Poland’s nationwide workforce have been escorted by F-16 fighter jets as they headed to Qatar for the World Cup.
The worldwide showcase begins on Sunday because the host nation takes on Ecuador within the opening recreation, The Solar reported.
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On Thursday, two military plane flanked celebrity Robert Lewandowski and his teammates, who want to information Poland to the knockout phases for the primary time since 1986.
The explanation for the top-class escort was the loss of life of two Polish residents on a farm 4 miles from the Ukrainian border on Tuesday.
An emergency NATO assembly adopted the passing of the 2 farmers.
However Poland’s president Andrzej Duda stated on Wednesday {that a} Ukrainian air defence missile had probably prompted the “unlucky accident”.
NATO’s secretary-general additionally hinted that there was no indication of a deliberate assault from Russia.
However that didn’t cease the spectacular defensive escort to the Polish border on path to the Center East.
The Twitter account for the nationwide workforce posted: “We have been escorted to the southern border of Poland by F16 planes!
“Thanks and greetings to the pilots!”
The Poles completed comfortably behind England in qualifying however then acquired a bye of their playoff semi-final, paradoxically as a result of Russia being disqualified following the invasion of Ukraine.
That left them with only a residence tie in opposition to Sweden to make it to the World Cup, and so they duly triumphed 2-0 over Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Co.
They tackle Mexico on Tuesday of their first Group C conflict.
Saudi Arabia lie in wait after that on Saturday, November 26.
Then issues get actually tough as Czeslaw Michniewicz’s workforce takes on event favourites Argentina.
This story first appeared in The Solar and was republished with permission.
