JAKARTA - The departure of the Polish national team for the 2022 World Cup is not as usual. They received escort from the F-16 fighter jet on their way to Qatar.
The Polish national team headed for the Middle East country on Thursday, November 17. At that time, it was seen that two army planes flanked the flights of Robert Lewandowski and his teammates.
The reason the top-class bodyguard was the death of two Polish nationals on a four-mile farm from the Ukrainian border on Tuesday. Both died after a missile hit the region.
NATO also held an emergency NATO meeting following the incident. Polish President Andrzej Duda said Ukraine's air defense missiles had most likely caused "unfavorable accidents".
The Secretary-General of NATO has also hinted that there are no indications of intentional attacks from Russia.
However, that halted the impressive escort measures of the Polish national team on their way to the Middle East.
The Polish national team's official Twitter account later posted a photo showing their plane being closely escorted by the military.
"We were escorted to the southern border of Poland by plane F16! Thank you and greetings to the pilots!" tweeted the account.
Do południowej granicy Polski eskortowały nas samoloty F16! ✈️ Dziękujemy i pozdrawiamy panów pilotów! 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/7WLuM1QrhZ
— Łączy nas piłka (@LaczyNasPilka) November 17, 2022
The F-16 plane escorted Biale Orly's troops to the Slovak border. They arrived in Qatar on Thursday, November 17, evening local time.
Poland qualified for the knockout stages for the first time since 1986. They finished comfortably behind England in qualifying but then got a shot in their semifinals of the play-off.
That was after Russia was disqualified after the Ukrainian invasion.
Poland will face Mexico on Tuesday, November 22, in the first match of Group C. Saudi Arabia awaits after that on Saturday, November 26. After that, Czeslaw Michniewicz's team will face the favorite team to win, Argentina.
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