World Cup Qualifiers - Netherlands VS Poland: The Uncrowned King has declined, Lewandowski can t stand Poland alone

The summer window of European football in 2025 is closed, the five major leagues are suspended, the national team match day is entering, and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers European group stage rekindled. In the group stage, 54 teams are divided into 12 groups, some of which have 5 teams and some of which have 4 teams. According to the competition system, each group has the first to advance directly, and the second can only play the playoffs.

The 2026 World Cup will expand from 32 teams to 48 teams, and the number of places in the European region will increase from 13 seats to 16 seats. Italy, which is in the same group as Norway, may still miss the World Cup.

G Group Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Lithuania, Malta, Lithuania and Malta are studying with the prince. A place to directly advance to the main competition will be contested by the Netherlands and Poland. This direct dialogue will be the most critical.

Netherlands vs Poland

Nature of the match: World Cup qualifiers European Group G Round 5

Match time: September 5th 2:45

Although the Netherlands and Poland are among the top in this group, Finland is currently leading the standings. Of course, they have played 4 rounds. Let’s take a look at the situation on the real-time standings.

, the first place Finland has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in 4 games, 2 wins, 1 loss in 4 games, 6 points in 2 games, 3, Poland has 2 wins, 1 loss in 3 games, and 6 points in 3 games, 1 draw and 1 loss in 3 games, 1 draw and 1 loss in 4 games, 1 draw and 3 losses in 4 games, 1 draw and 1 point in 3 goals, conceded 11 goals.

Round 5, the direct showdown between the Netherlands vs. Poland, the Netherlands wins, firmly grasp the initiative; Poland must win to have the hope of directly advancing for the first place in the group, otherwise, they can only compete for the playoff qualification.

The Netherlands won 2 consecutive victories at the beginning and scored 10 goals and conceded 0 goals. Judging from this momentum, it seems that there is no suspense in the group first.

The Netherlands, with its strong record in major competitions and endless famous players, must be the world's top football powerhouse, but it never gets the championship. In the history of the team, only one European Cup trophy won by the Three Musketeers era. In the World Cup, the Netherlands reached the final three times and all ranked second. This is how the nickname "King Uncrowned" comes from.

After the retirement of Van Persie, Robben and Sneider, the Netherlands has now become dim, especially on the front line. The Netherlands, which has "all attack and all defense", has not seen the world's top forwards for many years.

The Netherlands currently ranks 7th in the world in FIFA, and the total value of the team is as high as 829 million euros. At the pre-match press conference, Dutch coach Koeman said: "We are indeed one of the top European teams, but to truly know what level we are at, we still need to play in the World Cup. At that time, we can compete directly with the strongest countries."

It is undeniable that Lewandowski is the greatest striker in Poland's history, but the peak of Polish football was in the 1970s and 1980s, and won the third place in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups. At that time, Poland was known as the "Polish Iron Army."

Lewandow's era is that the individual is strong and the national team is weak. In the 2022 World Cup, the Netherlands lost 1:3 to defending champion France in the 1/8 final. In the 2024 European Cup, the Netherlands, which was in the same group as France, the Netherlands and Austria, were eliminated at the bottom of the game, 1 draw and 2 losses. Of course, this looks like the death group.

Poland currently ranks 37th in the world in FIFA, with a total value of only 158 million euros.

Some time ago, Lewandowski had a conflict with the head coach of the Polish national team, and the captain's armband was deprived of, and Lewandowski announced his withdrawal. Soon, the head coach of the Polish national team was dismissed, the new coach Yang Urban took office, and Lewandowski returned to the Polish national team and resumed his captainship.

Due to injuries, age and other reasons, Lewandowski's attendance rate in Barcelona has also been low recently, with only two substitutes, and his role is not obvious, with 0 goals and 0 assists.

This time, with Lewandowski's current state, Poland is probably not going to be able to do so.

In the World Cup qualifiers, the Netherlands currently maintains two consecutive victories, Poland has won 2 wins and 1 loss, and lost 1:2 away from Finland in its most recent away game.

The two sides have faced each other in the last 6 times, and the Netherlands has won 5 wins and 1 draw.

In this battle, there should be no suspense in the Netherlands, and Poland should win less and lose less.