The Borussia Dortmund man insisted that his country can get to the next stage of the tournament if they replicate the first 45 minutes of their clash with Fernando Santos' side
Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski believes his team can qualify for the knockout stages of Euro 2012, despite an opening-day draw with Greece.Blaszczykowski insisted that if the team puts in the same performance that they did against Fernando Santos' side then they still have a chance of reaching the next round, claiming that there is still a long way to go in the group stage.
"We can play 90 minutes like we played the first half against Greece," Blaszczykowski told reporters. "We now have one point and we still have the chance to qualify for the next round.
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"But one thing I must underline - if we had won on Friday we would not have been in the next round, and it is the same if we had lost; we would not have been out of this tournament."
Franciszek Smuda's side will face group leaders Russia in their next game and the Borussia Dortmund man believes that it will prove to be the most important game in Group A.
"We have watched Russia. They played very effectively and they underlined that they are the favorites in this group. But in this moment, it is 0-0 between Poland and Russia.
"This match is now the most important match in this tournament for us. We have some respect for Russia but we are well prepared. No one is resigned [to defeat] because we have not lost."
The two sides meet in Warsaw on Tuesday, and will kick off at 20:45CET.
