By Matthias Baehr

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BARSINGHAUSEN, Germany, June 19 (Reuters) Polish coach Pawel Janas today faced down growing pressure to resign after he ends a failed World Cup campaign with tomorrow's Group A game against Costa Rica in Hanover.

Polish media and fans have been calling for Janas's resignation since defeats against Ecuador and Germany ended the eastern Europeans' hopes at the group stages for the second consecutive World Cup.

Football association chiefs have said they would wait until mid-July to decide on the coach's future.

But leading national daily Gazeta Wyborcza today quoted sources in the Polish camp as saying Janas would step down after the Costa Rica game.

''I repeat and repeat that this World Cup isn't over for us yet,'' a visibly angry Janas said, answering a barrage of questions on his future at a news conference at the team's base.

''We have to face the last game against Costa Rica and then we have to do the analysis afterwards. We will draw our conclusions but we will do so internally.'' LIKELY CANDIDATE Polish press report the most likely candidate to replace Janas is former Wisla Krakow, Ivory Coast and Tunisia manager Henryk Kasperczak, currently the national coach for Senegal.

''You are not helping us with all your reports and your questions,'' experienced midfielder Jacek Krzynowek told one journalist at Monday's news conference.

''We have to prepare for the last game, so let us do our job.'' REUTERS AY HT1705

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