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Polish Football Association expect Qatar 2022 qualifying match against England to go ahead despite Covid cases

England continue their World Cup qualifying campaign against Poland, in a fixture which sees the top two in Group I table go head-to-head.

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions lead their World Cup 2022 qualifier group standings with two wins from their first two matches against San Marino and Albania.

England’s next opponents Poland, coached by Paulo Sousa, drew in Hungary in their opening fixture and comfortably beat Andorra in the second match of the qualifiers.

Will Harry Kane get the nod from Gareth Southgate to start for England against Poland in the next FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar qualifying match? (Pic: Getty Images)

All has not gone to plan, however, for Poland who will be without talisman Robert Lewandowski after the striker suffered a knee injury in the win over Andorra on Sunday.

Midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak and defender Kamil Piatkowski are the latest two players to have tested positive for coronavirus, after goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski and midfielder Mateusz Klich returned positive Covid results last week.

The Polish FA expect the game will go ahead despite the four positive tests, as the road to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar continues. Here’s all you need to know ahead of kick off.

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When is England v Poland?

England vs Poland takes place on Wednesday 31 March 2021.

What time does England v Poland kick off?

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