WARSAW, March 26 (Reuters) - Poland came from behind to beat Albania 2-1 and reach the World Cup playoff finals on Thursday, with Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski netting second-half goals to set up a Path B decider away to Sweden on Tuesday.

Poland's Robert Lewandowski converted the header of a corner kick for the equalizer against Albania.

Where to watch the World Cup Qualification UEFA match online between Poland and Albania, including live streams, TV channels, kick-off time and more.

With qualification hopes hanging in the balance, Poland and Albania meet in a clash that could take their UEFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers campaign in very different directions.

Arbër Hoxha found the back of the net from inside the box to give Albania a 1-0 lead over Poland.

In an interview with FIFA, goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha explained how qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026™ would send the whole nation into raptures, along with the millions of Albanians living abroad.

Albanian drug dealers have claimed to be victims of modern slavery in an attempt to avoid deportation. They have lodged appeals with immigration courts to block their returns to Albania on the basis that they were “enslaved” by gangs into committing their crimes.

Piotr Zieliński found the corner of the net from outside the box to help Poland take a 2-1 lead over Albania.