Editing Zbigniew Boniek (section)

==International career==
[[File:Zbigniew Boniek 1986.jpg|210px|thumb|right|Zbigniew Boniek, top scorer for Poland in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]]]]

Boniek represented the [[Poland national football team|Poland national team]] in 80 international matches between 1976 and 1988, and scored 24 goals. He took part at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], and [[1986 FIFA World Cup]]s with Poland.<ref name="tuttojuve"/><ref name="storiedicalcio"/><ref name="fifa"/>

Although he initially only appeared as a substitute in Poland's two opening group matches at the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]], he drew attention to himself when he scored two goals in a 3–1 victory over [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in Poland's final match of the group stage, helping his nation top their group; in the second round, however, Poland finished third in their group and were eliminated from the tournament.<ref name="tuttojuve"/><ref name="storiedicalcio"/><ref name="fifa"/>

Boniek later starred in the Polish team that won a bronze medal at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] in Spain: he helped his team reach the semi-finals of the tournament, scoring four goals in the process. In the first round, he scored in a 5–1 win over [[Peru national football team|Peru]] on 22 June, to help Poland top their group; in the second round, he scored a hat-trick in his nation's 3–0 second round victory over [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], in Barcelona, on 28 June,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/29/sports/boniek-is-the-whole-show-for-poland.html|title=BONIEK IS THE WHOLE SHOW FOR POLAND|newspaper=The New York Times|author1=GEORGE VECSEY|date=29 June 1982|access-date=13 March 2017}}</ref> but was forced to miss the semi-final defeat to eventual champions [[Italy national football team|Italy]] due to a suspension after being booked in the 88th minute of a 0–0 draw against the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]].<ref name="tuttojuve"/><ref name="storiedicalcio"/><ref name="fifa"/>

He returned to the starting line-up for the victorious third-place match against [[France national football team|France]] and was named to the team of the tournament for his performances throughout the competition. The [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] was less successful, as Poland only qualified for the second round as the second best third-placed team, and were subsequently eliminated in the second round following a 4–0 defeat to [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]].<ref name="tuttojuve"/><ref name="storiedicalcio"/><ref name="fifa"/>