Poland–Russia football rivalry

The Poland–Russia football rivalry is a competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries and their respective sets of fans.

The Polish and Russian teams have been rivals for a long time, were neighbors before World War II and during the Cold War. Have fought each other for centuries.

Background Both countries have conflicts with each other: Partitions of Poland, Russian Partition, Battle of Warsaw, World War II, Katyn Massacre, being under Soviet control.

Incidents The incidents took place on June 12, 2012, before and after the Poland-Russia match at EURO 2012.

Matches Poland played 19 matches against Soviet Union/Russia.

Poland v. Soviet Union # Date Competition Venue Home team Score Away team 1 23 June 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification Lenin Central Stadium, Moscow Union Soviet3–0 Poland 220 October 1957 Silesia Stadium, ChorzówPoland2–1 Union Soviet 324 November 1957 Zentralstadion, LeipzigUnion Soviet2–0Poland 419 May 1960Friendly Lenin Central Stadium, MoscowUnion Soviet7–1Poland 521 May 1961 10th-Anniversary Stadium, WarsawPoland1–0Union Soviet 628 July 19671968 Summer Olympics qualification Olympic Stadium, WrocławPoland0–1Union Soviet 74 August 1967 Lenin Central Stadium, MoscowUnion Soviet2–1Poland 85 September 19721972 Summer Olympic Rosenaustadion, AugsburgPoland2–1Union Soviet 97 September 1977Friendly Central Stadium, VolgogradUnion Soviet4–1Poland 104 July 19821982 World Cup Camp Nou, BarcelonaPoland0–0Union Soviet 1122 May 1983UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying Silesia Stadium, ChorzówPoland1–1Union Soviet 129 October 1983 Lenin Central Stadium, MoscowUnion Soviet2–0Poland 131 June 1988Friendly Lenin Central Stadium, MoscowUnion Soviet2–1Poland 1423 August 1989 Lubin Stadium, LubinPoland1–1Union Soviet

Poland v. Russia # Date Competition Venue Home team Score Away team 1 2 June 1996 Friendly VTB Arena,Moscow Russia2–0 Poland 227 May 1998 Silesian Stadium, ChorzówPoland3–1Russia 322 August 2007 Central Stadium Lokomotiv, MoscowRussia 2–2Poland 412 June 2012UEFA Euro 2012 National Stadium, WarsawPoland 1–1Russia 51 June 2021Friendly Wrocław Stadium, WrocławPoland 1–1Russia — 24 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification VTB Arena, Moscow Russiaw/o Poland

Statistics

Poland wins Draws Russia/Soviet Union wins Soviet Union 3 3 8 Russia 1 3 1 Total 4 6 9 Sources:

See also

Poland–Russia relations Poles in Russia Russians in Poland

References