Team: POLAND

[Oliver_Kahn]

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has cut his provisional 32-man squad for EURO 2008 squad by six players, with the remaining 26 to attend a training camp in Donaueschingen, Germany, from 19 to 31 May.


Korona Kielce goalkeeper Wojciech Kowalewski and Austria Vienna defender Arkadiusz Radomski are among those to miss out.

Kowalewski played in three qualifiers, including the memorable 2-1 home win over Portugal, while Radomski featured four times before suffering a serious knee injury.

The pair are joined by Zaglebie Lubin midfielder Michal Golinski, and strikers Artur Wichniarek of Arminia Bielefeld, Lukasz Piszczek of Hertha Berlin and Dawid Janczyk of CSKA Moscow.

All six players, however, still have a chance to be selected for the tournament.

"They are on a reserve list but still can make the EURO 2008 squad if there is an injury or poor form from some of the selected players," said Beenhakker.

"I know that some of the players may feel disappointed but I ensure you my colleagues and I have thought over this very carefully. I am sure we have made a fair and right, but not easy, decision."

As expected, Legia Warsaw's Brazilian-born midfielder Roger Guerreiro (pictured), who received a Polish passport from the Polish president Lech Kaczynski, has made the 26-man squad.

"We have already received an official statement from FIFA that Roger is eligible to play for Poland now," said Beenhakker.

"Grzegorz Bronowicki's recovery from his knee injury has brought further good news. Bronowicki can travel to the training camp in Germany and train with the team."

Provisional Poland squad

Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic), Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United), Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal).

Defenders: Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht), Pawel Golanski (Steaua Bukarest), Mariusz Jop (FC Moscow), Jacek Bak (Austria Vienna), Michal Zewlakow (Olympiakos), Grzegorz Bronowicki (Red Star Belgrade), Adam Kokoszka (Wisla Krakow), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warsaw).

Midfielders: Mariusz Lewandowski (Shakhtar Donetsk), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund), Rafal Murawski (Lech Poznan), Michal Pazdan (Gornik Zabrze), Lukasz Gargula (GKS Belchatow), Jacek Krzynowek (VfL Wolfsburg), Radoslaw Majewski (Groclin Wielkopolski), Roger Guerreiro (Legia Warsaw).

Forwards: Maciej Zurawski (Larissa), Euzebiusz Smolarek (Racing Santander), Radoslaw Matusiak (Wisla Krakow), Marek Saganowski (Southampton), Tomasz Zahorski (Gornik Zabrze), Wojciech Lobodzinski (Wisla Krakow).

Euro 2008 - Poland squad takes shape - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

[Oliver_Kahn]

Shame Kaz is not on the list..

[jec1]

I like their chances. My friends are Polish, I will root for them if Portugal gets ousted.

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Poland
1 Artur Boruc
2 Mariusz Jop
3 Jakub Wawrzyniak
4 Pawel Golański
5 Dariusz Dudka
6 Jacek Bąk
7 Euzebiusz Smolarek
8 Jacek Krzynówek
9 Maciej Żurawski
10 Łukasz Garguła
11 Marek Saganowski
12 Tomasz Kuszczak
13 Marcin Wasilewski
14 Michał Żewłakow
15 Michał Pazdan
16 Jakub Błaszczykowski
17 Wojciech Łobodziński
18 Mariusz Lewandowski
19 Rafał Murawski
20 Roger Guerreiro
21 Tomasz Zahorski
22 Łukasz Fabiański
23 Adam Kokoszka
Coach: Leo Beenhakker

euro2008.uefa.com - Final squads announced for EURO

[jec1]

Poland is going to surprise the world.... I see an improvement over the years.

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Poland drew 1-1 in their last test ahead of their first Euro 2008 match.

Poland 1 - 1 Denmark

28' [0 - 1] M. Vingaard
36' M. Zurawski (missed pen.)
43' [1 - 1] J. Krzynowek

[z187]

poland can be a darkhorse.

ppl have to be careful to right them off, I think they can surprise ppl and qualify from group B.

they are waiting for a breakout year, 2008 can be it. they dissapointed in 2002 world cup and 2006 world cup and they are due to have a better performance .

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"Kuba" out of EURO 2008

The Polish national team will have to make do without Borussia Dortmund's Jakub Blaszczykowski during the EURO 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

The 22 year old midfielder is sidelined with a thigh injury that got worse during Thursday's training session.

Piszczek steps in

Lukasz Piszczek from Bundesliga side Hertha BSC will take Kuba's place in the squad.

Poland open their EURO 2008 campaign when they take on Germany on Sunday (20:45).

Bundesliga - Die offizielle Webseite

[kyan]

Keeper Kuszczak out of Euro 2008

Poland goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak will miss Euro 2008 after injuring his back.

Kuszczak had an MRI scan in Graz, Austria on Friday after hurting his spine and doctors decided he would be unable to play for up to three weeks.

Poland coach Leo Beenhakker has asked Uefa to replace Kuszczak with Korona Kielce keeper Wojciech Kowalewski.

Manchester United keeper Kuszczak was fighting with Arsenal's Lukasz Fabianski for the number two slot in the squad behind Celtic's Artur Boruc.

On Thursday Poland lost midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski after he aggravated a hamstring injury and was replaced by Hertha Berlin's Lukasz Piszczek.

BBC SPORT | Football | Euro 2008 | Poland | Keeper Kuszczak out of Euro 2008

Another injury... terrible timing for him.

[jec1]

Hmm, Roger Guerreiro was born& raised in brazil, and granted his polish citizenship in April.... The coach guaranteed him a spot on the roster.