Germany-Poland 1:0 knocks Poland out of World Cup

Despite the sad news, the Polish team is receiving a lot of appraisals about the second match. They fought bravely and lost in extra time. Artur Boruc, the Polish No1 goalkeeper, played excellently. After a stupid and unnecessary foul Sobolewski got a second yellow card and so was sent off. Outnumbered, the Polish team still faced up to the opponent. In the end the Germans hit the top goal post twice in a row. Bad luck finally came, two substitute German players broke past the Polish defenses and that time Boruc had no chance. The Poles were ambitious, but too weak and had lost the first match against Equador. These were the main reasons for their failure in the World Cup. There is speculation that the Polish coach, Pawel Janas, will be dismissed. Henryk Kasperczak is mentioned as his successor. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp.1,2, Gazeta Mundial pp.1-7; Rzeczpospolita, pp.A1-2,) J.L.