Great Britain must beat Poland in Gdynia over the next two days to have a chance of winning the Davis Cup next year.
The world number seven Jack Draper is unavailable for the World Group 1 tie because of injury, but Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley will have a huge ranking advantage over their opponents.
It feels like a Premier League side being drawn away to a non-league team in the third round of the FA Cup.
World number 34 Norrie will play 19-year-old Tomasz Berkieta, ranked 545th, in the first of Friday's singles.