POLAND
World Cup 1982 - Third PlacePOLAND 1982 World Cup Third PlaceStanding: Buncol, Majewski, Janas, Młynarczyk, Żmuda, Lato
Bending: Pałasz, Smolarek, Boniek, Jałocha, IwanCoach: Antoni PIECHNICZEK
OFFICIAL TEAMGOALKEEPERS:
1 Józef MŁYNARCZYK
21 Jacek KAZIMIERSKI
22 Piotr MOWLIK
DEFENDERS:
2 Marek DZIUBA
4 Tadeusz DOLNY
5 Paweł JANAS
6 Piotr SKROBOWSKI
7 Jan JAŁOCHA
9 Władysław ŻMUDA
10 Stefan MAJEWSKI
12 Roman WÓJCICKI
MIDFIELDERS:
3 Janusz KUPCEWICZ
8 Waldemar MATYSIK
13 Andrzej BUNCOL
15 Włodzimierz CIOŁEK
16 Grzegorz LATO
20 Zbigniew BONIEK
FORWARDS:
11 Włodzimierz SMOLAREK
14 Andrzej PAŁASZ
17 Andrzej SZARMACH
18 Marek KUSTO
19 Andrzej IWAN
Typical Team : 4-4-2 FORMATION:GK MŁYNARCZYK
SWP ŻMUDA
CB JANAS
RB DZIUBA
LB JAŁOCHA
DMF MATYSIK
CMF BUNCOL
CMF KUPCEWICZ
RMF LATO
SS BONIEK
LWF/SS SMOLAREKCaptain: Władysław Żmuda
Short Free Kick: Zbigniew Boniek/Janusz Kupcewicz/Andrzej Buncol/Andrzej Szarmach
Long Free Kick: Janusz Kupcewicz/Zbigniew Boniek/Andrzej Buncol
Free Kick 2: Zbigniew Boniek/Grzegorz Lato
Left Corner: Andrzej Buncol/Włodzimierz Smolarek/Zbigniew Boniek/Janusz Kupcewicz
Right Corner: Włodzimierz Smolarek/Janusz Kupcewicz/Zbigniew Boniek/Andrzej Buncol
Penalty: Zbigniew Boniek
PERSONAL ALTERNATE TEAMPersonal choice composed of indisputable holders and players who should or could have participated in the competition
Poland 1981Standing: Młynarczyk, Żmuda, Majewski, Janas, Matysik, Buncol, Smolarek
Bended: Dziuba, Boniek, Iwan, JałochaGOALKEEPERS:
1 Józef MŁYNARCZYK
21 Jacek KAZIMIERSKI
22 Piotr MOWLIK
DEFENDERS:
2 Marek DZIUBA
4 Antoni SZYMANOWSKI
5 Paweł JANAS
6 Piotr SKROBOWSKI
7 Jan JAŁOCHA
9 Władysław ŻMUDA
10 Stefan MAJEWSKI
12 Wojciech RUDY
MIDFIELDERS:
3 Janusz KUPCEWICZ
8 Waldemar MATYSIK
13 Andrzej BUNCOL
15 Włodzimierz CIOŁEK
16 Grzegorz LATO
20 Zbigniew BONIEK
FORWARDS:
11 Włodzimierz SMOLAREK
14 Janusz SYBIS
17 Andrzej SZARMACH
18 Roman OGAZA
19 Andrzej IWAN
Typical Team : 4-3-3 FORMATION:GK MŁYNARCZYK
SWP ŻMUDA
CB JANAS
RB DZIUBA
LB RUDY
DMF MATYSIK
CMF KUPCEWICZ
CMF BUNCOL
RWF LATO
LWF/SS SMOLAREK
SS BONIEKCaptain: Władysław Żmuda
Short Free Kick: Zbigniew Boniek/Andrzej Buncol/Włodzimierz Smolarek
Long Free Kick: Władysław Żmuda/Zbigniew Boniek/Andrzej Buncol
Free Kick 2: Zbigniew Boniek/Grzegorz Lato
Left Corner: Andrzej Buncol/Włodzimierz Smolarek/Zbigniew Boniek
Right Corner: Włodzimierz Smolarek/Zbigniew Boniek/Andrzej Buncol
Penalty: Zbigniew Boniek
Infos :
Pocket striker, fast and with excellent dribbling, Janusz SYBIS, "The Polish Pulca” was often selected during the period 1978/80 by coach Ryszard Kulesza. His successor Antoni Piechnicezk preferred players more physically powerful.
Collective and technical center forward, in the style of the french player Bernard Lacombe, Roman OGAZA was selected in the national team until september 1981, before being replaced by the new generation symbolized by Andrzej Palasz.
Tenacious and effective left fullback, with a powerful left shot, having worn the captain's armband in selection, Wojciech RUDY would have been very useful to mitigate injuries in this position, as it was the case during the competition for Jan Jalocha and Marek Dziuba on the right flank, Stefan MAJEWSKI preferring to play in central defense or as a defensive/central midfielder.
When asked why you didn't go to the World Cup in Spain, Antoni SZYMANOWSKI replied: "I was called to the last training camp in Germany before the World Cup. After a preparation match where I scored a goal, the coach said I was not part of his team organization idea, but I was ok with being a substitute, after all it was about participating in the World Cup. It seems that the coach called me to the last group before the World Cup just to please the public ".