Smuda finalises Poland squad

Poland boss Franciszek Smuda has announced his final 23-man squad for Euro 2012.

Smuda dropped Tomasz Jodlowiec, Michal Kucharczyk and Kamil Glik in the wake of Saturday’s 1-0 friendly win over Slovakia.

“It was really painful to tell three players they will not participate in the finals,” Smuda said after the match.

“Saturday was very difficult for me. We played a friendly and I was praying the whole game that none of my players would get injured.

“Then, in the evening, I had a meeting with my assistants, captain Jakub Blaszczykowski and with the three players. I understand they are disappointed, but two months after the Euro finals we start our World Cup qualification campaign, so they can return if they make progress.”

Poland kick off their Euro 2012 campaign on June 8 against Greece. They have also been paired with Czech Republic and Russia in Group A.

Poland squad:

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal), Grzegorz Sandomierski (Genk), Przemyslaw Tyton (PSV)

Defenders: Sebastian Boenisch (Werder Bremen), Marcin Kaminski (Lech Poznan), Damien Perquis (Sochaux), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), Marcin Wasilewski (Anderlecht), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warsaw), Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (Lech Poznan)

Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund), Dariusz Dudka (Auxerre), Kamil Grosicki (Sivasspor), Adam Matuszczyk (Fortuna Dusseldorf), Adrian Mierzejewski (Trabzonspor), Rafal Murawski (Lech Poznan), Eugen Polanski (Mainz), Ludovic Obraniak (Bordeaux), Maciej Rybus (Terek Grozny), Rafal Wolski (Legia Warsaw)

Attackers: Pawel Brozek (Celtic), Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), Artur Sobiech (Hannover)