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Here we go! As Poland heads to Qatar, fans will be hoping they recapture the spirit of 1974

Remembered to this day as one of the World Cup’s most iconic games, the semi-final match against West Germany was dubbed ‘the water battle of Frankfurt’ after a torrential downpour had left the pitch in a quagmire. Karl Schnörrer/DPA/PAP

WEBBER’S WORLD: Remembered to this day as one of the World Cup’s most iconic games, the semi-final match against West Germany was dubbed ‘the water battle of Frankfurt’ after a torrential downpour had left the pitch in a quagmire.

President, PM congratulate Brazilian president on election victory

Poland's president and prime minister, Andrzej Duda and Mateusz Morawiecki, on Monday congratulated Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his Sunday election to the post.

Poland wins silver medal at world volleyball championship

Poland took the silver medal at the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship held in Katowice, southern Poland, on Sunday.

Polish becomes official language of small Brazilian town

VIDEO: Founded in 1906 by Polish immigrants, the commune of Áurea in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has a population of around 3,600 people, of which 90 percent have Polish heritage.

Poland sees first Brazilian Covid-19 mutations

Three cases the Brazilian Covid-19 variant have been detected in Poland's southern region of Silesia, the health minister said on Thursday afternoon.

Real-life Dr Dolittle spends pandemic with orphaned anteaters in Brazil

Animal lover Małgorzata Zdziechowska from Lublin decided to escape lockdown by volunteering to work at the Criadouro Onca Pintada animal sanctuary in Brazil, where she unexpectedly found herself taking on the role of surrogate mother.

Solidarity logo to appear on iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil

On Sunday evening, one of the most famous and recognisable cultural and religious objects in the world, the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, will have the Polish Solidarity trade union logo projected onto it, to mark the union's 40th anniversary.

Stars in her eyes: the woman who wants to blast off into space

TFN speaks to Agnieszka Elwertowska, an analogue Mars mission commander, engineer and IT student, who hopes to become only the second Polish astronaut after Mirosław Hermaszewski.

Poland appoints new ambassadors

Poland on Wednesday appointed new ambassadors to Sweden, Serbia and brazil, the Foreign Ministry announced on Twitter. The nominations were conferred by Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.

Polish national airline signs letter of intent with Brazilian company

The Polish national air carrier LOT has signed a letter of intent with the Brazilian Azul company for the lease of 18 Embraer 195 medium-range planes and up to 14 options, PAP has been told by LOT.

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