
The White and Reds are fighting for second place in group B4 and the play-offs for promotion to division A
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The Polish national team is third in group B4 with four points, two rounds before the end of the competition. Sweden leads with 10 points, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina with 8. Romania has zero points. The Poles no longer have a chance to directly advance to the A division, they can still fight for the second place, which means playing in the promotion play-offs.
Two rounds before the end of the competition in group B4, Poland is in third place with four points. Sweden is leading - 10 points, ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 8. Romania remains with zero achievements.
The White and Reds will play against the Romanians in Bucharest on November 14, and three days later they will host the Swedes in Wrocław. The 25-person national team announced last Friday includes three debutants - Oskar Kubiak, Bartosz Mazurek and Łukasz Poręba.
The training camp will start on Monday at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in the capital, but there will be no training or media activities on that day.
From Tuesday to Friday morning, Urban's players will practice on the KS ZWAR pitch in Warsaw. They will fly to Bucharest in the afternoon on Friday.
What shape are the staff in?
Before the start of the training camp, some of Jan Urban's players had good performances. Robert Lewandowski, the captain of the national team, scored two penalties in the match between Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew, which his team lost 3-4. Żukowski scored for FC Magdeburg against FC St. Pauli (4:1), and Benedyczak - for Turkish Kasimpasa in the match against Gaziantep (2:0).
Świderski, who also usually plays as a striker, but was this time among the midfielders on the list appointed by coach Jan Urban, helped Widzew Łódź beat Pogoń Szczecin 3-0.
Another midfield player, Reguła from Zagłębie Lubin, also scored on the scoresheet, beating Lech Poznań's goalkeeper twice (2:2).
Bartosz Mazurek from FC Salzburg also did well offensively. His two assists contributed to the away victory over Sturm Graz 4:3.
Jan Bednarek, after about an hour of playing away against Vitoria Guimaraes (2:1), was hit in the eye from a short distance by the ball and fell to the pitch. He was briefly helped on the field. The Pole left it on his own and never returned.
Among the goalkeepers, Sławomir Abramowicz from Jagiellonia Białystok (1-0 against GKS Katowice) and Bartłomiej Drągowski from Widzew Łódź (3-0 against Pogoń Szczecin) managed to keep clean sheets. Mateusz Kochalski from Wieczysta Kraków had to accept defeat (1:2 with Górnik Zabrze).
This weekend, Matty Cash (Aston Villa) and substitutes Przemysław Frankowski (Rennes) and Wiktor Nowak (Slavia Praga) did not play a single minute.
Possible scenarios
The Poles no longer have a chance to take first place in the group, which will be rewarded with direct promotion to division A. They can still fight for second place, which means playing in the promotion play-offs, although the task will be difficult.

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