Head coach of the Polish national team Jan Urban commented on his team’s victory in the 2026 Emergency Selection match against Malta (3:2).

“After the match with the Netherlands, I felt that, I guess, the psychological aspect would be the key. We fought against the supernik, what was required was to overcome. Signals are coming from all sides, so everyone is counting on victory. I'm really great. I didn’t approach this match from such a vantage point. I knew that it would not be an easy walk.

Chomu? Just marvel at the variety of balls in Malta: 2:16. Looks bad, but don't forget that the Netherlands scored 12 of them. In six five matches they have 2:4, so other teams didn’t play the way they wanted. I'm on point.

We made a lot of mistakes in defense, but we created a few good moments in attack, but we can’t defend ourselves like that, against such a rival as Malta. Whenever you give a supernik an hour, it speeds up. Kozhen plays for his own honor and ambition, and the same. It was clear from their energy that they wanted to have another hot match. And we were exhausted, thinking that everything would be easy. On the other hand, it’s normal: everyone gets ahead of themselves before such matches, and you can know the rules. I have played many such matches in my career and it is often difficult to know the truth. Prote, call it out, it all comes down to mentality.

From this match it is unlikely that you can earn a lot of money, and even if it does not give a clear indication of those who can be insured in the future. I don’t think the team underestimated their opponent, but the match was difficult to reach the necessary level of concentration. The information suggests: “We are heading from Malta”. But don’t make it easy.

I don't think so, but we won the match. Football has a lot of surprises, and we were close to the point of overcoming a negative result - it’s true, but in the end we were able to.

However, I wash the butt if it is necessary to work the bolts. In the other half, we entered the field completely differently: we immediately became closer to the opponent’s goal, we collected the ball, and tried to create chances. Some succeeded, some didn't, then we scored a goal, then another, and it seemed the game was over. Then, after the penalty was awarded, the game changed and the nerves got hot again. Axis is such football. “Today we are not as weak as we sometimes thought, and not so strong as to beat such teams with a 5:0 ratio,” the press service of the Polish Football Union quotes Urban.

On Football. ua available for re-watching the video review of the match Malta - Poland.