"Unfortunately, we still can't score goals," he said.

"We have to play like we did today and just score a couple of goals," said Poland defender Michal Zewlakow looking ahead to the Costa Rica match.

"We are going to fight till the end," Zewlakow said.

Two miles from the stadium in the city center, police clashed with dozens of German hooligans two hours before gametime.

Throughout the day, local officers had teamed with Polish authorities to troll for troublemakers -- and they found a crowd of them in one central square. Police said at least 120 Germans were arrested after they threw bottles and chairs at officers; 60 Poles identified as hooligans were arrested in scattered incidents throughout the day.