Polish national squads gear up for upcoming international qualifiers across volleyball, basketball and handball

Poland’s men’s volleyball team continued its strong showing in the second week of the Nations League, earning a clean sweep of victories but receiving mixed player ratings from WP SportoweFakty. In the U22 European Championship, the Polish squad edged Portugal 3‑2 after a tie‑break to stay in contention for the semifinals.

The men’s basketball team concluded a training camp in Kraków and will travel to Vienna on Friday for a World Cup qualifying match against Austria, fielding a 13‑player roster that omits Grzegorz Kamiński, Szymon Zapała and Jerrick Harding due to injury.

Poland’s women’s U20 handball team faces Japan in their final group match of the World Championship, needing a win—or a favorable result elsewhere—to reach the quarter‑finals. Meanwhile, the women’s U19 football side suffered a narrow loss in Bosnia and Herzegovina, ending their bid for the European Championship.

Former player Tomasz Hajto criticised senior men’s coach Jan Urban for skipping the World Cup in Qatar, sparking a debate about the national team’s future direction.