ˈɔːlsoʊ, æz ðə pˈoʊlənd nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm hæd nˈɛvɚ bᵻfˌoːɹ ɐpˈɪɹd æz sˈʌtʃ ɔnðə fˈiːld, ˈʌðɚ nˈeɪʃənz wɜː sˈɪmpli nˌɑːt ˈɪntɹɛstᵻd ɪn plˈeɪɪŋ wɪð ɐn ʌnnˈoʊn əpˈoʊnənt.
Also, as the Poland national team had never before appeared as such on the field, other nations were simply not interested in playing with an unknown opponent.