UEFA EURO 2016 MATCH PRESS KITS Stade de France - Saint-Denis Thursday 16 June 2016 - 21.00CET Group C - Matchday 2 Germany #GERPOL Poland Last updated 17/06/2016 23:02CET UEFA EURO 2016 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Germany - Poland Thursday 16 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de France, Saint-Denis Match background Germany and Poland know each other well from qualifying, where Poland beat their neighbours for the first time, and no quarter will be offered in their UEFA EURO 2016 Group C rematch. Previous meetings • Germany's record in 20 games against Poland is W13 D6 L1 (W5 D2 L1 in competitive encounters. • Poland finally ended their 18-match winless run against Germany when they defeated the world champions 2-0 in Warsaw during the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying campaign, Arkadiusz Milik and Sebastian Mila getting the goals. The return in Frankfurt ended 3-1 to Joachim Löw's side, who went on to top the group. • Two Lukas Podolski goals earned Germany a 2-0 victory against the country of his birth at UEFA EURO 2008. Two years earlier, Oliver Neuville's last-minute winner knocked Poland out of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. • The teams also met at the first World Cup staged on German soil, in 1974. The hosts triumphed 1-0 thanks to a late strike by Gerd Müller. EURO facts – Germany • Germany are competing in their 12th successive EURO since missing out on the final tournament as West Germany, their first attempt, in 1968. • EURO winners in 1972, 1980 and 1996 – and three-time beaten finalists – Germany have failed to make it through the group stage on three occasions, in 1984, 2000 and 2004. • Germany's only previous game in Saint-Denis was a 2-0 friendly loss to France on 13 November 2015 – a match overshadowed by the terror attacks in Paris that day. EURO facts – Poland • Poland are appearing at their third successive EURO final tournament, but have yet to make it through the group stage. They failed to win a game in their first two finals campaigns: W0 D3 L3. • Poland's greatest success on the international stage to date is winning bronze medals at the 1974 and 1982 World Cup finals. • Poland's Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer in qualifying with 13 goals, matching a competition record set by Northern Ireland's David Healy in UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying. • Poland scored 33 goals in qualifying – two more than their nearest rivals, England. Coach and player links • Play together: Jérôme Boateng, Mario Götze, Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer (Germany) & Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – Bayern Mats Hummels (Germany) & Jakub Błaszczykowski and Łukasz Piszczek (Poland) – Borussia Dortmund • Have played together: Bernd Leno and André Schürrle (Germany) & Arkadiusz Milik (Poland) – Leverkusen, 2013 Jonas Hector (Germany) and Sławomir Peszko (Poland) – Köln, 2012–15 Mats Hummels (Germany) & Robert Lewandowski (Poland) – Dortmund, 2010–14 Mesut Özil (Germany) and Wojciech Szczęsny (Poland) – Arsenal, 2013–15 Mesut Özil (Germany) and Łukasz Fabiański (Poland) – Arsenal, 2013–14 Lukas Podolski (Germany) and Sławomir Peszko (Poland) – Köln, 2011–12 • Podolski was born in Gliwice and also has Polish citizenship; Poland's Kamil Glik has German citizenship. Szukała grew up in Trier and played for 1860 München and Alemannia Aachen. • Poland's Mariusz Stępiński (Nürnberg, 2013–14) has also played in Germany. • Of all the foreign players in Bundesliga history, only Giovanne Elber (133) and Claudio Pizarro (190) have scored more goals than Lewandowski. 2 Germany - Poland Thursday 16 June 2016 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Stade de France, Saint-Denis Legend :: Previous meetings Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw :: Squad list Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2016 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2016 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended) :: Team facts EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying). From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 is the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals. Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 3.