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Poland 2-1 Albania · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Poland beat Albania 2-1 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Poland and Albania met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw on Thursday, 26 March 2026.

Goalscorers

Poland: R. Lewandowski 63'; P. Zieliński 73'. Albania: A. Hoxha 42'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Poland had 15 shots with 4 on target, Albania 8 with 2 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Poland and 2 to Albania. Poland conceded 20 fouls, Albania 12. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Poland, 3 for Albania).

Line-ups

Poland started in a 3-4-3: Kamil Grabara, Tomasz Kędziora, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Matty Cash, Sebastian Szymański, Piotr Zieliński, Michał Skóraś, Filip Rózga, Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Kamiński.

Albania started in a 4-2-3-1: Thomas Strakosha, Elseid Hysaj, Arlind Ajeti, Berat Djimsiti, Mario Mitaj, Juljan Shehu, Kristjan Asllani, Myrto Uzuni, Qazim Laci, Arber Hoxha, Nedim Bajrami.

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Minute by minute

  1. 42'Goal! Poland 0-1 Albania. A. Hoxha (Albania) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Poland 0-1 Albania.
  3. 63'Goal! Poland 1-1 Albania. R. Lewandowski (Poland) scores, assisted by S. Szymański.
  4. 73'Goal! Poland 2-1 Albania. P. Zieliński (Poland) scores, assisted by S. Szymański.
  5. 90'Full-time. Poland 2-1 Albania.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Poland vs Albania.
  2. 5'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Poland), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  3. 7'Attempt saved. J. Kiwior (Poland), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
  4. 8'Attempt missed. M. Cash (Poland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  5. 14'Attempt blocked. M. Uzuni (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 14'Attempt blocked. K. Asllani (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 18'Substitution, Albania: A. Ismajli comes on for A. Ajeti.
  8. 27'Attempt blocked. Q. Laci (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 33'Attempt missed. F. Rózga (Poland), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  10. 34'Yellow card for M. Mitaj (Albania).
  11. 36'Attempt missed. Q. Laci (Albania), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 42'Goal! Poland 0-1 Albania. A. Hoxha (Albania) scores.
  13. 45'Attempt missed. R. Lewandowski (Poland), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Poland 0-1 Albania.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Poland: O. Pietuszewski comes on for F. Rózga.
  18. 49'Attempt missed. P. Zieliński (Poland), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  19. 54'Attempt missed. N. Bajrami (Albania), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  20. 56'Attempt missed. J. Kamiński (Poland), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  21. 57'Attempt missed. M. Skóraś (Poland), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 60'Attempt blocked. N. Bajrami (Albania), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  23. 62'Substitution, Poland: K. Świderski comes on for T. Kędziora.
  24. 62'Attempt blocked. R. Lewandowski (Poland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 63'Goal! Poland 1-1 Albania. R. Lewandowski (Poland) scores, assisted by S. Szymański.
  26. 67'Attempt blocked. P. Zieliński (Poland), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  27. 68'Substitution, Albania: A. Broja comes on for N. Bajrami.
  28. 68'Substitution, Albania: S. Pilios comes on for A. Hoxha.
  29. 68'Attempt saved. P. Zieliński (Poland), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  30. 72'Attempt saved. S. Pilios (Albania), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  31. 73'Goal! Poland 2-1 Albania. P. Zieliński (Poland) scores, assisted by S. Szymański.
  32. 75'Attempt blocked. O. Pietuszewski (Poland), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  33. 79'Yellow card for E. Hysaj (Albania).
  34. 81'Substitution, Poland: J. Moder comes on for P. Zieliński.
  35. 82'Substitution, Albania: E. Muçi comes on for Q. Laci.
  36. 87'Yellow card for R. Lewandowski (Poland).
  37. 88'Yellow card for K. Asllani (Albania).
  38. 89'Attempt missed. O. Pietuszewski (Poland), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  40. 90+1'Substitution, Poland: A. Pyrka comes on for J. Kamiński.
  41. 90+2'Substitution, Poland: B. Slisz comes on for R. Lewandowski.
  42. 90+4'Yellow card for K. Świderski (Poland).
  43. 90'Full-time. Poland 2-1 Albania.
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