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13. 11. 09. - 10:00

Poland announces team for friendly with Romania

David Hill

Poland national football team head coach Franciszek Smuda has announced the squad for the friendly match against Romania tomorrow (Sat) in Warsaw.

According to the Premier Polish football league website, Smuda said: "You can call the Romanian coach and give him our winning starting eleven. I have no secrets."

Manchester United's Tomasz Kuszczak will be goal keeper, while Marcin Kowalczyk and Piotr Brozek will play defence.

Other starting players include: Michal Zewłakow, Adam Kokoszka, Kamil Kosowski, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Ludovic Obraniak and Robert Lewandowski.

Meanwhile, Romanian head coach Razvan Lucescu has announced his 23 picks for the match, including Captain Cristi Chivu from Inter Milan.

Star Adrian Mutu is out, as he is recovering from knee surgery but is likely to be back on the pitch by the end of the month with his club team, Fiorentina.

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