Poles get off to a bad start at the World Cup

The Polish team played slowly, lost passes, and was not able to go for a goal until the 84th minute of the game, except for a goal scored at the beginning of the second half which  was annulled by the referee due to an alleged off-side. The Polish coach Paweł Janas waited until the last 30 mintues to change three players. After the change the Poles hit the goal posts twice, but that was everything they managed that evening. Given the style of the Polish team and that Costa Rica in the 85th minute was very close to reaching a draw with Germans (but finally lost 2:4), it will be extremely difficult for the Polish team to qualify to the second round. They cannot afford to lose against the Germans, they must win against Costa Rica who must defeat Ecuador. Too many musts… (Gazeta Wyborcza, June 10-11, p1, Gazeta Mundial, June 10-11, pp.1-5, Dziennik, June 10-11, pp.1, 30-36, Rzeczpospolita, June 10-11 pp.A2, A18-20) J.L.