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Euro 2016 Group D qualifier

This evening, as darkness begins to descend on Warsaw, the city’s main square in the scenic Old Town will swell with Polish supporters emboldened by their team’s blistering start to the World Cup qualifiers.

This pre-match ritual has existed since the Narodowy Stadium was built for the Euro 2012 finals but there’ll be a greater zip in the fans’ collective stride making the short two-kilometre trip across the Vistula River towards the venue.