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Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Poland's top Euro 2012 stadium not ready for friendly (Reuters)

WARSAW, June 21 (Reuters) - Poland’s friendly against Germany in September has been switched to Gdansk because Warsaw’s National Stadium, due to host the opening game of Euro 2012, is still not ready, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) said on Tuesday.

The National Stadium and a nearby bridge are illuminated during an event marking the one year countdown to the start of Euro 2012, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 11, 2011. The 2012 European Soccer Championships will open on this stadium.

The National Stadium and a nea…
AP - Jun 11, 7:37 pm EDT

Construction delays to stadiums have been a major problem for Poland, who will co-host the June 8-July 1 2012 tournament with Ukraine.

The opening of the Warsaw’s top stadium, which will also stage a Euro 2012 semi-final, has been postponed from June to November.

Poland have already moved a June friendly with France because of delays in works on the Gdansk stadium, which is due to open in three weeks.

“Today we are confident that the September game with Germany will take place in that beautiful stadium (in Gdansk),” deputy head of PZPN Zdzislaw Krecina said in a statement. (Reporting by Patryk Wasilewski, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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