Poland vs Albania

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals 26 Mar 2026, 19:45
Poland
Poland
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Albania
Albania
🏟 PGE Narodowy 👤 A. Taylor Round Semi-finals

Match report

Poland edged past Albania 2-1 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Semi-finals on 26 March 2026.

Poland had 15 shots to Albania's 8.

The match was played at PGE Narodowy, with A. Taylor in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 15 - 8 On target 4 - 2 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 20 - 12 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Sebastian Szymański
Poland · 2 assists
8 Piotr Zieliński 1 goal
8 Jakub Kiwior 67 passes (93% accurate)
7 Robert Lewandowski 1 goal
7 Arber Hoxha 1 goal
First half vs second half
Poland stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 10–3
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–1
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 4–2 2–0
Attacks 54–39 59–43
Match statistics
6 Corners 2
5 Substitution 4
113 Attacks 82
49 Dangerous Attacks 35
4 On Target 2
11 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 8
4 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 4
6 Shots Inside Box 6
9 Shots Outside Box 2
20 Fouls 12
6 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
50% Ball Possession 50%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 1
470 Passes Total 492
413 Passes Accurate 405
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Poland · 3-4-3
1 K. Grabara
4 T. Kędziora 5 J. Bednarek 14 J. Kiwior
2 M. Cash 20 S. Szymański 10 P. Zieliński 19 M. Skóraś
17 F. Rózga 9 R. Lewandowski 13 J. Kamiński
Albania · 4-2-3-1
1 T. Strakosha
4 E. Hysaj 5 A. Ajeti 6 B. Djimsiti 3 M. Mitaj
16 J. Shehu 8 K. Asllani
11 M. Uzuni 14 Q. Laci 21 A. Hoxha
10 N. Bajrami
Poland
Coach
Jan Urban
Substitutes
  • 21 Oskar Pietuszewski
  • 7 Karol Świderski
  • 8 Jakub Moder
  • 6 Bartosz Slisz
  • 15 Arkadiusz Pyrka
  • 12 Mateusz Kochalski
  • 22 Bartłomiej Drągowski
  • 3 Przemysław Wiśniewski
  • 16 Jan Ziółkowski
  • 18 Bartosz Bereszyński
  • 11 Kamil Grosicki
  • 23 Krzysztof Piątek
Albania
Coach
Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior
Substitutes
  • 18 Ardian Ismajli
  • 19 Stavro Pilo
  • 22 Armando Broja
  • 17 Ernest Muçi
  • 12 Elhan Kastrati
  • 23 Mario Dajsinani
  • 2 Iván Balliu
  • 13 Naser Aliji
  • 15 Bujar Pllana
  • 7 Adrion Pajaziti
  • 20 Ylber Ramadani
  • 9 Anis Mehmeti
Substitutions
  • 18' ↑ A. Ismajli ↓ A. Ajeti Albania
  • 46' ↑ O. Pietuszewski ↓ F. Rozga Poland
  • 62' ↑ K. Swiderski ↓ T. Kedziora Poland
  • 68' ↑ A. Broja ↓ N. Bajrami Albania
  • 68' ↑ S. Pilios ↓ A. Hoxha Albania
  • 81' ↑ J. Moder ↓ P. Zielinski Poland
  • 82' ↑ E. Muci ↓ Q. Laci Albania
  • 90+2' ↑ B. Slisz ↓ R. Lewandowski Poland
  • 90+1' ↑ A. Pyrka ↓ J. Kaminski Poland
Cards
  • 34' M. Mitaj Albania
  • 79' E. Hysaj Albania
  • 87' R. Lewandowski Poland
  • 88' K. Asllani Albania
  • 90+4' K. Swiderski Poland
Head-to-head
Poland 3 0 draws 0 Albania
2026-03-26 Poland vs Albania 2 - 1
2021-10-12 Albania vs Poland 0 - 1
2021-09-02 Poland vs Albania 4 - 1
Recent form
Poland D W W W W
Albania L L W D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Poland vs Albania?
Poland won 2-1 against Albania on 26 March 2026.
Who won Poland vs Albania?
Poland won the match 2-1.
Where was Poland vs Albania played?
The match was played at PGE Narodowy.