Poland at the 2008 UEFA European Championship

Dutchman Leo Beenhakker was the head coach of the Poland national football team during the qualifiers and the UEFA European Championship. For securing qualification to the tournament, he was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta by the President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński[1]

Poland at the 2008 UEFA European Championship was the first-ever appearance of Poland national football team in the UEFA European Championship.

The Poland national football team qualified for the UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland by finishing first in qualifying Group A, ahead of teams such as Portugal. In the tournament, Poland was placed in Group B, where they lost 0–2 to Germany in their first match. In the second match, they drew 1–1 with the host nation Austria, with a goal scored by Roger Guerreiro. In the final group match, Poland was defeated 0–1 by Croatia. Finishing last in the group with one point, Poland was eliminated from further competition.

  1. ^ "Kalendarium Reprezentacji 2008". Magazyn Futbol (in Polish). Warsaw: SportLive24: 28. December 2008. ISSN 1895-8907.