France vs Poland for the World Cup in Qatar: the summary of the game
The first goal was scored by the striker Olivier Giroudafter an exquisite pass of mbappe, which made it possible to break through the iron Polish defense. A precise definition that made it 1-0, at the end of the first half, when Poland made it difficult for France.
Then, 75 minutes into the game, a deadly counterattack from the dangerous mbappe He gave France relief with a 2-0 win over Poland, with a tremendous goal from the striker. And the third goal, another masterpiece from the young French star, already in the additional second half, nailing the ball in the angle and closing the pass to the quarterfinals for those led by Didier Deschamps.
Already in additional time, at 95 minutes, the VAR gave an unusual penalty to Poland, which Lewandoski changed by goal, after kicking it twice, by invasion. That was how the final score closed, deceptively, by 3-1, thus depositing France in the quarterfinals of the World Cup Qatar 2022.
The quarterfinal rival France will leave the crossroads that this Sunday, from 4:00 p.m., they will dispute England and Senegal.
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The keys to France’s victory over Poland
The meeting began at 12:00 in the Al Thumama Stadium. France qualified as the leader of Group D, with two victories (4-1 against Australia and 2-1 with Denmark) and a surprise defeat with substitutes (1-0 vs. Tunisia), and Poland passed as escort in C, with four points (0-0 vs. Mexico, 2-0 vs. Saudi Arabia and 0-2 with Argentina).
The styles of both teams were extremely different, since France He played in midfield with Adrian Rabiot and Antoine Griezmann, and without a doubt took advantage of the spaces to get out quickly with Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé on the wings.
Also, France It has the resource of the aerial game and the effectiveness of its historical scorer Olivier Giroud, who scored a double in his debut.
For his part, Polandas was observed in the first three games, usually poses a closed 4-4-2 -passed to a 5-4-1-, with robert lewandoski as an offensive reference and many times isolated from the previous lines. It is that the lines are too far away to compact in the defensive zone.
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For example, Poland never bothered with their low possession of the ball, to the point that they had just a 34% average in games in zone C.
The other great figure was Wojciech Szczsnyconfirming his high level at Juventus in Italy, with two penalties saved against Saudi Arabia and Argentina (to Lionel Messi).
The goalkeeper has a 90% save percentage in the 2022 World Cup. He had saved the first 16 shots on goal received in the tournament before Alexis Mac Allister’s goal for Argentina.
This will be the second meeting between France and Poland in the World Cup; the previous one was in the 1982 third-place game: a 3-2 victory for Poland.
In fact, France has not lost to Poland in an official match since that day, then it only did so in a friendly (4-0) in the same year, and it is undefeated in seven games (4 PG and 3 PP).
Formations France vs Poland for the World Cup in Qatar
France: Hugo Lloris; Jules Koundé, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernández; Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni; Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé and Olivier Giroud. DT: Didier Deschamps.
Poland: Wojciech Szczsny; Bartosz Bereszynski, Kamil Glik, Jakub Kiwior, Matty Cash; Przemysaw Frankowski, Krystian Bielik, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Piotr Zieliski; Karol wideski; Robert Lewandowski. DT: Czesaw Michniewicz.
Time: 12.00.
TV: TyC Sports and DirecTV Sports.
Referee: Jesus Valenzuela (Venezuela).
Stadium: Al Thumama.
Source: Ambito
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