5 countries who could pull off a surprise in World Cup 2018

#1 Poland

Lewandowski will be Poland's main striker

Robert Lewandowski will be one of the most lethal strikers playing in the World Cup and Poland will be relying on him to bring them glory in Russia.

The Polish striker has scored 39 times in 43 games this season as of 23 April 2018. He is also on course to becoming the top scorer for Bundesliga again this season.

Despite that result, the country remains one of the most underrated in European football as fans refuse to believe that Poland can go far.

Over the years, the team's football talents have improved massively and players are gaining more experience abroad.

Wojciech Szczesny has been identified as Gianluigi Buffon's successor in Juventus. The goalkeeper would probably be Poland's first choice between the sticks ahead of Lukas Fabianski from Swansea City.

Szczesny has played 20 games for Juventus this season and conceded just 10 times. The former Roma man has improved by leaps and bounds after playing in Serie A and could be difficult to get past.

The Bayern Munich striker will be tasked to lead the attacking force and Polish nationals will be hoping that their player can bring his scoring form for the club to the World Cup.

In 2016, manager Adam Nawałka led the country to their first Euro quarterfinal and the country succeeded in qualifying for the World Cup in 2017.

However, Poland has never been considered a serious threat in competitions. This time around, with more experience and hopefully luck on their side, Poland could be able to progress far.