In the fall of 1918, when World War I came to an end, several Central European nations, including Poland, regained independence.

To establish itself among other European football federations, Polish officials started to look for a potential opponent for a friendly international game.

They were considering playing either France or Sweden, but in 1921 the Hungarians came forward with an offer, asking whether Poland would like to face their national team around Christmas of 1921.

Some searches even claimed that due to the long time friendship between two countries, the Hungarian team accepted to play with Poland.

In November 1921, Polish officials and Coach Pozsonyi chose 22 players who became the members of the first Poland National Football Team.

For the Poles however, it was a historic 90 minutes; for the first time ever, 11 players were to appear on the field dressed in jerseys emblazoned with the white eagle of Poland.

The Hungarians were happy because they had won, while the Poles were pleased because the defeat to a renowned opponent was not as severe as some had predicted, and the match had helped to establish them on the international football scene.