FIFA International Friendly | Wednesday, 3 June 2026 PGE Narodowy Stadium, Warsaw | Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (SVK)
Przemysław Wiśniewski does not score many goals. When he does, he makes sure they count.
The Poland defender picked the ball up outside the box with six minutes left, looked up once, and curled it into the far corner past a goalkeeper who had no chance of getting there. The PGE Narodowy went absolutely mad. Poland had been chasing that equaliser for half an hour. Nigeria had been holding on. One moment of quality from an unlikely source and suddenly it was 2-2.
That was the story of Wednesday evening in Warsaw. Neither side going to the World Cup. Both sides refusing to treat it like it did not matter.
Nigeria scored first through Terem Moffi — a good finish, sharp movement, exactly what you expect from a striker who has been excellent in Ligue 1 this season. Poland levelled before half-time. Kacper Potulski picked the ball up in a half-space, shifted it onto his right foot and hit it clean. 1-1 at the break.
Then Onuachu came on. Within minutes he was in the box, holding off a defender, drawing a foul. He stepped up and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot. 2-1 Nigeria. Comfortable position. Plenty of time to protect it.
They could not.
Wiśniewski’s goal killed the lead stone dead. Brilliant strike. Nothing the goalkeeper could do. 2-2 and that is how it stayed.
Robert Lewandowski played. He is not injured. He is just not going to the World Cup — Poland’s failure to beat Czechia in the European play-off penalty shootout saw to that. He worked hard, held the ball up, had a couple of decent moments without scoring. At 37 he is still at the level. It just does not matter right now in the international calendar.
Nigeria looked decent in patches. Lookman had moments. Chukwueze tried to create from the right. Alhassan Yusuf was solid in the middle throughout — wins the ball, keeps it simple, never wastes a possession. He has quietly become one of the better holding midfielders in Africa over the past two seasons. Eric Chelle trusts him and you can see why.
The Super Eagles missed the World Cup after losing to DR Congo in the play-off. That result still hurts. They have the quality — Osimhen came off the bench and immediately looked dangerous — but the tournament came and went without them. Chelle is trying to build something for the future. The Nigeria fans who travelled to Warsaw will have left with something to feel good about. Two goals. Some good individual performances. A competitive result against a European side.
Poland are in a similar place. The next qualifying cycle is the priority now. Michał Probierz has Lewandowski for one more campaign at absolute maximum — maybe two if everything stays healthy. The time to get the best from him is running out. Wednesday showed the team has enough around him. Potulski’s goal was a real quality finish. Zelewski was tidy throughout. Wiśniewski’s strike was the evening’s best moment by some distance.
Six minutes left. 2-1 down. Defender curls it into the top corner. You cannot write that script.
Next for Nigeria — Portugal on June 10. A bigger test. A World Cup side in their final preparations before the tournament. Chelle will want another good performance to build momentum into the next international window.
Poland face a quieter summer with no tournament. The rebuild continues.
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Poland 2-2 Nigeria FIFA International Friendly | Wednesday, 3 June 2026 PGE Narodowy Stadium, Warsaw | Referee: Ivan Kruzliak (SVK)
Goals: Terem Moffi (Nigeria), Kacper Potulski 42′ (Poland), Paul Onuachu pen (Nigeria), Przemysław Wiśniewski 84′ (Poland)
Poland (4-3-3): Skorupski; Bereszynski, Dawidowicz, Kiwior, Majer; Szymanski, Zurkowski, Zelewski; Skoraś, Lewandowski, Potulski Subs used: Wisniewski, Piatkowski, Grosicki, Frankowski
Nigeria (4-2-3-1): Nwabali; Ola Aina, Ekwah, Sadiq, Manji; Alhassan Yusuf, Iwobi; Simon, Lookman, Chukwueze; Moffi Subs used: Onuachu, Osimhen, Aribo, Ndidi
Half-time: 1-1
