Although they conceded the goal first, they quickly equalized early in the second half, and the Netherlands firmly ranked first in the European group of the 2026 World Cup preliminaries.

On the 14th local time, the Poland team played against the Netherlands in Group G of the 2026 FIFA World Cup European Qualifiers. This campaign is a direct dialogue between the Netherlands, which has 5 wins and 1 draw, and Poland, which has 4 wins and 1 draw. Poland leads Lewandowski forward, with Zalewski and Kaminski serving as double shadow forwards behind him; the Netherlands uses Memphis as the forward, with Huckpo, Kraisilt and Malen forming the second offensive line.

In the match between the Polish team and the Dutch team, the two sides were in a stalemate and ended in a draw.

Not long after the game started, Cash's cross from the right found the unmarked Zalewski in front of the goal, but his great opportunity missed. Poland created opportunities early and successfully dampened the spirit of the Netherlands, but an accident occurred in the 12th minute. Szymanski injured his adductor muscle and was forced to be replaced by Kapustka.

The Netherlands gradually regained its rhythm through possession of the ball, but faced Poland's solid defense and found it difficult to complete shots and create decisive opportunities. Then in the 43rd minute of the game, Poland took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack. Kaminski handed the ball to Lewandowski who was at the front. The latter made an exquisite dunk and sent the ball to the forward space. Kaminski stepped in and shot through the crotch of goalkeeper Februgen. The Polish team took the lead.

The Netherlands, which was one goal behind, quickly equalized the score shortly after the start of the second half: Attacking from the left, Hackpo's back pass found Mullen at the far post, who headed the ball towards the goal. Goalkeeper Grabala saved the ball, but the follow-up Memphis sliding tackle added the ball, and the Netherlands pulled the game back to a tie.

After equalizing the score, the Dutch team failed to pursue the victory and won the game in one go. Poland, which continued to be on the defensive, also lacked the motivation to take the lead again, and the game fell into a stalemate.

The Dutch team replaced Reijnders and Van Herk, but faced the Polish team's tenacious defense, which was eager for opportunities to counterattack, and it was still difficult to create shooting opportunities.

At the end of the game, the Dutch team, which ranked first in the group, replaced De Ligt and Schoten, showing an attitude of accepting a draw, but the Polish team failed to break this situation. There was no winning goal within 6 minutes of injury time, and both sides ended up with one point each.

■Match result

Poland 1-1 Netherlands

■Goal scorer

Poland: Kaminski (43 minutes)

Netherlands: Memphis (47 minutes)