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Poland Advances to World Cup Playoff Finals, Defeats Albania 2-1
3/27/2026
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- Poland defeated Albania 2-1 in Warsaw on March 26 to reach the World Cup playoff finals.
- Robert Lewandowski headed the equalizer in the 63rd minute for Poland.
- Piotr Zielinski scored the winner ten minutes later.
- Poland will face Sweden next after Sweden beat Ukraine.
- Ferdi Kadioglu scored in the second half as Turkey beat Romania 1-0 in the playoff semi-final.