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Cezary Kulesza: We will not leave Ukraine alone in the darkest hour
"There is a real tragedy taking place in Ukraine, people are dying, including sportspersons. And they expect us to pretend that Russia is not Russia because it plays under a different name? It was an outrageous proposal, I didn't hesitate for one second," explains Cezary Kulesza, President of the Polish Football Association.
STATEMENT
Based on the current alarming development in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the security situation, the Football Associations of Poland (PZPN), Sweden (SvFF) and Czech Republic (FAČR) express their firm position that the playoff matches to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, scheduled for 24 and 29 March 2022, should not be played in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Marcin Dorna as the Sports Director of the Polish Football Association
Marcin Dorna has officially become the Sports Director of the Polish Football Association, the Management Board of PZPN decided at Wednesday's meeting. From 9 October 2021, Dorna served as the Sports Director at the federation.
Łukasz Wachowski as the Secretary-General of the Polish Football Association
Łukasz Wachowski has officially become the Secretary-General of the Polish Football Association, the Management Board of PZPN decided at Wednesday's meeting. From 2 September 2021, Wachowski served as the Secretary-General at the federation.
Arenas for the upcoming home matches of the Polish national team
On 29 March 2022, the Polish national team will play a match at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, the Management Board of the Polish Football Association decided. The opponent of the White-and-Reds will be Sweden or the Czech Republic. It all depends on who will advance to the final of the play-offs for the World Cup in Qatar. The national team's schedule also includes a match against Wales in the Nations League, which will take place on 3 June at Tarczynski Arena Wroclaw. On 13 June, the Poles will play in the Nations League against Belgium at the home stadium of the Polish national team – the PGE Narodowy Stadium.
