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The Poland national team will finish last, in 4th place, in Group 4 of League B of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League and will play in the March play-offs for survival
Poland national football team, UEFA Nations League 2026/27
After losing 1:2 to Romania in Bucharest on 14 November 2026, Poland have 4 points before the final round, and Romania have 3. On Tuesday 17 November at 20:45, Poland play Sweden in Wrocław; Sweden have already secured promotion to League A, while Romania play in Bosnia and Herzegovina, already certain of second place. According to UEFA, Poland will avoid the play-offs if they beat Sweden, or if Romania do not beat Bosnia. In this edition, teams finishing 4th in League B do not go down immediately, but play play-offs against the runners-up of League C groups (25–30 March 2027). The matter will be decided by the official group table after the matches of 17 November.
Romania beat Poland 2:1 and are now only one point behind them
Flashscore reports that Romania, who had lost all four of their previous group matches, beat Poland 2:1 (goals by Cicăldău after a deflection off Kiwior, and Man; for Poland, Reguła) and "moved within one point" of their rival. The site notes that Poland have won only one of their last eight matches in all competitions.
Polsat Sport: a draw with Sweden will be enough only if Romania do not win
Polsat Sport sets out the scenarios: Romania will be ahead of Poland if they "beat Bosnia, while Poland do not beat Sweden" (then Romania would have 6 points and Poland at most 5). The editors assess that a win over Sweden "will not be an easy task," as the Swedes are unlikely to ease off in the match in Wrocław despite having already secured first place.
www.polsatsport.plKatastrofa wisi w powietrzu! Oto możliwe scenariusze dla PolskiPo sobotniej porażce w Rumunii (1:2) reprezentacja Polski definitywnie straciła szansę na walkę o baraże o awans do pierwszej dywizji Ligi Narodów. W zamian Biało-Czerwoni zwiększyli prawdopodobieństwo gry w barażach o... utrzymanie w dywizji drugiej. Niestety, widmo spadku coraz mocniej zagląda w o
UEFA: Poland will avoid the play-offs if they beat Sweden, or if Romania do not beat Bosnia
In its summary of scenarios (as of 14 November, 23:00), UEFA writes: "Poland will avoid the League B/C play-offs if they beat Sweden, or if Romania do not beat Bosnia and Herzegovina". Only one of these conditions is needed; for Poland to finish last, Romania must win and Poland must not win at the same time. UEFA also notes that Bosnia have already secured play-offs for promotion to League A.
If Poland and Romania are level on points, Poland will be placed higher
Article 15.01 of the 2026/27 Nations League regulations, when teams are level on points, first compares points, then the record and number of goals in matches between the teams concerned. Poland beat Romania 6:0 in September and lost 1:2 in November, so in the two-match head-to-head they have 3 points and 7:2 goals, while Romania have 3 points and 2:7. If Poland lose to Sweden and Romania draw in Bosnia, both will have 4 points, and third place will be decided by criterion b) in Poland's favour. Steps: table after 5 rounds (Poland 4 pts, Romania 3 pts), results of both head-to-head matches, order of criteria a)–c) in Art. 15.01.
documents.uefa.comArticle 15 Equality of points – league phase - Nations League15.01 If two or more teams in the same group are equal on points on completion of the league phase, the following criteria are applied, in this order, to determine the group standings: Higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among the teams in question; Superior goal difference
