 15,054 130 €1.8M
7 Radosław SobolewskiMF 29 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 €3.7M
8 Jacek Krzynówek 2ndFW 30 Bayer Leverkusen [ 10 ] 9815 n/a 6,397 73 €3.2M
9 Maciej Żurawski 2ndFW 29 Celtic 00 n/a 0 00 €8.0M
10 Mirosław SzymkowiakMF 29 Trabzonspor 00 n/a 0 60 €4.7M
11 Grzegorz RasiakFW 27 Tottenham Hotspur [ 11 ] 80 n/a 337 00 €3.5M
12 Tomasz KuszczakGK 24 West Bromwich Albion 310 n/a 2,739 00 €3.5M
13 Sebastian MilaMF 23 Austria Wien 00 n/a 0 00 €1.2M
14 Michał Żewłakow 2ndDF 30 Anderlecht [ 12 ] 00 n/a 0 140 €2.0M
15 Ebi SmolarekFW 25 Borussia Dortmund 4916 n/a 4,252 20 €4.0M
16 Arkadiusz RadomskiMF 28 Austria Wien 00 n/a 0 50 €1.7M
17 Dariusz DudkaMF 22 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 €2.2M
18 Mariusz LewandowskiDF 27 Shakhtar Donetsk 00 n/a 0 60 €4.2M
19 Bartosz BosackiDF 30 Lech Poznań [ 13 ] 170 n/a 1,161 00 €0.6M
20 Piotr GizaMF 26 Cracovia 00 n/a 0 00 €0.9M
21 Ireneusz JeleńFW 25 Wisła Płock 00 n/a 0 00 €2.3M
22 Łukasz FabiańskiGK 21 Legia Warsaw 00 n/a 0 00 €2.5M
23 Paweł BrożekFW 23 Wisła Kraków 00 n/a 0 00 €3.2M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Jacek Krzynówek
peak €8M (2005-08) → €3M at kickoff · −62%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship725,582
Eredivisie28422,624
Scottish Premiership584,965
Belgian Pro League21417,268
Süper Lig413,177
All competitions (48)
CompetitionAppsMin
Ekstraklasa2368191,353
Eredivisie28422,624
Belgian Pro League21417,268
Bundesliga20714,453
UEFA Cup20116,223
Ligue 119815,054
POPU18814,446
Ukrainian Premier League15312,283
2. Bundesliga968,116
NL2917,753
OL3877,804
CLQ806,209
Championship725,582
PL2705,183
Scottish Premiership584,965
UEFA Champions League534,225
Austrian Bundesliga513,778
Russian Premier League504,366
UEQ423,415
UI423,435
Süper Lig413,177
Premier League393,076
UKRP322,450
NLP211,643
CCB181,678
DFB13977
FRC11933
EPP10908
FRL10903
SCP7690
ofb7490
PON26478
UKR26476
BLP15493
TRP5396
CGB4375
FA Cup4348
PLSC4345
LPO3255
RUP3270
ARRN2180
SFA2109
UKRS2180
BAPO180
BESC164
POCC190
RS178
UKRR190
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
18/23 measured
Defender height
184 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
7%
prospect share
Goal dependency
43%
Ebi Smolarek of squad league goals
Value dependency
12%
Maciej Żurawski of squad value

2018 squad — Group

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Wojciech SzczęsnyGK 28 Juventus 2210 0 19,859 330 €20.0M
2 Michał PazdanDF 30 Legia Warsaw 00 0 0 30 €2.0M
3 Artur JędrzejczykDF 30 Legia Warsaw 00 0 0 00 €1.5M
4 Thiago CionekDF 32 SPAL 491 1 4,128 00 €0.8M
5 Jan BednarekDF 22 Southampton 51 0 428 00 €5.0M
6 Jacek GóralskiMF 25 Ludogorets Razgrad 00 0 0 00 €2.5M
7 Arkadiusz MilikFW 24 Napoli 5612 1 1,654 105 €20.0M
8 Karol LinettyMF 23 Sampdoria 644 6 4,515 00 €15.0M
9 Robert LewandowskiFW 29 Bayern Munich 257180 50 19,945 7245 €90.0M
10 Grzegorz KrychowiakMF 28 West Bromwich Albion 16810 7 13,260 120 €18.0M
11 Kamil GrosickiMF 30 Hull City 9613 18 5,205 00 €7.0M
12 Bartosz BiałkowskiGK 30 Ipswich Town 00 0 0 00 €0.8M
13 Maciej RybusMF 28 Lokomotiv Moscow 190 1 1,191 40 €3.2M
14 Łukasz TeodorczykFW 27 Anderlecht 00 0 0 100 €7.5M
15 Kamil GlikDF 30 Monaco 21919 10 19,256 162 €18.0M
16 Jakub BłaszczykowskiMF 32 VfL Wolfsburg 24930 47 15,880 243 €1.0M
17 Sławomir PeszkoMF 33 Lechia Gdańsk 612 14 4,069 00 €0.3M
18 Bartosz BereszyńskiDF 25 Sampdoria 440 2 3,534 60 €12.0M
19 Piotr ZielińskiMF 24 Napoli 15414 16 8,039 122 €32.0M
20 Łukasz PiszczekDF 33 Borussia Dortmund 27217 40 21,109 400 €4.0M
21 Rafał KurzawaMF 25 Górnik Zabrze 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
22 Łukasz Fabiański 2ndGK 33 Swansea City 1810 2 16,169 140 €5.0M
23 Dawid KownackiFW 21 Sampdoria 225 2 811 00 €7.0M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Jakub Błaszczykowski
peak €18M (2013-06) → €1M at kickoff · −94%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship20716,969
Eredivisie523,738
Belgian Pro League524,027
Süper Lig845,904
All competitions (73)
CompetitionAppsMin
Ekstraklasa1778130,728
Bundesliga84860,910
Serie A61643,560
Premier League36031,235
PL229424,695
UEFA Champions League25619,278
Ligue 125518,361
Championship20716,969
POPU19515,277
Russian Premier League18114,487
UEFA Europa League17413,038
Serie B14913,014
GB311910,509
DFB1058,720
ELQ875,918
Süper Lig845,904
La Liga584,986
Ligue 2564,870
Belgian Pro League524,027
FA Cup524,607
Eredivisie523,738
CLQ493,775
CGB403,733
CIT362,957
PL3W322,835
PL3Z321,899
UEFA Cup262,046
BU1241,239
ITJ2242,056
2. Bundesliga241,166
Ukrainian Premier League24765
UEQ211,398
EJPL191,505
FR3191,600
FRL171,427
FRC161,303
PLSC161,282
RUP161,333
TRP141,007
DFL131,114
EFL Cup8340
GB218644
UKRP8510
CR17509
GBRS6540
POT36469
CDR5373
GBFL5450
NLP5316
RLW35424
CN2A4325
GBEG4360
PL314360
BULP3261
C3NA3164
GBR3270
POCC3270
POSB3270
RL13227
BU22105
CCB262
CN2C2159
ITJE2180
L1PO210
PUSB2180
USC2210
BESC185
FRCH190
FRYC190
GBCS190
NL2190
NLSC182
PL32170
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
186 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
4%
prospect share
Goal dependency
58%
Robert Lewandowski of squad league goals
Value dependency
33%
Robert Lewandowski of squad value
Precocity
1,462′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Piotr Zieliński (1,462′), Wojciech Szczęsny (810′), Arkadiusz Milik (665′).

2022 squad — Round of 16

#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue
1 Wojciech Szczęsny 2ndGK 32 Juventus 3500 1 31,382 680 €13.0M
2 Matty CashDF 25 Aston Villa 794 5 6,790 00 €22.0M
3 Artur Jędrzejczyk 2ndDF 35 Legia Warsaw 00 0 0 00 €0.3M
4 Mateusz WieteskaDF 25 Clermont 150 1 1,350 10 €3.0M
5 Jan Bednarek 2ndDF 26 Aston Villa 1357 3 11,618 00 €18.0M
6 Krystian BielikMF 24 Birmingham City 00 0 0 00 €3.0M
7 Arkadiusz Milik 2ndFW 28 Juventus 16960 6 9,285 2410 €10.0M
8 Damian SzymańskiMF 27 AEK Athens 00 0 0 00 €2.0M
9 Robert Lewandowski 2ndFW 34 Barcelona 398325 79 32,148 11191 €45.0M
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak 2ndMF 32 Al-Shabab 16810 7 13,260 281 €6.0M
11 Kamil Grosicki 2ndMF 34 Pogoń Szczecin 9913 19 5,354 00 €0.7M
12 Łukasz SkorupskiGK 31 Bologna 2260 0 20,340 20 €3.0M
13 Jakub KamińskiMF 20 VfL Wolfsburg 130 3 803 00 €10.0M
14 Jakub KiwiorDF 22 Spezia 370 0 3,254 00 €6.0M
15 Kamil Glik 2ndDF 34 Benevento 31123 11 27,503 212 €0.8M
16 Karol ŚwiderskiFW 25 Charlotte FC 00 0 0 00 €5.0M
17 Szymon ŻurkowskiMF 25 Fiorentina 396 4 2,358 00 €5.8M
18 Bartosz Bereszyński 2ndDF 30 Sampdoria 1791 7 14,813 60 €3.0M
19 Sebastian SzymańskiMF 23 Feyenoord 00 0 0 00 €14.0M
20 Piotr Zieliński 2ndMF 28 Napoli 31339 43 19,408 315 €40.0M
21 Nicola ZalewskiMF 20 Roma 280 1 1,400 00 €15.0M
22 Kamil GrabaraGK 23 Copenhagen 00 0 0 40 €5.0M
23 Krzysztof PiątekFW 27 Salernitana 13644 6 8,463 00 €11.0M
24 Przemysław FrankowskiMF 27 Lens 526 7 3,463 00 €7.0M
25 Robert GumnyDF 24 FC Augsburg 632 2 4,481 00 €3.5M
26 Michał SkóraśMF 22 Lech Poznań 00 0 0 00 €3.5M
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Robert Lewandowski
peak €90M (2018-04) → €45M at kickoff · −50%
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Championship34625,117
Eredivisie654,606
MLS907,024
Danish Superliga554,868
Süper Lig845,904
Saudi Pro League8716
All competitions (100)
CompetitionAppsMin
Ekstraklasa1750127,224
Serie A1408108,507
Bundesliga54039,919
Ligue 139929,798
Premier League39133,195
Championship34625,117
UEFA Champions League29623,451
PL225519,535
Russian Premier League24420,457
POPU18013,479
UEFA Europa League14911,109
Super League Greece1297,597
ELQ1097,471
GB21917,859
MLS907,024
Serie B866,095
PLJZ866,889
Süper Lig845,904
CIT755,773
La Liga726,054
Eredivisie654,606
DFB615,058
CLQ594,291
GB3595,022
Ligue 2564,870
POGR563,608
Danish Superliga554,868
IJ1422,577
SLO1382,989
FA Cup342,884
19YL332,744
CGB332,252
PL31332,630
UCOL321,950
PL32311,834
ECLQ302,553
GRP301,777
RUP262,235
FRC251,926
ITJ2242,056
ITJ6211,301
DKMR191,710
FR3191,600
PLJF191,484
PLJW191,213
FRL181,487
PLSC161,097
PL2L151,233
PL33151,158
TRP141,007
PLZJ131,006
GB4121,014
DFL11945
SLAR10874
SLMR10855
EFL Cup8340
GB188720
Saudi Pro League8716
SK28707
UEFA Cup8592
CR17509
DKP7690
SKC7556
DKAR6540
FAYC6570
POT36469
CDR5373
DKPL5480
NLP5316
RLW35424
CN2A4325
SCI4360
UEQ4180
C3NA3164
CITP3160
GBRS3270
ITJ73202
ITJE3270
ITJF3270
POG33290
POSB3270
RUSS3252
USC3330
USSP3270
E21P2180
FRCH2180
KLUB2163
PLIC2180
PLJR2180
SWEP2210
18GB190
FRYC190
GBCS190
GBEG190
GBR190
ITJ3190
NL2190
NLSC182
SK2P190
USMX158
Squad traits
Mean height
184 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
187 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
13%
prospect share
Goal dependency
60%
Robert Lewandowski of squad league goals
Value dependency
18%
Robert Lewandowski of squad value
Precocity
1,462′
top-5 min before 21

Earliest top-5 minutes before age 21: Piotr Zieliński (1,462′), Nicola Zalewski (1,400′), Wojciech Szczęsny (810′).