Cycle 3
21:00
11/30/2022
Poland
0
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0
Argentina
Argentina national team players celebrate victory over Mexico (Instagram)
Poland
The Poles will reach the last round of the group stage in an excellent mood, as they are in first place thanks to the 0:2 against Saudi Arabia in which Robert Lewandowski scored for the first time in his career at the World Cup.
A draw will raise Czeslaw Michniewicz's team to the round of 16, and may even be enough for first place if Saudi Arabia does not defeat Mexico.
In case of a loss, Poland will need a draw in the corresponding match, and if there is a decision between Mexico and Saudi Arabia, the Poles will pull out a calculator and start calculating goal differences.
It is possible that one defensive change will be made in the 11, Michniewicz coming on, when instead of Arkadiusz Milik, who started against Saudi Arabia, Yakov Kaminsky, who started against Mexico, will return to the lineup.
Poland have never kept a clean sheet in their 11 meetings with Argentina in all competitions.
If Wojciech Szczesny manages to do so, he will become only the fourth goalkeeper in the 21st century to keep a clean sheet in all three World Cup group stage matches.
Because "Espn Argentina" wrote that Scalloni might start with Juan Fuyt to better deal with the height advantage of the Poles, the media in Poland decided that "the Argentinians are afraid".
The defender of the Polish national team, Mateusz Wietska, warned: "Lionel Messi must not be given space. He can create a threat at any given moment, the key will be not to give him even one second."
Szczesny will hope to lead Poland to keep a clean sheet against Argentina for the first time ever (Photo: GettyImages, Laurence Griffiths)
Argentina
After returning the color to her and her fans' cheeks with a 0:2 victory over Mexico, which left behind the sensational 2:1 loss to Saudi Arabia, Albiceleste wants to continue the momentum and also beat Robert Lewandowski and his friends and qualify for the round of 16 from first place.
If Argentina doesn't win, a draw will put them up in case Saudi Arabia doesn't win, or Mexico doesn't beat the Saudis.
According to the reports in the Argentine media, if coach Lionel Scaloni makes a change in the lineup it will be in the form of the inclusion of Enso Fernandez instead of Guido Rodriguez, when according to many the Benfica midfielder bought his place in the 11 with a great performance and a huge goal against Mexico.
In addition, Lautro Martins has been suffering from ankle pain in recent days due to a blow he received, but will start as usual.
In Argentina it was also written that Cristian Romero looks better every day, and is ready to fight for a return to the team after he was removed from it following a bad performance against Saudi Arabia.
It was also announced that Paulo Dybala showed in training that he is already 100% fit and forgot about the injury that put his place in the squad for the World Cup in doubt, when Scaloni may build on him as an alternative from the bench starting from tomorrow's game.
Scaloni spoke at the press conference and made it clear that he may still continue with the same lineup: "It's a possibility. On the other hand, we finished the game against Mexico with five in defense and we'll have to think about that as well. Enso Fernandez entered the game well and has a chance to start this time, that's also an option. Poland A strong, fast and technical team. We will have to be careful. There are only three teams that have qualified for the round of 16 and the rest have to fight until the last minute. We are only thinking about this game, not beyond. I am happy that Brazil has moved up, I am the number 1 fan of South American football. I have friends from Brazil and if not Argentina, I would love for a team from South Africa to win. Anyone who thinks otherwise is simply wrong. They are playing well and I congratulate them for that."
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Fighting for a place in the lineup.
Enso Fernandez (Photo: GettyImages, Dean Mouhtaropoulos)
Trivia
What does Poland need?
Draw with Argentina.
What does Argentina need?
A win over Poland, of course, although a draw would also raise them in the event that Saudi Arabia does not win or Mexico does not defeat Saudi Arabia.
* The two teams met twice in the World Cup: Poland won 2:3 in the first group stage in 1974 and four years later Argentina won 0:2 in the second group stage, en route to winning the home tournament.
* There have been a total of 11 meetings between the teams to date.
Argentina leads 3:6 in wins (along with two draws) but in the last lost 2:1.
It happened in June 2011, when Poland won 1:2 in a friendly match in Warsaw, with Wojciech Szczesny in goal and Robert Lewandowski in attack.
* Argentina, two-time world champions in the past, has made it through the group stage in all four of the last World Cups, since being eliminated in the first stage in 2002.
* Poland has not reached the round of 16 since 1986 and was eliminated in the group stage in each of the last four times it participated in the World Cup.
The composition of the groups
Referee:
Danny McLee (Netherlands)
Stadium:
974 (Doha)
Poland
The game setup
4:5:1
1f.
Szczesny
2 m.
Cash
15 k.
Glick
14 J.
Caviar
18b.
Barshinsky
13j.
Kaminsky
6 approx.
Beylik
20 p.
Zhelinsky
10c.
Krychowiak
24 p.
Frankovski
9 r.
Lewandowski
Substitutes bench:
Argentina
The game setup
4:3:3
23a.
Martins
4c.
Montiel
19 n.
Otamendi
25 to
Martins
8 m.
Aconia
7 r.
De Paul
24a.
Fernandes
20 a.
McAllister
10 to
Messi
22 to
Martins
11a.
Enough Maria
Substitutes bench:
third house
Group
games
victories
draw
losses
gates
points
1
Poland
2
1
1
0
0-2
4
2
Argentina
2
1
0
1
2-3
3
3
Saudi Arabia
2
1
0
1
3-2
3
4
Mexico
2
0
1
1
2-0
1
Argentina started the World Cup with a sensational 2:1 loss to Saudi Arabia and made amends in the second round with a 2:0 over Mexico, when Lionel Messi scored and scored.
Poland also got a goal and an assist from Robert Lewandowski in a 0:2 against Saudi Arabia, after a 0:0 draw with Mexico in the first game and is at the top of Group C on the eve of the final round.
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