World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Lewandowski Lifts Poland Over Lithuania

In Group G of the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, Poland hosted Lithuania and claimed a narrow victory. The only goal of the match arrived late in regulation time, courtesy of Robert Lewandowski—the FC Barcelona striker and talisman of the Polish national team. With this result, Poland snapped a five-match winless run across all competitions.

In addition to Poland and Lithuania, Group G features Finland and Malta. The side that loses the playoff between Spain and the Netherlands will also join this group, making it even more competitive.

For the full schedule, results, and standings of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, be sure to follow the latest updates.

FIFA World Cup 2026, Qualifiers

Poland - Lithuania 1:0 (0:0)
Goals: Lewandowski, 81 (1:0)

Poland: Skorupski; Bednarek; Kiwior; Piatkowski (Wieteska, 77); Cash (Kaminski J., 68); Moder; Piotrowski (Bogusz M., 77); Frankowski; Szymanski S.; Lewandowski (Buksa, 86); Świderski (Piątek K., 68)
Bench: Bulka; Drągowski; Bereszynski; Marczuk; Skrzypczak; Slisz; Urbanski K.
Yellow Cards: Piatkowski 70

Lithuania: Gertmonas; Tutyskinas; Kažukolovas; Širvys (Milašius, 74); Utkus; Antanavicius (Vareika Matas, 84); Lasickas; Gineitis; Dolžnikov (Černych, 62); Kučys (Paulauskas Gy., 84); Golubickas (till 61)
Substitution: Matulevičius G. (from 61)
Bench: Bertašius; Adamonis; Girdvainis; Barauskas; Remeikis; Upstas
Yellow Cards: Utkus 55