Poland national under-20 football team

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

Silver background colour indicates second-place finish.

Bronze background colour indicates third-place finish.

Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	did not qualify
1979	Fourth place	6	2	2	2	10	6
1981	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	2
1983	Third place	6	4	0	2	13	7
1985	qualified, did not enter
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	10
2009	did not qualify
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	5	3
2023	did not qualify
2025
2027	To be determined
Total	Best: Third place	23	9	4	10	36	28

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With the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship hosted on home soil, the tournament started badly for Poland, with a demoralizing 0–1 loss to Austria. However, the players roused themselves for their crucial second fixture and registered a convincing 4–1 victory over Belgium. A semi-final berth was at stake in the final group fixture against the Czech Republic, but the hopes of qualifying for the final four evaporated in a 0–2 defeat to the Czechs. The Poles had done enough to secure a third-place finish in Group A, and with it, a ticket to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Being the host of the tournament, Poland automatically qualified. With an inexperienced youth squad, having previously unable to qualify for any major U-19 European Championship and only competed in much smaller Under 20 Elite League, Poland put the tournament with pressure. They were grouped with Colombia, Senegal and Tahiti.

Poland managed to finish third in their group, after managing a lone 5–0 win over Tahiti and holding Senegal goalless draw, previously lost 0–2 to Colombia. This helped Poland to qualify to the round of sixteen, where they were unfortunate to face juggernaut Italy. Despite its resistance, Poland still lost by a penalty, thus for the second time Poland was eliminated from the round of sixteen.

The following is a list of match results from the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Poland  v  Portugal

9 September 2025 Elite League	Poland	1–2	Portugal	Suwałki, Poland
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Barański 82'	90minut	Ferreira 47' Moreira 72'	Stadium: Suwałki Municipal Stadium Referee: Marcin Szczerbowicz (Poland)

Poland  v   Switzerland

13 October 2025 Elite League	Poland	4–1	Switzerland	Opole, Poland
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kalemba 10' Urbański 12' Bartlewicz 77', 90'	90minut	Di Giusto 70'	Stadium: Itaka Arena Referee: Piotr Urban (Poland)

Czech Republic  v  Poland

14 November 2025 Elite League	Czech Republic	1–4	Poland	Náchod, Czech Republic
13:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Polák 23'	90minut	Śmiglewski 45' (pen.) Bartlewicz 58' Mikołajewski 78', 85'	Stadium: Stadion Běloves Referee: Adam Trška (Czech Republic)

Romania  v  Poland

27 March 2026 Elite League	Romania	0–1	Poland	Târgoviște, Romania
16:30 CET (UTC+01:00)		Report	Barczak 73'	Stadium: Eugen Popescu Stadium Referee: Andrei Vremăroiu (Romania)

Poland  v  Germany

31 March 2026 Elite League	Poland	0–1	Germany	Lublin, Poland
16:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Müller 90'	Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Albert Różycki (Poland)

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