Poland head coach Pawel Janas has announced his squad of 23 players for the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The Polish boss, who announced his squad in Warsaw on Monday evening, called-up the Celtic duo of goalkeeper Artur Boruc and striker Maciej Zurawski to the squad, with Southampton’s Grzegorz Rasiak to join Zurawski in attack.

Boruc will be backed-up by West Browich Albion keeper Tomasz Kuszczak who, although his team was relegated this season, was excellent in goal for the Baggies, making some terrific saves.

Poland have been drawn in group A alongside Costa Rica, Ecuador and the hosts Germany. Poland will play its first match against Ecuador in Gelsenkirchen on June 9.

Poland squad for the World Cup Finals 2006, Germany:

Goalkeepers: Artur Boruc (Celtic F.C), Tomasz Kuszczak (WBA), Lukasz Fabianski.

Defenders: Marcin Baszczynski (Wisla Krakow), Jacek Bak (Al. Rayyan), Mariusz Jop (FC Moskva), Severyn Ganacarczyk, (Metalist Charkov), Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk), Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow), Michal Zewlakow (Olympiacos).

Midfielders: Euzebiusz Smolarek (Borrusia Dortmund), Kamil Kosowski (Southampton FC) Radoslaw Sobolewski (Wisla Krakow), Miroslaw Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor), Jacek Krzynowek (Bayer Leverkusen), Arkadiusz Radomski (Austria Wien), Sebastian Mila (Austria Wien), Piotr Giza (Cracovia Krakow), Damian Gorawski (FC Moskva).

Strikers: Maciej Zurawski (Celtic FC), Pawel Brzozek (Wisla Krakow), Grzegorz Rasiak (Southhampton F.C.), Ireneusz Jelen (Wisla Plock).

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