With the World Cup Qualifiers concluded and only the play-offs left to be played, the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was done and the groups set in place.
The month-long international tournament is set to take place in 16 host cities across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, with 48 countries battling it out for the ultimate crown of international football.
2026 FIFA World Cup: Potential Poland World Cup Draw Opponents In Group F
The White and Reds still have to go through a Play-Off Semi-Final and Final before they can dream about their World Cup adventure; however, after the World Cup draw was done, Jan Urban’s men found out that they were drawn into Group F.
Poland’s group consists of the Netherlands, who they faced in their qualifying group, Japan, who they faced in the 2018 World Cup, and Tunisia, a side Poland have not played since 1985.
The Eagles will be positively confident after learning who they will face in the group stages, following positive results against all three opponents in the past and will certainly know a thing or two on how to turn their draws against the Netherlands in qualifying into an all-important win in the group stages of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
For Poland, two hard matches face them next year before they have the chance of chasing their World Cup dream and it will be so important for the White and Reds to qualify for their third successive international tournament.
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Poland’s Play-Off Journey
Last month, Jan Urban’s side found out their opponents in the World Cup Play-Offs as they were placed into Play-Off Path B with Albania as their Semi-Final opponents at home and then the winner of Ukraine v Sweden in the Final away from home.
Looking at all three opponents from a Poland perspective, they are winnable games as long as Urban has a fit and hungry side approaching this Play-Off campaign.
Since taking over from Michał Probierz in July, the 63-year-old has taken charge of six games, winning four and drawing twice.
In the semi-final, Poland face Albania, a side that pipped Serbia to second place in Group K, whilst scoring only seven goals and conceding only five.
A huge boost and positive for Poland is that they have home advantage, which is perfect for Urban’s side as Albania love to dominate at home, but roles might be reversed as the White and Reds have the luxury of playing in front of their home crowd.
In the final, it will be either Ukraine, who had a great World Cup Qualifying campaign, pipping Iceland to the Play-Offs in a final game decider, or Sweden, who were dreadful throughout the Qualifiers, finishing bottom of their group and earning a spot in the Play-Offs through their good performance in the UEFA Nations League.
For Poland, it would be beneficial to face an out-of-form Sweden, who are clearly misfiring and need some time to adapt to a new style of play under Graham Potter’s leadership.
However, the quality that the Swedes possess is hard to miss, especially with the firepower that Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres have and this could pose a hard task for the Poles to tackle.
With that being said, Ukraine have a gulf of quality in their squad from defenders Ilya Zabarnyi and Vitali Mykolenko to midfield maestro Ruslan Malinovskyi and attacking talent Viktor Tsygankov.
These two fixtures will come as difficult ones for Poland, but with a firing Robert Lewandowski, a battling midfield with Piotr Zielinski at the helm, and a solid defence with Jakub Kiwior and Jan Bednarek at the heart of it, the Poles have a massive chance of reaching the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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Credit: IMAGO / Domenic Aquilina
Recording Date: 17.11.2025
