POLISH football has endured its fair share of agony in the past few years, including a serious betting and match-fixing scandal, but a couple of games in the past week suggest that a revival might be on the cards.

Jurgen Klinsmann’s World Cup dream was destroyed by two Italy goals at the end of extra time as Fabio Grosso and Alessandro Del Piero struck to secure a place in the final.

Italy coach Marcello Lippi sprung no surprises when he named his team for the World Cup semi-final showdown against host nation Germany.