The global exhibition begins on Sunday, as the host nation face Ecuador in the opening game. 3 The Polish football team were escorted on their way to the World Cup in Qatar by F1 fighter jetsCredit: Twitter / @LaczyNasPilka 3 No risks taken after deadly missile strike on Ukrainian border on TuesdayCredit: Twitter / @LaczyNasPilka 3 Poland begin their tournament with Mexico next week On Thursday, two military jets flanked superstar Robert Lewandowski and his teammates, who are looking to lead Poland to the knockout stages for the first time since 1986. The reason for the top convoy was the death of two Polish citizens on a farm four miles from the Ukrainian border on Tuesday. After the death of the two farmers, an emergency meeting of NATO followed. However, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday that a Ukrainian air defense missile likely caused the “unfortunate accident”. The NATO secretary general also hinted that there was no indication of a deliberate attack by Russia. But that didn’t stop the impressive defense convoy at the Polish border en route to the Middle East. The Twitter account for the national team posted: “We were escorted to the southern border of Poland by F16 planes! “Thanks and regards to the pilots!” PLAY OUR DREAM FANTASY FOOTBALL WORLD CUP TEAM TO WIN A SHARE OF £50,000 The Poles finished comfortably behind England in the qualifiers, but then received a bye into the play-off semi-final, ironically due to Russia’s disqualification following the invasion of Ukraine. That left them with a home draw against Sweden to go through to the World Cup and they duly triumphed 2-0 over Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co. They face Mexico on Tuesday in their first Group C match. Saudi Arabia awaits after that on Saturday, November 26. Then things get really tough as Czeslaw Michniewicz’s side take on tournament favorites Argentina.
