Poland
0–0
England
England drew
England men · FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6
Poland
v England
1–2
Full time
Poland v England finished 1–2.
- England
- Defoe 37', Głowacki 58' og
- Poland
- Żurawski 48'
- Date
- Wednesday 8 September 2004 · England in 2004
- Kick-off
- 20:30 UK
- Venue
- Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
- Competition
- FIFA World Cup · Qualifier · Group 6
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XI
- No. 1, Paul Robinson GK
- No. 9, Jermain Defoe FW Off in the 87'
- No. 10, Michael Owen FW
- No. 2, Gary Neville D Off in the 32'
- No. 3, Ashley Cole D
- No. 4, Steven Gerrard M
- No. 5, John Terry D
- No. 6, Ledley King D
- No. 7, David Beckham M Off in the 90'
- No. 8, Frank Lampard M
- No. 11, Wayne Bridge D
Substitutes
- No. 12, Jamie Carragher On in the 32'
- No. 14, Kieron Dyer On in the 87'
- No. 15, Owen Hargreaves On in the 90'
- No. 13, David James (not used)
- No. 16, Shaun Wright-Phillips (not used)
- No. 17, Alan Smith (not used)
- No. 18, Darius Vassell (not used)
Poland
Starting XI
- No. 25, Jerzy Dudek GK
- No. 7, Maciej Zurawski FW
- No. 9, Grzegorz Rasiak FW Off in the 69'
- Michal Zewlakow D
- Sebastian Mila M Off in the 63'
- Mariusz Lewandowski M
- No. 5, Tomasz Rzasa M
- No. 13, Arkadiusz Glowacki D
- No. 18, Jacek Krzynowek M
- No. 20, Jacek Bak D
- No. 55, Kamil Kosowski M Off in the 80'
Substitutes
- No. 5, Mariusz Kukielka On in the 63'
- No. 23, Andrzej Niedzielan On in the 69'
- No. 7, Damian Gorawski On in the 80'
- Tomasz Klos (not used)
- Marcin Baszczynski (not used)
- No. 1, Artur Boruc (not used)
- No. 14, Ebi Smolarek (not used)
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
England
3–1
Poland
England won
England: Scholes 12', Scholes 22', Scholes 70'
Poland: Brzęczek 29'
Poland
0–2
England
England won
England: Shearer 6', Sheringham 90'
Poland: None
England
2–1
Poland
England won
England: Shearer 24', Shearer 37'
Poland: Citko 7'
England
3–0
Poland
England won
England: Ferdinand 5', Gascoigne 49', Pearce 53'
Poland: None
Official meetings since 1966
England v Poland stats
England have scored 33 goals to Poland's 13 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
6Lineker
6 goals against Poland in matches we hold scorer data for.
Poland · Fixture leader
1Szewczyk
Poland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.