This article covers the Polish Olympic selection during the 1972 Summer Olympics .
Olympic qualification
Poland prevailed against Greece in the first round and moved into the decisive second round. There, after three wins and one defeat, they narrowly prevailed over Bulgaria and qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich .
1 round
date
place
pairing
To
Back
total
05/26/1971
Poses
Poland
-
Greece
7-0
1-0
8-0
06/09/1971
Larisa
March 24, 1971
London
United Kingdom
-
Bulgaria
1-0
0: 5
1: 5
05/05/1971
Sofia
05/05/1971
Salamanca
Spain
-
Turkey
3-0
1-0
4-0
05/19/1971
Ankara
2nd round
Closing table
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Poland 1944 Poland
4th
3
0
1
00 8: 300
+5
0 6: 20
2.
Bulgaria 1971 Bulgaria
4th
2
1
1
0 14:100
+4
0 5: 30
3.
Spain 1945 Spain
4th
0
1
3
00 6:150
−9
0 1: 70
Game results
11/10/1971
Gijón
Spain
-
Poland
0: 2
11/24/1971
Sofia
Bulgaria
-
Spain
8: 3
04/16/1972
Stara Sagora
Bulgaria
-
Poland
3: 1
04/26/1972
Szczecin
Poland
-
Spain
2-0
05/07/1972
Warsaw
Poland
-
Bulgaria
3-0
05/31/1972
Burgos
Spain
-
Bulgaria
3: 3
Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games
Olympic finals
Squad
Games
With three wins in the preliminary round against Colombia, Ghana and the GDR, Poland moved into the intermediate round. In this one started with a draw against Denmark, which was followed by two victories against the Soviet Union and Mexico. As group winners they now played in the final against defending champions Hungary, who were defeated by two goals from Deyna .
Preliminary round ( group 4 )
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Poland 1944 Poland
3
3
0
0
0 11: 200
+9
0 6-00
2.
Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR
3
2
0
1
0 11: 300
+8
0 4: 20
3.
Colombia Colombia
3
1
0
2
00 5:120
−7
0 2: 40
4th
Ghana Ghana
3
0
0
3
00 1:110
−10
0 0: 60
August 28, 1972 in Ingolstadt (ESV Stadium)
Poland
-
Colombia
5: 1 (3: 0)
August 30, 1972 in Ingolstadt (ESV Stadium)
Poland
-
Ghana
4: 0 (1: 0)
September 1, 1972 in Nuremberg (municipal stadium)
Poland
-
GDR
2: 1 (1: 0)
Intermediate round ( group B )
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Poland 1944 Poland
3
2
1
0
00 8: 200
+6
0 5: 10
2.
Soviet Union 1955 Soviet Union
3
2
0
1
00 8: 200
+6
0 4: 20
3.
Denmark Denmark
3
1
1
1
00 4: 400
± 0
0 3: 30
4th
Morocco Morocco
3
0
0
3
00 1:110
−10
0 0: 60
September 3, 1972 in Regensburg (Jahnstadion)
Denmark
-
Poland
1: 1 (1: 1)
September 5, 1972 in Augsburg (Rosenaustadion)
Poland
-
Soviet Union
2: 1 (0: 1)
September 8, 1972 in Nuremberg (municipal stadium)
Poland
-
Morocco
5: 0 (3: 0)
September 10, 1972 in Munich (Olympiastadion)
Poland 1944 Poland
-
Hungary 1957 Hungary
2: 1 (0: 1)
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