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WARSAW: The stakes and expectations are higher for Poland asco-host of Euro 2012. For the Polish team, this will be their second EuropeanChampionship campaign after a poor outing at the 2008 tournament.They finished last in the Group in their debut tournament. Our reporter, who was in Poland recently, looks at Poland's chancesfor Euro 2012. That's the question on the minds of millions of Polish fans who arehoping to cheer their team on at this year's EuropeanChampionships. Defender Jakub Wawrzyniak admits that his team are not thefavourites even though they are playing on home ground. But they are hoping to make at least the knockout stage. For that to happen, their defence will be key. Wawrzyniak said: "Our basis has to be very good organisation ofplay of the entire team. First of all, we need to secure thedefence line very well and we have very interesting strikers." For the 28-year-old Wawrzyniak, the opening tie against Greecewould also be a grudge match. He is still sore over what he claims was an unfair dismissal byGreek club side Pana-thinaikos in 2009 for drug charges. Greece aside, the rest of the teams in Group A - which includeRussia and the Czech Republic - will provide a tough challenge forthe Poles. But Polish FA President Gregorz Lato is confident his team will topthe group. He says the team is well prepared. They had a training camp inAustria in May, and had a final warm-up match against Andorra, aweek ahead of the big kick-off on June 8. As for the issue of unruly fan behaviour, Lato assured visitingteams they need not worry about the issue of hooliganism in Poland. Lato said: "There are two types of hooligans. For the national teamwe noted no incidence, so this is not a problem. We had recentmatches with Germany, France, Portugal - zero incidents. But wehave problem with club hooligans." So Poland is making sure that home fans will cheer and not jeer atteams on the pitch. And they are saving their loudest cheer for asuccessful Poland side. On June 8, more than 50,000 fans will be cheering Poland on as theykick-off the Euro 2012 campaign against Greece. Victory is expected and should the home team win, it will send theentire nation into wild celebrations. But more than that, it willbe an appropriate start to the great efforts and resources thatwent into making this event a reality. - CNA/de. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Pos Battery Manufacturer , External Universal Battery, and more. For more , please visit Rechargeable Power Tool Batteries today!
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