Poland coach: He thinks we are closer to victory and joked with Koeman about beating the Netherlands in the World Cup

Football 2:43pm, 15 November 2025 69

In the ninth round of the World Cup preliminaries on Friday night, the Polish team drew 1-1 at home with the Netherlands. In the post-match interview, Poland coach Jan Urban said he was satisfied with the game and revealed his conversation with opponent coach Koeman.

Regarding the situation of this game, Yang Urban said: "I am satisfied with this game. What I hope to see is that the team takes another step forward, and it is against a very high-quality opponent, but we are at our own home court, and I think we did this. We created more opportunities than in the first game and had the ball longer. For the fans, come Said, the game also looks good."

Yang Urban: "The important thing is that the players are eager to come to the national team because they feel the warmth of this united group - this is a great thing, because it is helpful to the team."

As for the question of whether Zelinsky is the best player, Yang Urban said: "This is a question of evaluation. It seems like he played very well and players like that are always appreciated - for me, Koziola played a very good game, Kaminski also played well and Tsiolkovsky handled the game with ease. So apart from that, I think we got the result. Closer to victory."

Jan Urban also revealed an exchange between him and Dutch coach Koeman: "I said to Koeman, maybe we will meet in the World Cup and we will beat them there, but I did not use the exact same word. (Laughs)"

During the game, some fans set off fireworks in the stands and caused a certain degree of commotion. In this regard, Yang Urban criticized mercilessly: "This should not happen. Imagine if we were playing in the play-offs, but we were asked to close the stands. What is this for? This is not necessary for anyone, but some people just don't understand this."

source:ty so 7m cn