Match report
Poland beat Uruguay 2–0 at Uruguay Stadium in World Cup 2026. Zieliński opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Uruguay have 3 wins in their last 5, while Poland have 3 wins in their last 5.
Match events
1H
23'
Lewandowski
31'
⚽Zielińskiassist Frankowski
Ugarte
40'
2H
54'
⚽Lewandowski
Giménez
72'
⇄Nielsen↓ M. Araújo
76'
76'
⇄Lindqvist↓ Kamiński
⇄Costa↓ Núñez
85'
85'
⇄Rossi↓ Lewandowski
Momentum
UY
⚽⚽
PL
Match info
TournamentWorld Cup 2026 · International · Group stage
Kick-offMay 2, 2023 · 19:00
VenueUruguay Stadium · Neutral venue
Attendance46,447 / 62,766 (74%)
RefereeF. Brych (Ger)
FIFA ranking
#3·
#10
#3·#10Where to watch
BBCITV
Statistics
40Ball possession %60
0.4Expected goals (xG)2
12Total shots12
5Shots on target5
5Shots off target5
4Blocked shots1
6Corner kicks6
3Offsides3
10Fouls13
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves5
480Passes564
79Pass accuracy %77
16Tackles16
Player of the match
Ugarte7.9Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | +/- | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 7 | |
| 3 |  England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5:4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:5 | -1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:5 | -2 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Morocco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 | |
| 13 |  USA | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1:7 | -6 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:5 | -2 | 0 | |
| 15 | Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:6 | -4 | 0 | |
| 16 |  Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:6 | -5 | 0 |
European qualification Relegation
World Cup
2025Uruguay2-1PolandUEFA Nations League
2023Uruguay0-2PolandInternational Friendly
2022Poland3-2UruguayUEFA Nations League
2021Uruguay1-0Poland