<P> This is a record of Poland's results at the FIFA World Cup . They have qualified for the finals on eight occasions, most recently in 2018 . The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II . </P> <P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Host nation (s)--Year </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Round 1 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Third place </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Second group stage </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Third place </Td> <Td> 3rd </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 25th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> Third place </Td> <Td> 8 / 21 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Host nation (s)--Year </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr>

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