WARSAW, Poland (March 26, 2026) (Interstat) — Poland overcame an early deficit to defeat Albania 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match Thursday at PGE Narodowy.

Albania substitute Arbër Hoxha opened the scoring in the 42nd minute, capitalizing on an assist from fellow substitute Mario Mitaj. Poland responded after halftime, with Robert Lewandowski equalizing in the 63rd minute. Piotr Zieliński netted the decisive goal 10 minutes later.

The match featured six yellow cards, including one for Lewandowski in the 87th minute. Poland improved to 1-0-0 in the qualifying group, while Albania fell to 0-1-0. The result exceeded the projection of a 1-0 Poland win by Interstat’s game simulator.