Qatar World Cup 2022, live: France - Poland, live

France and Poland face each other in the third match of the round of 16 of the World Cup.

The current world champion, led by a Kylian Mbappé who already has three goals, is looking for a place in the quarterfinals against the Polish team.

The Europeans, led by Robert Lewandowski, qualified with agony after losing to Argentina (0-2) and adding the same points as Mexico, but with a better goal difference.

The Poles had not reached a round of 16 since 1986 and seek to repeat the success of 1982, where they finished in third place in the World Cup organized in Spain.

In the game for third place, they beat France in a penalty shootout.

That is the only previous confrontation between both teams.

Despite the last defeat (1-0) against Tunisia in the group stage,

the Frenchmen do not seem to have noticed the numerous casualties due to injury in their squad and are favorites to beat Poland.

His goal is to keep alive the dream of the third star, which would be the second in a row.

The winner of this clash will face the winner of tonight's England - Senegal.

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Lewandowski is measured with Mbappé

Diego Torres

The World Cup is a tangle of intertwined paths in the most visible scenario that exists.

No one understands this better than the Legion of Honor officer who goes by the name of Didier Deschamps, casually dressed in a white T-shirt emblazoned with the rooster representing the Republic and sporting his toothy grin when he appeared in the conference room yesterday. of Doha feigning alarm.

“Avec Lewandowski, le moindre ballon peut être dangereux,” he said.

"With Lewandowski, the most insignificant ball can be dangerous."

The France-Poland round of 16 match, scheduled for this Sunday at the Al-Thumama stadium at 4:00 p.m., is symbolized by the singular confrontation of its most famous footballers, the scorers Kylian Mbappé and Robert Lewandowski.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:43

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Lewandowski and Szczesny lift up Poland

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The areas doomed Saudi Arabia and exalted Poland.

Nothing strange if one takes into account the roster of the players of both teams in Qatar.

Renard's team, which plays very well, lacked the aim it had against Argentina while Michniewicz's, who simplifies football, were endorsed by striker Lewandowski and goalkeeper Szczesny.

Barça's top scorer and Golden Boot with Bayern Munich finally made his debut as a scorer in a World Cup in his fifth game -second in the current tournament- after he had already totaled 76 goals with Poland.

Lewandowski, who had missed a penalty the previous day against Mexico, scored the second goal, assisted Zielinski in the first and also finished off Al Owais's left post.

The Green Falcons goalkeeper hardly intervened and, nevertheless, conceded two goals and two shots at the posts, nothing to do with Szczesny, who rejected a penalty, put together the 1-0 play and denied the Arabia strikers.

The Juve goalkeeper lifts Poland to the group lead with four points ahead of the match against Argentina while Saudi Arabia adds 3 and will face Mexico.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:39

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Mbappé classifies France with two gallops

Diego Torres

A cross from Griezmann and a goal from Mbappé, unstoppable as a truck without brakes with three minutes to go, made France the first team to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.

Wildly, in the absence of finesse, the current champion took the place and dispelled unknowns at the expense of Denmark, which offered him tenacious resistance until the last minute.

Kylian Mbappé, one of the five best players in the world, has been confined to a corner.

In order for Giroud to take root in the center of the area, Deschamps has moved his great figure to the left wing.

There he has it, stepping on the line so hard that this Saturday at the Ras Abu Aboud stadium he had to make a groove.

To run and to focus.

Two tasks that summarize the lack of sophistication of the system, the same one that elevated France to the top in the 2018 World Cup and that now, after the departure of Benzema, it recovers in Qatar.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:34

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We are going to rescue the five most significant items from both teams to understand how they reached the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar.

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Lloris, during the group stage match against Denmark.

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Lloris, record goalkeeper

It is not just any game for Lloris, who will reach two all-time records with the French team.

On the one hand, against Poland, he becomes the player with the most caps with

, since with 142 he catches Liliam Thuram.

And, on the other, he will also be the footballer with the most duels in a World Cup, already with 17 (like Henry and Barthez).

If France reaches the quarterfinals, it will be the sole leader in the two records.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:25

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The leaders

Mbappé and Lewandowski express their superiority in the rival area, their influence in the hottest areas of the field.

Tchouaméni is taking over the engine room.

And Theo and Griezmann also clarify with the statistics their capital in the game of France.

goals

kylian mbappe

3

Lewandowski

1

total assists

griezmann

eleven

Lewandowski

4

Fouls committed

Aurelien Tchouameni

3

Matthew Cash

6

fouls received

Theo Hernandez

6

Lewandowski

8

Yellow cards

Koundé

1

krychowiak

1

Possession Repossessions

Aurelien Tchouameni

17

szczesny

28

passes

Aurelien Tchouameni

237

Jakub Kiwior

130

goalkeeper saves

boss

two

szczesny

18

Shots

kylian mbappe

eleven

Lewandowski

6

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The eleven of Poland

Michniewicz is also committed to continuity in his team, clearly inferior to France, although he has a universal striker and

from the area such as Lewandowski.

But Poland is clear that France -current world champion- can also fail as it did in the last Euro Cup against Switzerland (eighth).

It happens that, restrained (perhaps because he reached the round of 16 by a single goal difference with Mexico), the coach has decided not to put Milik in the game, the best tandem for Lewandowski at the point of attack.

And, although their game is flat and coarse, they are usually a team that rules the areas, now delivered to the reliability of goalkeeper Szczeny, who has saved two maximum penalties.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:12

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Deschamps has his eleven

DIdier Deschamps has been clear about his team since the tournament began, even though he has suffered numerous casualties, such as Benzema or Kanté.

After testing with Pavard on the right, Koundé has established himself as a winger so that Varane and Upamecano act in the backbone.

On the left, his brother Lucas injured, Theo is having a great tournament, always attacking but without deficiencies behind.

In the middle Tchouaméni directs the engine room together with Rabiot, plus

, escorted by a Griezmann with freedom of movement that is curdling a World Cup, again the best version with the blues.

And up top there is no mistake: Dembélé attacks and deepens on the left, Mbappé devours the spaces on the left -differential until now- and Giroud puts the loop on the centers.

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:07

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Welcome!

Hello everyone!

A pleasure to be with you to tell you about the match between France and Poland, the round of 16 of the World Cup in Qatar, a face or tails duel.

Let's go there!

ACT.4 DEC 2022 - 14:01

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