Poland boss Franciszek Smuda has announced his provisional 26-man squad for the European Championship finals.

The squad features 26 players plus 7 reserves, all of whom have a chance of being named in the final 23-man squad.

Arsenal keeper Woljciech Szczesny and Borussia Dortmund trio Robert Lewandowski, Lukasz Piszczek and Jakub Blaszczykowski have all made the squad, but there have been a couple of surprises as well.

The inclusion of Hannover striker Artur Sobiech, Legia forward Michal Kucharczyk and youngster Rafal Wolski raised a few eyebrows, however.

“For the last two and a half years I’ve had time to recognise what my players can do and I believe the group chosen will give our fans real joy,” said Smuda at the event near the Royal Castle.

“I know we’re under pressure and that’s the way it should be. It’s normal but we can cope, don’t worry, and have players such as the Borussia Dortmund ones who play in front of 80,000 fans every week.”

Poland have been placed into the easiest group at the final tournament, alongside Russia, Greece and Czech Republic, and the co-hosts are 1.95 (19/20) at Ladbrokes to qualify for the next round.

Provisional Poland squad:

Goalkeepers: Lukasz Fabianski (Arsenal FC), Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal FC), Przemysław Tyton (PSV Eindhoven).

Defenders: Sebastian Boenisch (SV Werder Bremen), Kamil Glik (Torino FC), Tomasz Jodlowiec (KSP Polonia Warszawa), Marcin Kaminski (KKS Lech Poznan), Damien Perquis (FC Sochaux-Montbeliard), Lukasz Piszczek (Borussia Dortmund), Marcin Wasilewski (RSC Anderlecht), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warszawa), Grzegorz Wojtkowiak (KKS Lech Poznan).

Midfielders: Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund), Dariusz Dudka (AJ Auxerre), Kamil Grosicki (Sivasspor), Adam Matuszczyk (Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895), Adrian Mierzejewski (Trabzonspor AS), Rafal Murawski (KKS Lech Poznan), Eugen Polanski (1. FSV Mainz), Ludovic Obraniak (FC Girondins de Bordeaux), Maciej Rybus (FC Terek Grozny), Rafal Wolski (Legia Warszawa).

Forwards: Pawel Brozek (Celtic FC), Michal Kucharczyk (Legia Warszawa), Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund), Artur Sobiech (Hannover 96).

Reserves: Grzegorz Sandomierski (Jagiellonia Bialystok); Arkadiusz Glowacki (Trabzonspor AS), Marcin Komorowski (FC Terek Grozny); Ariel Borysiuk (1. FC Kaiserslautern); Ireneusz Jelen (LOSC Lille Metropole), Arkadiusz Piech (Ruch Chorzow), Michal Zyro (Legia Warszawa).