Lewandowski headlines Poland's World Cup squad, Glik injured

AFP  |  Warsaw 

Munich striker headlined the 23-man squad for in Russia, but an to defender handed a last-minute worry.

The 30-year-old Glik, a stalwart of the Polish defence, injured a shoulder a little after the deadline for naming the final squad.

"During a training session, suffered a ligament to his acromioclavicular joint," the Polish football federation said in a statement.

The defender underwent preliminary tests in Poland, but will tomorrow fly to Nice for further treatment before a decision is taken on his rehabilitation with a view to a return to full training, it added.

"He remains on our list. We await the results of the test," said.

If Glik's were to prove serious, he would be replaced by Stuttgart's Marcin Kaminski, according to Nawalka.

Before heading to on June 13, have warm-ups against in Poznan on June 8 and in four days later.

In Russia, open their Group H campaign against in on June 19 before facing and

Poland squad:

Goalkeepers (3): Bartosz Bialkowski (Ipswich Town/ENG), Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea/ENG), (Juventus/ITA)

Defenders (7): (Southampton/ENG), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria/ITA), Thiago Cionek (SPAL/ITA), (Monaco/FRA), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund/GER), (Legia Warsaw), (Legia Warsaw)

Midfielders (9): (Wolfsburg/GER), Jacek Goralski (Ludogorets Razgrad/BUL), (Hull/ENG), (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), (Gornik Zabrze), (Sampdoria/ITA), Slawomir Peszko (Lechia Gdansk), (Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), (Napoli/ITA)

Forwards (4): Dawid Kownacki (Sampdoria/ITA), (Munich/GER), Arkadiusz Milik (Napoli/ITA), Lukasz Teodorczyk (RSC Anderlecht/BEL).

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First Published: Mon, June 04 2018. 22:25 IST