Albania v Poland, 12 October 2021
| Score | 1-0 to Poland |
| Referee | Clément Turpin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group I |
| Venue | Arena Kombëtare, Tirana |
| Attendance | 21,000 |
View Albania v Poland head to head
Kick-off: 8.45pm local
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Albania
Manager: Edoardo Reja
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Etrit Berisha
(captain)
Defender
Ardian Ismajli
Defender
Marash Kumbulla
Defender
Fréddie Veseli
Defender/Midfielder
Elseid Hysaj
Midfielder
Keidi Bare
Midfielder
Ylber Ramadani
Midfielder
Odise Roshi
Midfielder
Lorenc Trashi
Forward
Rey Manaj
Forward
Myrto Uzuni
Substitutions:
| Armando Broja for Myrto Uzuni | 58 |
| Ermir Lenjani for Lorenc Trashi | 65 |
| Nedim Bajrami for Odise Roshi | 77 |
| Enis Cokaj for Keidi Bare | 77 |
Cards:
| Ardian Ismajli | 34 | Y |
| Elseid Hysaj | 49 | Y |
| Ylber Ramadani | 88 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gentian Selmani
Goalkeeper
Thomas Strakosha
Defender
Kastriot Dermaku
Defender
Enea Mihaj
Midfielder
Nedim Bajrami
Midfielder
Enis Cokaj
Midfielder
Ermir Lenjani
Forward
Armando Broja
Comments:
Albania named eight of a possible 12 substitutes.
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Poland
Manager: Paulo Sousa
Goals:
| Karol Swiderski | 77 |
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Starting lineup:
Wojciech Szczęsny
Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek
Defender
Kamil Glik
Defender
Tymoteusz Puchacz
Defender
Pawel Dawidowicz
Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak
Defender/Midfielder
Jakub Moder
Defender/Midfielder
Adam Buksa
Midfielder/Forward
Kamil Jóźwiak
Midfielder/Forward
Piotr Zieliński
Midfielder/Forward
Robert Lewandowski
Forward
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Mateusz Klich for Jakub Moder | 46 |
| Przemysław Frankowski for Kamil Jóźwiak | 71 |
| Karol Swiderski for Adam Buksa | 71 |
| Bartosz Bereszyński for Tymoteusz Puchacz | 90 |
| Michał Helik for Jan Bednarek | 90 |
Cards:
| Adam Buksa | 39 | Y |
| Jan Bednarek | 50 | Y |
| Tymoteusz Puchacz | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Radosław Majecki
Goalkeeper
Łukasz Skorupski
Defender
Robert Gumny
Defender
Michał Helik
Defender
Tomasz Kędziora
Defender/Midfielder
Bartosz Bereszyński
Defender/Midfielder
Przemysław Placheta
Midfielder
Przemysław Frankowski
Midfielder
Mateusz Klich
Midfielder
Kacper Kozłowski
Midfielder/Forward
Karol Swiderski
Forward
Krzysztof Piątek